Lynda.COM Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: Camera Raw 6

Chris Orwig

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Comparing Camera Raw and Photoshop
• Understanding the differences between raw and JPEG or TIFF
• Converting to the DNG format
• Opening an image as a Smart Object
• Working with the Crop and Straighten tools
• Color correcting
• Retouching blemishes
• Reducing exposure with the Graduated Filter tool
• Reducing noise and sharpening
• Creative editing in Camera Raw

1. Introducing Camera Raw
Welcome           00:54     14.4 MB
Should I use Adobe Camera Raw or Photoshop?           03:22     2.9 MB
What is Camera Raw?           03:45     4.1 MB
Using the exercise files           00:56     1.1 MB
21:07 2. Preferences and File Formats
Bridge overview and preferences           04:09     5.4 MB
Camera Raw preferences           03:17     3.5 MB
Raw vs. JPG or TIFF files           03:05     3.8 MB
Choosing a native raw file or a digital negative (DNG)           06:13     8.4 MB
Converting or saving to the DNG format           04:23     7.9 MB
28:44 3. The Camera Raw Workflow
Project overview: Cover photo shoot           02:06     2.3 MB
Auto-toning and correcting white balance           03:03     3.1 MB
Cropping and composing           02:35     2.9 MB
Enhancing color and tone           02:39     3.0 MB
Removing distractions           02:46     3.8 MB
Sharpening and noise reduction           02:29     3.4 MB
Converting to black and white           02:24     2.9 MB
Adding a vignette           02:10     2.5 MB
Making a localized correction           01:45     2.1 MB
Creating snapshots of memorable looks           03:11     5.1 MB
Re-editing Camera Raw settings           00:57     1.2 MB
Working with multiple adjustments           02:39     4.8 MB
16:13 4. The Camera Raw Interface
Navigating the interface and the toolbar           05:05     4.6 MB
Image adjustment tabs and panels           05:08     4.3 MB
Using the histogram           02:04     3.2 MB
Previewing before and after different adjustments           02:04     2.5 MB
Working with multiple files           01:52     2.5 MB
23:17 5. Opening and Saving Files
Opening raw files in Bridge           06:03     10.0 MB
Opening JPGs and TIFFs in Bridge           03:28     6.1 MB
Accessing Camera Raw from Mini Bridge           02:57     3.1 MB
Resizing in Camera Raw with workflow options           03:35     6.1 MB
Saving from Camera Raw           03:05     5.0 MB
Opening an image as a Smart Object           01:41     3.2 MB
Creating a duplicate file           02:28     4.3 MB
13:56 6. Crop, Compose, and Straighten
Using the Crop and Straighten tools           02:23     2.6 MB
Working with the Crop tool           03:39     5.9 MB
Cropping with an aspect ratio           02:26     3.2 MB
Composing with the Crop tool           02:33     2.8 MB
Creative cropping           02:55     3.9 MB
10:29 7. White Balance
Improving color balance           02:23     2.5 MB
Using the White Balance tool and controls           01:35     1.8 MB
Color correcting with white balance cards           02:31     2.9 MB
White balance vision and creativity           02:22     4.0 MB
Color balance resources           01:38     1.9 MB
30:17 8. Using Basic Adjustments
Deconstructing the basic adjustments           03:59     4.1 MB
Recovering highlights           02:29     3.4 MB
Making basic exposure enhancements           01:59     2.3 MB
Making basic adjustments more quickly           02:18     3.5 MB
The relationship between tone and color           02:40     4.3 MB
Enhancing color and tone           01:09     1.5 MB
Demystifying clarity           03:36     8.9 MB
Increasing clarity           03:48     5.0 MB
Understanding Vibrance and Saturation           02:28     2.6 MB
Improving color with Vibrance           02:04     2.1 MB
Using Vibrance and Saturation together           01:38     1.9 MB
Color creativity           02:09     2.5 MB
08:55 9. Tone Curves
Learning about the parametric and point tone curves           04:53     7.2 MB
Using the parametric curve           02:07     2.5 MB
Using the point curve           01:55     2.1 MB
15:29 10. Retouching Blemishes
Removing blemishes on a face           04:36     8.0 MB
Cloning away small background distractions           03:37     3.9 MB
Removing distracting background elements           01:55     2.3 MB
Cleaning up a studio background           01:31     1.7 MB
Removing dust on the lens or the camera sensor           02:25     2.6 MB
Removing red-eye           01:25     1.5 MB
46:13 11. The Adjustment Brush
Demystifying the Adjustment Brush           03:37     3.6 MB
Correcting exposure by brightening shadows           02:23     2.7 MB
Painting an effect into a photograph           04:41     6.7 MB
Increasing visual interest by brightening shadows           04:03     4.7 MB
Increasing visual interest by heightening saturation           05:00     6.9 MB
Whitening teeth           03:33     4.1 MB
Adding color to makeup           05:58     7.1 MB
Changing color           04:12     4.6 MB
Selective sharpening           06:08     7.8 MB
Eye sharpening and skin smoothing workflow           04:28     5.5 MB
Creating custom Adjustment Brush presets           02:10     2.5 MB
11:33 12. The Graduated Filter Tool
Enhancing the foreground and background of an image with the Graduated Filter           04:55     7.6 MB
Reducing exposure with the Graduated Filter           03:15     3.8 MB
Creative effects with the Graduated Filter           03:23     4.2 MB
33:26 13. Working with Details
Noise reduction           06:33     9.5 MB
Reducing noise and sharpening           06:36     8.0 MB
Sharpening more effectively           07:18     9.3 MB
Edge sharpening in an architectural photograph           03:01     4.2 MB
Sharpening a portrait           02:03     3.0 MB
Using the Detail panel to soften skin           07:55     13.8 MB
16:18 14. HSL
Introducing HSL           03:38     3.8 MB
Modifying color and tone           03:52     4.4 MB
Enhancing a fashion photograph           03:05     3.2 MB
Enhancing color and tone with HSL           03:16     3.5 MB
Getting creative with color           02:27     3.3 MB
13:59 15. Black and White
The black-and-white controls           02:43     2.9 MB
A simple black-and-white conversion           02:05     2.5 MB
Using multiple panels to create a black-and-white image           03:52     3.9 MB
Creating a dramatic black-and-white landscape           05:19     7.0 MB
06:40 16. Split Toning
Traditional black-and-white toning           03:26     4.8 MB
Toning a color photo creatively           03:14     4.0 MB
11:17 17. Lens Correction
Deconstructing the Lens Correction controls           03:48     3.5 MB
Correcting lens vignette           01:59     2.7 MB
Correcting lens vignette more quickly           01:21     1.5 MB
Correcting chromatic aberration and defringing           04:09     7.1 MB
16:30 18. Effects
Understanding the Effects controls           05:54     11.8 MB
Using the Post Crop Vignette for creative effects           03:23     4.2 MB
Adding film grain to a black-and-white image           02:18     3.1 MB
Adding film grain with Camera Raw and Photoshop           04:55     7.1 MB
14:04 19. Camera Calibration
Introducing the Camera Calibration panel           03:39     4.5 MB
Comparing color options with Snapshot           02:47     3.7 MB
Creative color with the Camera Calibration controls           04:48     8.5 MB
Camera Calibration resources           02:50     4.9 MB
09:41 20. Presets
Introducing presets           02:27     3.0 MB
Applying presets to multiple images           03:09     6.3 MB
Preset resources           04:05     6.2 MB
10:00 21. Speeding Up the Camera Raw Workflow
Quick raw processing of multiple files           04:38     8.8 MB
Recording an action           03:15     5.7 MB
Batch processing multiple images           02:07     3.1 MB
13:52 22. Getting Creative with Camera Raw
Creative vivid color           03:30     4.0 MB
Working with split toning           02:14     2.5 MB
Applying soft and warm colors           01:25     1.7 MB
Adding warm, muted colors           02:28     2.9 MB
Adding and reducing false color           04:15     5.4 MB
07:58 23. Conclusion
Additional resources           03:11     3.4 MB
Camera Raw and Lightroom           04:19     3.5 MB
Goodbye           00:28     7.5 MB