Using Photoshop To Get The Best Out Of RAW Images

Jack wrote:
> I have quite a few RAW images on my PC, however I haven't learnt how to get
> the best out of them when converting them yet.
>
> Any recommendations on good Photoshop books (focusing more on the
> photography side of things) for learning how to mainly get the best out of
> photos with Photoshop?
>
> I am not too worried about doctoring photos in a big way, I am mainly
> interested in just getting the max out of RAW photos at the moment, such as
> optimising colour balance, sharpening, saturation, dodging/burning, etc.
>
> Cheers
>
>

http://www.photoshopforphotographers.com/pscs2/index2.htm

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 >> Stay informed about: Using Photoshop To Get The Best Out Of RAW Images 

DITTO...this is the bible of RAW processing.

If you want to go the video route, Check out "Mastering Camera Raw" by Ben
Wilmore



"nospam" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> In article <1MCdnSfkZ9GvcnXZRVnyjw DeleteThis @pipex.net>, Jack <me DeleteThis @privacy.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I have quite a few RAW images on my PC, however I haven't learnt how to
>> get
>> the best out of them when converting them yet.
>>
>> Any recommendations on good Photoshop books (focusing more on the
>> photography side of things) for learning how to mainly get the best out
>> of
>> photos with Photoshop?
>>
>> I am not too worried about doctoring photos in a big way, I am mainly
>> interested in just getting the max out of RAW photos at the moment, such
>> as
>> optimising colour balance, sharpening, saturation, dodging/burning, etc.
>
> real world camera raw, bruce fraser
>
> <http://www.peachpit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321334094&rl=1>
> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/rw-cr.shtml>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Using Photoshop To Get The Best Out Of RAW Images 

Cheers guys. Both reply's sound excellent.

I narrowed it down to 'Real World Camera RAW' by Bruce Fraser when I was
browsing Amazon. So, you confirmed the choice.

Also, Ben Willmore has an excellent reputation as a Photoshop author. An
author who actually makes the book a good read as opposed to a boring 'click
here, do that' style of book. He never used to specialize in photography
alone, however it seems that he is now doing so. I will check out his later
stuff.



"Ed Velez" <kd2pm2.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> DITTO...this is the bible of RAW processing.
>
> If you want to go the video route, Check out "Mastering Camera Raw" by Ben
> Wilmore
>
>
>
> "nospam" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:200820061632017671%nospam@nospam.invalid...
>> In article <1MCdnSfkZ9GvcnXZRVnyjw.DeleteThis@pipex.net>, Jack <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have quite a few RAW images on my PC, however I haven't learnt how to
>>> get
>>> the best out of them when converting them yet.
>>>
>>> Any recommendations on good Photoshop books (focusing more on the
>>> photography side of things) for learning how to mainly get the best out
>>> of
>>> photos with Photoshop?
>>>
>>> I am not too worried about doctoring photos in a big way, I am mainly
>>> interested in just getting the max out of RAW photos at the moment, such
>>> as
>>> optimising colour balance, sharpening, saturation, dodging/burning, etc.
>>
>> real world camera raw, bruce fraser
>>
>> <http://www.peachpit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321334094&rl=1>
>> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/rw-cr.shtml>
>>
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Using Photoshop To Get The Best Out Of RAW Images 

There's a good quick tutorial on worth1000.com. Look in the forums, for digital photography, then look on the software forum; it's sticky and near the top of the list.

It gave a photo improvement workflow in like 3 to 4 steps: levels(manual), saturation(manual), USM. Very simple and mostly effective.

If you need extensive work in PS, then of course you will need more experimentation or education or both.

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