Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only.

Gift of Şadi Gücüm.

about the author -- foreword -- contents -- introduction -- Part I: CAPTURE WORKFLOW -- Chapter 1: WHAT ARE RAW FILES REALLY ABOUT? -- A RAW START -- WHY USE RAW -- UNDERSTANDING RAW -- RAW CAPABILITIES -- DO NOT SHORTCHANGE RAW -- WHAT IS 16-BIT ALL ABOUT? -- PROPRIETARY FORMATS -- THE VALUE OF DNG -- DOES JPEG HAVE A PLACE? -- Q& A -- Chapter 2: SHOOT RAW RIGHT FROM THE START -- THE DIGITAL DARKROOM -- UNDERSTANDING THE SENSOR -- DEALING WITH LIMITATIONS -- EXPOSURE - MORE THAN GETTING BRIGHTNESS CORRECT -- READING THE HISTOGRAM WITHOUT BEING AN ENGINEER -- INTERPRETING THE HISTOGRAM -- LOOKING AT HISTOGRAMS: EXAMPLES OF GOOD AND BAD EXPOSURES -- FILTERS ARE STILL NECESSARY -- NOISE RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD -- VARIATIONS AMONG CAMERAS -- Q& A -- Chapter 3: COLOR AND RAW -- GOOD RAW IS GOOD COLOR -- ADOBE RGB VERSUS SRGB -- COLOR SPACE FOR THE PURPOSE NEEDED -- WHITE BALANCE: A RAW WORKFLOW ISSUE -- Q& A -- Chapter 4: WHAT'S NEW IN ADOBE CAMERA RAW? -- MAKING RAW PROCESSING MORE PHOTOGRAPHIC -- SOME CHANGES TO THE INTERFACE -- HOW LIGHTROOM AFFECTS CAMERA RAW -- Q& A -- Part II: CAMERA RAW WORKFLOW -- Chapter 5: A QUICK LOOK AT CAMERA RAW TOOLS AND WORKFLOW -- FINDING YOUR RAW PHOTOS -- BRIDGE CAPABILITIES -- OPENING CAMERA RAW -- THE IMPORTANCE OF RESET AND UNDO -- CAMERA RAW IN SIX-PART HARMONY -- CAMERA RAW TOOLBAR -- PREVIEW OPTIONS -- THE IDEAL WORKFLOW -- BASE SETTINGS -- HOW TO APPROACH CAMERA RAW -- MONITOR CALIBRATION -- Q& A -- Chapter 6: WORKFLOW APPLIED -- WHAT IS YOUR PHOTO ABOUT? -- AUTO SETTINGS -- WORKFLOW OPTIONS -- TONAL ADJUSTMENTS -- COLOR ADJUSTMENTS -- DETAIL ADJUSTMENTS - SHARPENING -- DETAIL ADJUSTMENTS - NOISE REDUCTION -- SAVE YOUR WORK -- SETTING UP CAMERA RAW FOR YOUR CAMERA RAW -- Q& A -- Chapter 7: ADVANCED TONAL CONTROL -- EVALUATE THE IMAGE -- FIRST ADJUSTMENTS - BLACKS AND HIGHLIGHTS -- TONE CURVE ADJUSTMENTS.

BACK TO BASIC AND CLARITY -- BACK TO COLOR -- REFINING COLOR -- SHARPENING WITH THE DETAIL TAB -- EVALUATE, AND THEN OPEN OR SAVE -- Q& A -- Chapter 8: WHITE BALANCE DECISIONS -- A NEUTRAL SUBJECT IS RARELY NEUTRAL -- DUSK LIGHT -- AQUARIUM GREENERY -- EVALUATING COLOR -- Q& A -- Chapter 9: THE NOISE PROBLEMS NO ONE TALKS ABOUT -- WHEN NOISE BECOMES A PROBLEM -- WATCHING FOR NOISE -- REDUCING NOISE IN CAMERA RAW -- WORKING TO CONTROL THE NOISE -- READJUSTING THE IMAGE -- Q & A -- Chapter 10: SPECIAL FEATURES OF CAMERA RAW -- SPECIAL TABS OF CAMERA RAW -- FIXING LENS PROBLEMS -- USING THE RETOUCH TOOL -- USING THE RED EYE REMOVAL TOOL -- INFLUENCING COLOR CHANGES -- BATCH PROCESSING -- DUPLICATING PROCESSING: SAVING SETTINGS AND PRESETS -- Q & A -- Part III: MAKING CAMERA RAW WORK HARDER FOR YOU -- Chapter 11: TOUGH DECISIONS -- SOFT COLORS -- BACKLIT CONTRAST -- COLOR ENHANCEMENT -- NOT THE NORMAL LIGHT -- Q & A -- Chapter 12: BLACK-AND-WHITE PROCESSING -- CAMERA RAW OR PHOTOSHOP FOR BLACK-AND-WHITE -- CAMERA RAW DOES BLACK-AND-WHITE RIGHT -- HOW TO THINK BLACK-AND WHITE -- SHOOTING FOR BLACK-AND-WHITE -- CONVERTING TO GRAYSCALE -- OPTIMUM USE OF COLOR SLIDERS -- USING SPLIT TONING -- Q & A -- Chapter 13: DOUBLE PROCESSING FOR EXPOSURE -- ONE SIZE MAY NOT FIT ALL -- PROCESSING THE BRIGHT AREAS -- PROCESSING THE DARK AREAS -- THE MERGING PROCESS -- PROCESS FOR THE MAIN PHOTO -- DOUBLE PROCESSING FOR COLOR AND TONAL RANGE TECHNIQUES -- TWO-SHOT PROCESSING -- INTO CAMERA RAW -- MAKING THE PHOTO WORK -- Q& A -- Chapter 14: POST CAMERA RAW PROCESSING -- ANSEL ADAMS AND IMAGE PROCESSING -- INTERPRETING AN IMAGE -- SHARPENING -- Q & A -- Appendix A: ALTERNATIVES TO CAMERA RAW -- WHY USE OTHER PROGRAMS? -- ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM OR APPLE APERTURE VERSUS CAMERA RAW -- CAMERA-SPECIFIC RAW CONVERTERS -- INDEPENDENT RAW CONVERTERS -- Glossary -- index.

Expert photographer Rob Sheppard explains the details of Camera Raw, the steps for using it, the workflow process, and certain best practices that demonstrates how Camera Raw can empower the digital photographer. Encouraging you to use it as you see fit, he explores the enhancements in the newest generation and helps you deal with RAW's limitations, manage white balance and exposure, reduce noise (especially in night shots,) and learn to use camera settings that make the most of RAW capabilities.

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