I don't see brightness or shadow in your workflow. You should set
shadow to eliminate low end clipping or to extend shadows as required
right after setting exposure. You should set brightness next to correct
any problems in the midtones that may have developed if you had to
change exposure to pull back or push up the highlights. After these
have been set, adjust contrast to gain an appropriate amount of tonal
separation throughout the image. Fix dust bunnies and sharpen can come
after conversion, although when I'm in a hurry, I sometimes apply
sharpening in the conversion stage. You just have to be careful. If you
shoot tiff, you won't have anywhere near the control of the tonal
values that I've touched on here.
Paul
On Sep 15, 2005, at 3:16 AM, Robert Whitehouse wrote:
I'm also just discovering the benefits of RAW and trying to work out
the
best workflow. I have a couple of questions.
1) What advantages does RAW offer over TIFF? (I can load TIFF straight
into
PS without converting).
2) Is there a "best" sequence for processing RAW images (one that
minimises
info loss) e.g. this is what I currently do - is there a better
sequence?
- Set white balance
- Set colour space
- Correct exposure
- Set contrast
- Set saturation
- Fix any dust bunnies etc.
- Do sharpening
Rob W
-----Original Message-----
From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 14 September 2005 02:39
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Starting to play with RAW
i think so. i used to use it for batch conversions because i didn't
need
super high quality for the component images of a panorama. however, my
stitching program PhotoVista 3.5, is now improved to the point where
it
matters, and PS CS2 does background batch conversion really easily,
so i
don't need to manually open and save each image anymore.
Herb...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: Starting to play with RAW
Is the Pentax software so crummy for RAW converting that it is worth
using
something else?
