Raw

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 …