Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Last week we processed our selected RAW images into TIFF files. This week we will convert them to Photoshop psd “working files”. If you process RAW images in an Adobe product you may be skipping the TIFF step entirely, going straight from RAW to psd. This week is where the ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Last week we selected files from a shoot for processing...
Now that our RAW files have been selected for processing in Phase One's Capture One software, we will output these "selecteds" as high-resolution TIFF files. At this stage of the game we we want to create the best possible uncompressed TIFF ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Digital Workflow, Stage 2: image selection
Last week we looked at archiving RAW files from a shoot. There’s an important point I failed to mention that should be throw in. When I initially back up my RAW files only the blank frames or total disasters get discarded. At this initial stage ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Digital Workflow, Stage 1: backing up digital captures
Shooting great photographs means little if you don’t handle your files properly. I’d like to share the outline of my digital workflow, one refined over the past few years at the photo studio. Workflow is a process that takes time and experience to ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
In earlier discussions we've looked at video of how to read a histogram and read why RAW files hold more information than JPEG. I'd suggest checking those entries out, if you haven't already.
To date I've stressed proper camera exposure so file manipulation will be reduced in post-production (especially important when ...
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