Dear List Introduction..... Been lurking long enough (can't admit to how long...) I'm based in Manchester England, working mainly in Fashion, Advertising and Design. Have been dipping my toe in the digital waters for about two years now. (albeit off and on). Like most people I was extremely sceptical, having been bought up with the smell of acetic acid in the mornings....(and in Manchester, Charlie has never surfed)
I still have a few problems concerning the look and feel of a silver gelatine print to something spat out of the ink jet - but hey I'm old enough to be called old fashioned! But slowly I have been sucked into the amazing world of silicon....and what do you know...three years down the line I'm still sat in front of this riveting screen! I'm still convinced that a few years ago I took more pictures! But I am also convinced that this damned machine will become a slave to me rather than me being a slave to the damned machine!.....one day....we live in hope:) ....I'm afraid that for a while I'll be asking more questions than answering them.... methinks! Sharpening? Can anybody explain to me the pitfalls as regarding applying USM to Raw files before we bring them into Photoshop? What is the difference between that and applying USM after you've made the TIFF? I have read the threads concerning not applying USM, and leaving it to the repro people if we are not providing pre-press files. So far I have only been supplying RGBs. I've been on the Canon D60 for the 6/9 months and in April took the plunge with a Phase One H101 on a new Hasselblad H1. Both pieces of software and hardware, the Canon and the Phase One, have presently, their USM turned off for capture and processing. Presently with Mac OS X (Jaguar) on a Titanium G4 and a now what seems antiquated Blue and White G3 - Santa's already got the request for the G5 for Xmas! (Have only just started putting the Capture One DSLR for the D60 through its paces as only available on PC [Widows XP:)] at the moment - I'm going through the learning curve with the PC as I have been on Macs for the past half dozen years) So... are there any advantages/disadvantages to applying USM before we process the Raw file? Simple Maths please, if that�s at all possible, in the Queen's English. (quite something, coming from a republican! :) Remember its predominantly fashion and portraiture... and I am prone to the occasional blonde moment:) Graeme Cooper Graeme Cooper Photography http://www.bungalow-zen.com A Member of The Association of Photographers http://www.aop.org Confidentiality Notice: Graeme Cooper Photography can not be committed by this email or warrant the accuracy or validity of information presented. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily the company. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please call (+44) 0161 272 6288 to arrange for return of any original documents. Many thanks. Graeme Cooper Photography The Mews Charlton Place Ardwick Manchester M12 6HS Telephone +44 (0)161 272 6288 Telefax +44 (0)161 272 6299 Cellular +44 (0)7973 333791 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
