Technical Exercise 1: Camera Raw
Use Camera Raw to adjust 3 different images using the workflow outlined
below. Saved the completed images as a .dng files.
1. Open the file in Camera Raw (opening the file in Photoshop will
automatically launch Camera Raw).
2. Click on the blue, underlined link at the bottom of the screen to open
the Workflow Options dialog box. Choose ProPhoto RGB and
16bits. Leave the default size and resolution. Click Ok.
3. Make tonal adjustments first.
a. In the Basic settings tab
, set the white input by adjusting
the Exposure slider (hint: hold down option as you slide it to
see where the values clip)
b. Adjust Recovery to restore any details lost in the highlight
areas (may not be necessary).
c. Set the black input by adjusting the Blacks slider.
d. Use Fill Light to restore detail to shadow areas.
e. Use Brightness to adjust the mid-tones (gamma) of the image.
f. Adjust Contrast if needed. It's a bit heavy handed so use it
sparingly.
4. Make color adjustments next.
a. Under Basic settings, set the proper white balance from the
pull-down menu.
b. Adjust the temperature slider to tweak the color, making it
slightly warmer or cooler depending on your preference. You
can also use the white balance tool
to set a sampled
area to a neutral (gray).
c. Adjust the tint if necessary.
d. Adjust vibrance and saturation (bottom of the menu). Vibrance
is a more subtle application of saturation; while saturation
applies the same increase in intensity to all colors equally,
vibrance applies less to colors that are already saturated, and
more to colors that are grayer. An increase of only a few points
is usually all you need.
5. Adjust the clarity to subtly sharpen the image. There are more
powerful sharpening tools in Camera Raw which we will get to later.
However, As a general rule, if I plan to do a lot to the image in
Photoshop (adjustments, filters, layer blending modes, etc) I will skip
the sharpening step so that I don't loose data that I might need later
on. Instead, I will use Photoshop's sharpening tools when
appropriate.
6. Save the image as a .dng file; call it yourName_RawAdjust#_.dng
Open the PDF “Camera Raw Localized Adjustments.”
1.
Select three new images.
2.
Using the techniques demonstrated in class and in the hand out
make appropriate local adjustments using the brush tool to each
of the three images.
3.
Save the each image as a .dng file; call it
yourName_RawLocalAdjust#.dng.
4.
Select another three images.
5.
Using the techniques demonstrated in class and in the hand out
make appropriate local adjustments using the Graduated Filter tool
to each of the three images.
6.
Save the each image as a .dng file; call it
yourName_RawGradFilter#.dng.
In Photoshop make 9 separate documents, 8.5” x 11” portrait orientation, at
your camera’s default resolution. Place the unaltered image in the upper
portion and the Camera Raw image in the lower portion. Convert to a PDF.
Using Acrobat Pro, merge all 9 documents into one PDF and drop in the
dropbox.
Requirements
One 8.5” x 11” PDF document with the unaltered image and the adjusted
Camera Raw image. Include your name and PHOT 151 in the header and
each image captioned.