Photoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw Author:Deke McClelland In the world of digital photography, the raw image is the digital equivalent of a large-format negative. Working with these digital negatives allows photographers to have greater artistic control and flexibility during the image-editing process, while still maintaining the integrity of the original raw file. In Photoshop CS2 Mastering Came... more »ra Raw, best-selling author Deke McClelland teaches the key principles and techniques for mastering raw photography using the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in. From shooting, converting, and organizing raw files to developing and finalizing images using specialized commands, each capability of the Camera Raw plug-in is covered in depth. Viewers will explore all aspects of expert photographic manipulation using the plug-in with Adobe Photoshop. Exercise files are included with the tutorial.Topics Include:
Shooting raw images to achieve best results
Converting photographs to the Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) format
Organizing, sorting, and comparing images in the Adobe Bridge
Using metadata, photographer information, keywords, and EXIF effectively
Understanding and compensating for white balance
Editing exposure, brightness, and contrast
Using the Tone Curve to apply custom lighting manipulations
Applying non-destructive cropping and straightening
Fixing noise, vignettes, and chromatic aberrations
Correcting lens distortion
Retouching, sharpening, and re-coloring images
Combining raw photography Smart Objects
Understanding color management and camera calibration
Converting and batch-developing folders of raw photographs