LUMINATE 2025
Luminate 2025, Live & In Person
We have an amazing, in-person weekend planned for you, focused on hands-on learning!
DATES: September 13-15, 2025
TIMES: 9:00am-4:00pm
LOCATION: TBD
You can attend the whole weekend or just one day! If you're a PPA member and attend Sunday and/or Monday, you will earn a PPA Merit.
Schedule Overview
Sunday, September 14 & Monday, September 15:
Photoshop Basics to Brilliance: The Ultimate Hands-On Bootcamp
Continental breakfast at 830am
Program starts at 9:00am. We will have a one-hour lunch break, and end by 4:00pm.
Bring your laptop with Photoshop installed!
(Attending this full day will earn a PPA Merit.)
Workshop Details
Master Photoshop once and for all with this immersive, hands-on 2-day workshop designed to take you from beginner to confident Photoshop master.
Day 1 focuses on building rock-solid foundations: understanding the interface, mastering essential tools, layers, selections, masks, and more, all through real-time, guided projects. On Day 2, we move into intermediate and advanced techniques in retouching, color grading, compositing, and even AI tools, helping you elevate your work to a professional level. Whether you're brand new to Photoshop or have dabbled before, this workshop will finally make every dot connect. You won't just watch... you'll do, create, and walk away with skills, confidence, and edits you're proud of!
Day 1: Build the Foundation, Get In Control
Perfect for beginners and those who've felt stuck with Photoshop's MASSIVE and confusing interface. We start from scratch... but not in a boring, theory-heavy way. Each session is hands-on, project-based, and designed to help you feel in control of your tools and your edits from the very first click. This is your chance to finally make sense of Photoshop and actually enjoy editing.
By the End of Day 1, You'll Be Able To...
• Confidently navigate Photoshop without feeling overwhelmed
• Edit your own photos from start to finish with fundamental adjustments • Use the essential tools the right way (and skip the rest)
• Create real projects and edits you're proud of
• Finally feel in control of your images, creative process, and workflow.
Day 2:
You've got the basics... now it's time to transform your images into polished, professional works of art. In this session, we'll deep dive into the most powerful techniques in Photoshop: from skin retouching and color grading to seamless compositing and using AI tools to supercharge your workflow. And we won't just show you how, you'll practice these techniques on real projects, with live guidance every step of the way. Whether you want to elevate your photography, create stunning social content, or simply refine your Photoshop mastery, Day 2 will help you edit smarter, faster, and more creatively than ever before.
By the End of Day 2, You'll Be Able To...
• Color grade and correct like a pro, no guesswork
• Retouch portraits professionally with natural, polished results
• Seamlessly blend images and create stunning composites
• Use AI tools to speed up edits and create what was once impossible • Edit faster, smarter, and bring your creative vision to life with confidence
What You'll Walk Away With:
You won't just know Photoshop, you'll finally feel confident using it. You'll have the clarity to understand what to do, when, and why, without second-guessing yourself or relying on memorized steps. You'll know how to approach any image, how to bring your vision to life, and how to make Photoshop work for you, not against you.
About Your Speaker
Unmesh Dinda
Unmesh Dinda is the founder of PiXimperfect, one of the world's leading platforms for mastering Photoshop. With over 5 million followers and over 600 million views on YouTube, Unmesh has helped creatives worldwide master the art of photo editing through 1,000+ in-depth classes.
His journey began at the age of eight when his dad introduced him to the mysterious world of Photoshop. What started as a curious kid clicking every button and experimenting with family photos quickly became a lifelong passion and, eventually, a mission: to make Photoshop fun, practical, and unintimidating for everyone!
Unmesh is known for his clear, engaging, and hands-on teaching style, which has made him a sought-after speaker at global events like Adobe MAX, Photoshop World, and numerous international workshops. His work has been recognized by major brands including Nvidia, Adobe, Logitech, and Wacom. Whether on stage or online, his sessions are interactive, high-energy, and packed with real-world techniques that creatives can use right away.
In this workshop, attendees will work on practical projects, develop skills they can apply instantly, and turn Photoshop from an overwhelming interface into a creative ally, one that works with you, not against you. You'll walk away with tools, techniques, and creations you're proud of.
Unmesh's goal is simple: to help you master the concepts so you never have to memorize the steps. You'll create your own steps according to your vision because you are the artist, and Photoshop is simply the tool that helps bring that vision to life.
