Lynda.COM Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Camera Raw

Chris Orwig

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Navigating the new CS4 interface
• Processing images
• Correcting exposure and tone
• Enhancing color creatively
• Creating dynamic black-and-white images
• Sharpening images and reducing noise
• Using the new Adjustment brush to make localized corrections
• Using the new Graduated Filter tool
• Learning Camera Raw shortcuts

1. Introducing Camera Raw
Welcome           02:24
What is Camera Raw?           02:52
Benefits of using Adobe Camera Raw           01:43
The Digital Negative           03:34
Camera Raw resources           01:15
Using the exercise files           01:02
31:37 2. Initial Camera Raw Considerations
Introducing Adobe Bridge CS4           04:21
Essential Bridge preferences           03:26
Sorting in Bridge CS4           03:00
Camera Raw preferences           05:11
Opening images in Camera Raw           04:05
Opening JPG and TIFF files in Camera Raw           04:11
Comparing RAW, JPG, and TIFF files           02:40
Converting files to the DNG format           04:43
21:26 3. The Camera Raw Interface
Introducing the Camera Raw toolbar           02:43
Navigating in Camera Raw           02:25
Analyzing images with the histogram           04:42
Introducing the Image Adjustment tabs           03:30
Navigating the Camera Raw panels with keyboard shortcuts           01:34
Previewing your adjustments           02:11
Working with multiple files in Camera Raw           04:21
21:44 4. Camera Raw Workflow Overview
Viewing and reviewing photos           02:33
Using Bridge to label, rank, sort, and filter           03:25
Using the Filter panel           01:28
Correcting color with the White Balance tool           00:59
Cropping and composing           01:22
Enhancing color and tone           01:35
Removing distractions           02:24
Adding a vignette           01:34
Converting to black-and-white           01:57
Making a localized correction           02:15
Improving details           02:12
16:34 5. Opening and Saving
Resizing in Camera Raw with workflow options           04:40
Three ways to open photos in Photoshop           06:12
Saving from Camera Raw           05:42
16:22 6. Cropping, Composing, and Straightening
Using the Crop and Straighten tools           03:30
Working with the Crop tool           03:24
Cropping with an aspect ratio           04:02
Composing with the Crop tool           03:53
Creative cropping           01:33
14:21 7. Adjusting White Balance
Improving color balance           03:09
Using the White Balance tool and controls           03:56
Correcting color with white balance cards           02:02
White balance vision and creativity           03:49
Color balance resources           01:25
31:28 8. Using Basic Adjustments
Deconstructing basic adjustments           03:35
Recovering highlights           04:21
Basic adjustments speed tip           01:46
Evening the tone on a portrait           03:45
Enhancing color and tone           02:33
Demystifying the Clarity slider           03:17
Increasing clarity           02:30
Understanding the Vibrance and Saturation sliders           04:03
Improving color with Vibrance           02:50
Muting colors with Vibrance           02:48
18:54 9. Tone Curve
Understanding the Tone Curve panel           06:23
Using the Parametric Curve adjustment           02:56
Using the Point Curve adjustment           06:46
Adding tone curves into a photographic workflow           02:49
21:42 10. Retouching Blemishes
Spot removal overview           05:35
Cloning away background distractions           02:58
Cleaning up a studio background           04:05
Removing blemishes on a face           03:29
Removing dust on a lens or camera sensor           03:58
Removing red-eye           01:37
01:01:33 11. The Adjustment Brush
Demystifying the Adjustment brush           05:17
Correcting exposure by brightening shadows           05:08
Increasing visual interest by brightening shadows           04:37
Whitening teeth           05:06
Enhancing makeup by adding color           08:57
Changing color and darkening the sky           10:18
Correcting color           03:32
Reducing color for emphasis           04:37
Selective sharpening           02:57
Workflow for sharpening eyes and smoothing skin           11:04
13:23 12. The Graduated Filter Tool
Using the graduated filter           03:15
Reducing exposure with the graduated filter           02:43
Enhancing foregrounds and backgrounds with the Graduated filter           03:11
Employing creative effects with the Graduated filter           04:14
17:37 13. Details
Reducing noise           03:36
Reducing noise while sharpening an image           03:23
Previewing your sharpening           03:34
Sharpening a portrait           03:08
Sharpening architecture           03:56
13:51 14. HSL
Introducing the HSL controls           05:16
Modifying color and tone with the HSL controls           03:58
Reducing color with the HSL controls           04:37
23:49 15. Black and White
The Black and White Controls           02:53
Simple black-and-white conversion           03:45
Creating a dramatic black-and-white landscape           05:59
Reducing noise from a black-and-white landscape           04:26
Adding a black-and-white conversion into a workflow           06:46
07:14 16. Split Toning
Traditional black-and-white toning           03:47
Creative toning of a color photo           03:27
18:01 17. Lens Corrections
Correcting lens vignette           01:52
Correcting a chromatic aberration           02:58
Adding a vignette project: Girl           02:03
Adding a vignette project: Antique sign           04:03
Adding a vignette into a photographic workflow           07:05
06:58 18. Camera Calibration
Introducing the Camera Calibration panel           04:17
Camera calibration resources           02:41
13:21 19. Presets
Creating a simple preset           01:56
Creating functional presets           02:46
Applying presets to multiple images           02:56
Working with presets           02:12
Presets resources           03:31
10:45 20. Automation
Quick raw processing of multiple files           02:47
Recording an action           02:43
Batch-processing multiple photos           01:26
Modifying an action           03:49
23:13 21. Camera Raw Creativity
Creative vivid color           03:42
Soft and warm color           07:54
Color and light           05:49
Edgy color and detail           05:48
06:35 22. Extras
More Camera Raw resources           02:22
Camera Raw and Lightroom           04:13
00:40 Conclusion
Goodbye           00:40