ADOBE RAW
CS6 CAMERA RAW 7
RAW and JPG ( Raw less latitude and limited in White Balance Presets)
( Use the "Open as" command under "file" and select "Camera Raw" as the file type )
LAY OUT
ZOOM % 12.5 25 50 75 100%
PANELS 90% of your time
- Basic Panel
- Tone Curve Panel
- Detail ...
- Hue Saturation Luminance
- Split Toning
- Lens Correction
- Effects
- Camera Calibration
- Presets
- Snapshots
TIP ZEROTIZE SLIDERS - DOUBLE Click
PREVIEW APPLICABLE FOR ACTIVE PANEL !!!
HISTOGRAM
SHADOW Clipping ( BLUE)
HIGHLIGHT Clipping ( RED)
PROCESS VERSION ( CAMERA CALIBRATION PANEL)
Select 2010 Check Basic Panel
Select 2012 Check Basic Panel
Compare Sliders
PHOTO Processed in CS4, CS5 Click "!"to adjust in CS6
WORKFLOW
* WHITE BALANCE ( BASIC PANEL)
- Selecting White Balance Preset ( As shot, Auto, Daylight …)
- Moving Temperature/Tint Slider
Temperature alters Colour Temperature. Sliding to "cool", the right to "warm"
Tint compensates for magenta or green tint. Use first TEMP and next TINT to neutralise remaining green/magenta tints.
- White Balance Tool Eyedropper
Greycard 18%
TOOLBAR WHITE BALANCE TOOL Check RGB Values !
Greycard etc … WHITE BALANCE = COLOUR CORRECTED
CREATIVE : YOUR decision !!
BASIC PANEL ( 95 % WORKFLOW )
* EXPOSURE
Overall exposure
TIP SHADOW & HIGHLIGHT Clipping Warning ON
( demo clipping !)
* HIGHLIGHTS effects the Highlights ( Tone Down the Highlights )
* SHADOWS Open up the Shadows
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN EXPOSURE
TIP TO SEE THE EFFECT OF SLIDERS, PUSH SLIDER ALL THE WAY
* WHITE Define White-Point Option - Alt Key DRAG WHITE SLIDER TO THE RIGHT
* BLACK Define Black-Point Option - Alt Key DRAG BLACK SLIDER TO THE LEFT
TIP USE PREVIEW BUTTON
* CONTRAST
Adds Contrast ( but most of the time setting White/Blackpoint will "fix" )
BATCH PROCESSING ( similar pic's)
OPEN X number Photo's in RAW
PROCESS PHOTO
"SELECT ALL"
" SYNCHRONIZE" ( select/deselect eq. CROP)
"OK"
( watch the thumbnails )
*CLARITY (CONTRAST= Blacks darker Whites lighter) Clarity adds contrast to "not-so Blacks-and-Whites" ( Midtones) so CONTRAST for Blacks and Whites CLARITY for Midtones
TIp SOFT PORTRAITS NO !
* VIBRANCE Boost Colour EXCEPT Yellow, reds, oranges OK for faces
* SATURATION ( Sunburn Slider) ( desaturate)
* TONE CURVE
Select "Point" over "Parametric"!
Optional Contrast Control ( Control contrast in Shadows and Highlights )
Use Presets OR create "S"-Curve ( shadows left hand side, highlights right hand )
Selecting Colour Channels
( ADVANCED STUFF !)
eq. Pull Curve Red Channel up = MORE RED down= MORE GREEN
RED GREEN
GREEN MAGENTA
BLU YLO
* SHARPENING
Tip ZOOM IN 100%
AMOUNT : puts darker/Lighter ( depending colour) outline on edges "appears" sharper 60-80
RADIUS : How far out of the edge will sharpening be applied ( watch out 4 Halo effect !) 1.5
DETAIL : Sharpening of "contrasty stuff" till "everything"
MASKING : Selective sharpening ( excluding sharpening in sky, face …)
Tip: Option/Alt Drag Masking Slider shows Sharpening
* NOISE REDUCTION DETAIL PANEL
Quality noise removal
COLOR 15 %
LUMINANCE LESS NOISE = LESS DETAIL ! so "GIVE & TAKE"
Makes picture Blurry
LUMINANCE DETAIL to retain Detail
HSL PANEL
HUE SATURATION LUMINANCE
Adjustments for specific colours.
! ADJUSTING ORANGE IN CLOTHES RESULT IN CHANGING SKIN TONES !!!! ( especially SATURATION)
TOOLBAR TARGET ADJUSTMENT O
Select colour and drag up & down
eq. "Blues" Luminance on Landscape = Polarizer effect
v CONVERT TO GRAYSCALE Sliders control "brightness and darkness" now
Acts like B&W mixer
Tip: TARGET ADJUSTMENT TOOL in case you forget the colour underneath ( up&down check sliders)
GO BACK TO BASIC PANEL TO RE-ADJUST SETTINGS if necessary
* SPLIT TONING
Set HUE and "push" with Saturation ( in Highlights and Shadows)
* LENS CORRECTION PANEL
PROFILE ( limited correction)
MANUAL VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE ( straighten buildings)
ROTATE
PREVIEW
CROP TOOL Constrain image 2:3 …
* EFFECTS PANEL
VIGNETTING Darken edges
Amount
Midpoint
Roundness
Feather
Highlights
GRAIN: Add grain
CROP TOOL
- Non destructive ( crop now, re-crop next month )
Menu Crop Tool: Aspect Ratios ( Ratio ! NOT size !)
Show Overlay ( rules of third )
*STRAIGHTEN TOOL
*SPOT REMOVAL TOOL
Heal: looks at spot that it's fixing and that it's pulling from
Clone: exacte clone = More Control eq Edge picture
Tip: Keep brush small ( avoiding repetitive pattern)
CLICK ON SPOT AND DRAG CIRCLE
IF NOT OK CLICK on GREEN circle and move around !
REMOVE SPOT ON MULTIPLE PICTURES
Check "SYNCHRONIZE" SPOT REMOVAL ( better to clean the sensor )
* ADJUSTMENT BRUSH
Separate "ADJUSTMENT BRUSH" PANEL
APPLICATIONS ?
- DODGING AND BURNING
BRUSH Control specs Brush
Size
feather ( hard/soft edge)
Tip: Hit minus sign beside slider to zerotize everything
DODGING: eq EXPOSURE + 0,85
BRUSH
ADJUST SLIDER TO ADJUST EXPOSURE
next
BURNING: click "NEW" ( why ?)
Exposure negative value
Tip: Use PREVIEW
Number of "pins" on screen indicates number of adjustment layers
Pin with "dot" inside = active layer
Tip: Hover over pin gives you overlay
"pins" ON/OFF by marking/unmark "Show Pins"
TIP:
ADJUSTMENT TOOL
MINUS EXPOSURE
BRUSH ALL
Select "ERASE"
Large Brush
Brush main subject
= "controls "vignette ( off centre !)
(some) RETOUCHING
Negative CLARITY
Zoom in skin 100%
Paint skin
Preview
* GRADUATED FILTER TOOL
( graduated ND Filter)
Click and Drag ( shift key = horizontal/Vertical)
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100 %
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FADE
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NO EFFECT
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Combination GRADUATED TooL WITH EXPOSURE, CLARITY, CONTRAST …
OTHER APERTURE VALUES
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