I frequently adjust exposure to place highlights at the edge of the histogram. However, for some images that don't have bright highlights that can be too much exposure. I've only resorted to turning the brightness all the way up and then pulling back exposure on images that have highlights which are well off the edge of the histogram. Again, however, getting the highlights right at the edge -- as you've been doing -- is the goal.
> Yes, that book (Real World Camera RAW with Photoshop CS2) is on my wish list. > Now I will have to move it up a notch in. > > I have been using the exposure slider to bring the highlights up to the edge > just before cutoff. I figure that gives me the maximum information to play > around with in Photoshop. Probably there are better techniques. My copy of > "Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers" does have a chapter on using the RAW > converter, but it is somewhat elementary. I shall have to try your technique, > Paul. > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The idea behind using the RAW converter's brightness slider to bring up > > the midrange is that it doesn't affect the highlights. On the other > > hand, the exposure slider will bring down the highlights."Brightness" > > and "contrast" in the RAW converter are not the same as the tools with > > the same name in PhotoShop. PSCS2 apparently offers even more control. > > I haven't made the switch yet. There's a book that's specific to RAW > > conversion in PSCS that is a tremendous aid. It explains the > > relationship between exposure, shadow, brightness, and contrast sliders > > quite lucidly, along with many other topics. It's called Real World > > Camera RAW with PhotoShop CS. I think there's a new version for CS2 as > > well. The CS version is still available at Amazon.: > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/032127878X/ > > qid=1101241239/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2405061-7286468?v=glance&s=books > > > > > > On Sep 8, 2005, at 11:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> In a message dated 9/8/2005 8:49:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> I'd just like to say how much I appreciate Paul's recounting of his > >> techniques in Photoshop: the workflow below and his comment about > >> turning up > >> the brightness and then adjusting the exposure in another email just > >> allowed > >> me to rescue a shot I would otherwise have discarded. > >> > >> Paul, you da man! > >> > >> John Coyle > >> Brisbane, Australia > >> ========== > >> Ditto. Well, I haven't rescued a shot, but the idea of turning of the > >> brightness never occurred to me. Duh. I will have to try it sometime > >> on a dark shot. > >> > >> Which leads me to a question, Paul, is there any particular book on > >> photoshopping (as a verb) that you like/recommend? > >> > >> I am starting an Elements 3 class. Finally getting down to learning > >> more of > >> this stuff. After that I will tackle Photoshop. But probably do that > >> on my own. > >> > >> Marnie the born again Pentaxian > >> > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/93 - Release Date: 9/8/2005 >
