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by Philip Andrews
The Complete Raw Workflow Guide
Cover
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Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Author’s acknowledgements
Picture credits
1. Raw School 101
What is raw?
An extra processing step
Behold the new negative
Why bother with raw? Why not just stick to JPEG?
When only the best will do!
Making the switch
Proprietary and open raw file formats
2. Establishing a Raw Workflow
Establishing a workflow that works for you
The ‘Convert then Edit’ approach
Very nice thank you!
Example photographer ‘A’ – the portrait photographer
The downside of the ‘Convert then Edit’ approach
Full raw workflow options
Example ‘B’ – the wildlife photographer
Hybrid approaches
Example ‘C’ – the editorial photographer
Building workflows upon a firm foundation
Ensuring color consistency between devices
Color management, image quality and workflows
Setting up a color-managed workflow
Power processing
3. Shooting in Raw Mode
Getting set to shoot in the raw
Changing your workflow to accommodate
Implications for capture variables or camera parameters
Shooting tethered
Raw versus non-raw capture workflow
Other considerations when capturing raw
4. Downloading Raw Files
Camera to computer
Card reader to computer
Fast cards means fast downloads
Operating system-based downloads
The Microsoft Raw Image Thumbnailer and Viewer for Windows XP
Raw-enabling Windows Vista
Raw support in Macintosh
Camera-specific download
Nikon’s download manager
Software-specific download
The Adobe Photo Downloader (APD)
Transfers with APD and Photoshop Elements
Speed up your Elements workflow with these APD special options
Transfers with APD and Bridge (Photoshop CS3)
Customizing transfers in Bridge 2.0
Earlier versions of Photoshop and Bridge
Renaming options in APD
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Shooting tethered – capture and download in one step
5. Camera-based Converters
Different levels of support – the Nikon system
Basic features
More sophisticated control
A hybrid approach
7. ACR, Photoshop and Bridge
Photoshop-less Raw processing
All roads lead to Adobe Camera Raw (ACR)
Photoshop’s own version of Adobe Camera Raw
The preview area
Histogram
Toolbar
Tabbed control panes
ACR output options
Queueing files for processing
8. Photoshop Lightroom
What is Photoshop Lightroom?
Enough talk, let’s get to it!
The workflow modules
Library
Develop
Slideshow module
Print module
Web module
9. Beyond Acr Basics
Curves provide advanced tonal control
Color fine-tuning with the Calibrate feature
Applying raw conversion settings without opening files
One step further…
Correcting color fringes and vignetting
10. Lossless Image Enhancement Comes of Age
But how does it work?
Smart workflows
What happens when I want to print or create a slideshow?
State of play
12. Creative Raw
Lith printing
Image restoration
Web template heaven
Extending Lightroom’s power
The Lightroom and DxO Optics workflow
Advanced noise reduction
14. Protecting Raw Files
Decide what to back up
Making your first backup
Back up regularly
Store the duplicates securely
Which format should I use for backups?
Backup hardware options
Versioning your edits – ‘on-the-fly’ backups
Save me from myself
Versions and Photoshop Elements
Photoshop CS3/CS2 and versioning
Lightroom and virtual copies
Last appeal
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