Winsor Crosby wrote:
> I think that most advice is to do everything you can in RAW to get to
> your final visualization,
Well, I guess that just goes to show how little I know, which is good.
My final visualation usually included the use of tools not available in
ACRS.
One difference I've noticed about advice in this area is that it tends
to depend on the photographer. Those who do large volumes of similar
work, particularly commercial work, understandably like the RAW
converter to batch work to final form.
And people who believe the shot should be completely created in the
camera - and the rest is just reproduction. A lot of old reversal film
shooters feel this way.
Also, people who just don't like editing, and with it would just go
away, or someone else would do it.
Me, I just want the RAW processor to get the image out in one piece to
where I can deal with it. Many images see no adjustment in ACRS. Most of
the rest see adjustment of the exposure, shadow &/or brightness slider
to get the histogram in shape. By in shape, I mean with all the
highlight and shadow detail available that I want to use kept, not
necessarily looking at all like I hope it finally will. The ACRS default
sharpening or 25% doesn't seem to cause much trouble - or sharpen much.
> except for sharpening and noise reduction, which are best done by other
> applications. Spend some time at your
> library or your book store with Bruce Fraser's Real Camera Raw.
Oh shoot, I haven't even made it far into his "Image Sharpening". I'd
rather play with the tools than read about them, but three's probably
something useful in there for me....
> Even though his last books was for CS2 the background and reasoning are still
> valid.
>
> Do any noise removal first and then sharpen.
This is often important. Both sharpening and that other use of USM, LCE
can nicely enhance the edges of grain and noise, making them all that
more noticeable.
Moose
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