As I noted, I understand that as a PhotoShop pro you would want to work that way. All the professional retouchers I know use multiple layers. However, as a photographer who just wants to perform some minor tweaks on an image that has already received considerable attention in conversion, I don't find it necessary or fruitful. I think some photographers who could benefit from the workflow convenience and capability of the ACR PS combination are scared away by all the talk of layers, masking and elaborate procedures. Paul On Apr 11, 2007, at 9:01 AM, David Savage wrote:
> If I'm going to take the time to do it, I may as well do it in such a > way that if I ever have to modify it I don't have to do it all over > again. This is particularly true for images that have required complex > masking. > > It's a carryover philosophy from my paying job. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > On 4/11/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Nice and very professional, but I don't see the point in that. If I >> have my original conversion, I don't need an original background >> layer. Plus, storing those multi-layer files sucks up hard drive >> space in a hurry. >> Paul >> On Apr 11, 2007, at 8:40 AM, David Savage wrote: >> >>> My edits are done as non-destructively as possible. The only >>> things I >>> do to the original background layer (or more correctly a copy of) is >>> spotting dust, cloning in or out details as needed & sharpening. And >>> recently I haven't always been doing my sharpening to the background >>> layer (or it's copy). >>> >>> Everything else is done with adjustment layers. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On 4/11/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> I generally retouch in PS without adjustment layers. I almost >>>> always >>>> know exactly what I want to do, and if I change my mind, I simply >>>> flip back in the history. I'm not modifying the original, the >>>> RAW is >>>> still on file with all my adjustment parameters intact. For big >>>> retouching jobs, layers are great. For minor adjustment of >>>> photographs, they're unnecessary. >>>> Paul > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
