I should have said. My description was of a properly exposed shot. When the exposure is way off, it happens, me too do some basic adjustments before setting white balance. My eye isn't good enough yet to set WB by eye. So I "cheat" using the eye drop, or use some of the presets to get it nearly there before fine tuning. In after life I hope my eye has been trained to the point where I can set it by eye only.
The funny thing is that I used to hate the converting process. After I have become better at it, it is kind of fun. After more training I might even enjoy working in PS. But unlike you, I think it is better setting the darks before brightness. If I set darkness before brightness, it seems I always need to go back again. With difficult photos or if I'm not careful enough I sometimes does the whole circle of steps over and over again. But the number of times this happens is decreasing, so I'm making progress :-) And thank you Paul, I learned form your reply. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 7. januar 2007 00:13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Introduction (Raw work flow) I'm probably a bit too tired and inebriated to do this, but I'll rough it out. I shoot only RAW. I open them in Camera RAW converter. I have CS1 on my main computer and CS2 on my laptop. I use both. CS2 is only an advantage for pics where you really need to pinch the curve at RAW level. After opening, if the shot is close on exposure, I set temperature and tint. I do this mainly by eye. What pleases me is correct as far as I'm concerned. If the shot is way off (I never do that) I'll work on the exposure and brightness before setting temperature and tint. However, I usually do exposure, shadows and brightness after setting temperature and tint. However, I will often go back to these settings after I've sorted out the exposure values. In regard to exposure, if the shot is dark, I'll increase exposure only up to the point where I don't lose any highlights. If the midtones are still too dark, I'll increase brightness to bring them up. Finally, I'll adjust the shadow slider. If the histogram is up against the bottom of the scale, I'll increase shadow level. This may cause me to readjust brightness. If the shadows have no real blacks (as indicated by the histogram) I'll pull the slider back. If I see CA or excessive noise, I'll go to details and lens to correct these. Finally, I open the image in PhotoShop and sharpen as necessary. Sometimes I'll adjust further using shadows/highlights. Paul On Jan 6, 2007, at 5:43 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > As you might know, I'm no expert. So why don't others chime in > correcting > me? > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Brian Walters > Sent: 6. januar 2007 23:11 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Introduction (Raw work flow) > > Thanks for that Tim. Very useful to know how others approach raw > processing. > > Oh, and welcome Ed! > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > > > > Quoting Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Welcome Ed. >> >> About raw word flow. I wrote an "article" describing my work flow >>> >> I'm not an expert, but this is my take on the task: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Click to view our discounts on helmets - motorcycles, bikes, or snow > http://tags.bluebottle.com/fc/CAaCMPJpJx0UCkcvsHFqv6DxT0Dfucai/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
