Camera RAW pt.1

Raw image files are sometimes called digital negatives, as they fulfill the same role as negatives in film photography: that is, the negative is not directly usable as an image, but has all of the information needed to create an image.

The purpose of raw image formats is to save, with minimum loss of information, data obtained from the sensor, and the conditions surrounding the capturing of the image (the metadata).

Take Me To The Bridge You can use Adobe Bridge in order to manipulate a JPEG image as though it were a RAW file.

File  Browse in Bridge

File  Open in Camera RAW

The Basic Screen: White Balance, Viberance and Saturation

The Basic Screen: White Balance, Viberance and Saturation Click on the “whitest” part of the image

To start over….

HSL / Greyscale Hue, Saturation, Luminance & Greyscale

Split Toning: Adjusts Hue and Saturation of highlights and shadows separately.

Camera Calibration: Affects shadows and RGB tonal range separately.

Vignetting: Mimics shading that can occur from optical confusion.

Post crop Vignetting gives you more control over the final product, but looks less like what would have happened as a result of the lens.

Assignment: Lastname.1A.jpegtoraw 4 sub folders, each named after the subject of the 4 pictures (ex: Lucy) in each: Original.jpg Basic.1.jpgCalibration.1.jpg Basic.2.jpgCalibration.2.jpg Basic.3.jpgCalibration.3.jpg HSL.1.jpgVignette1.jpg HSL.2.jpgVignette2.jpg HSL.3.jpg Splittone.1.jpg Splittone.2.jpg Splittone.3.jpg