Photoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw

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 Camera 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

Duration: 12 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM