ShaggyArt

Product Description: 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 emPhotoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw/em, 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./br/brstrongTopics Include:/strong/brulliShooting raw images to achieve best results/liliConverting photographs to the Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) format/liliOrganizing, sorting, and comparing images in the Adobe Bridge/liliUsing metadata, photographer information, keywords, and EXIF effectively/liliUnderstanding and compensating for white balance/liliEditing exposure, brightness, and contrast/liliUsing the Tone Curve to apply custom lighting manipulations/liliApplying non-destructive cropping and straightening/liliFixing noise, vignettes, and chromatic aberrations/liliCorrecting lens distortion/liliRetouching, sharpening, and re-coloring images /liliCombining raw photography Smart Objects/liliUnderstanding color management and camera calibration/liliConverting and batch-developing folders of raw photographs/li/ul/br/brstrongDuration:/strong 12 hours/brOn 1 DVD-ROM