Raw Photos with ACR7

With more and more cameras able to capture uncompressed, raw digital image formats, photographers need to know how to optimize and manage their photos before even bringing them into Photoshop. In this 2.5 hour course, expert photographer and educator Dan Moughamian shows you how, with Adobe Camera Raw 7... Dan first introduces the ACR software environment, including tips for opening photos with Mini Bridge and setting preferences and defaults. He then demonstrates core raw processing skills, such as non-destructive cropping and straightening, tone-mapping and reading the Histogram, and understanding the importance of Process Versions. Next, Dan takes you beyond the “broad strokes” into more advanced image editing using the Detail Panel. He then shows you how to quickly and easily make lens corrections using Adobe’s growing library of camera profiles. Even if your camera isn’t in the Adobe library, Dan’s pro advice will give you the knowledge you will need to make these expert, custom adjustments yourself. Dan tops it all off by giving you an incredibly useful series of creativity and efficiency tips that will help you give all your photos that eye-catching, award-winning edge! His thorough coverage, as well as his beautiful photographic examples, will both inspire you and bolster your confidence as you take your photos to the next level... whether that means Photoshop, or beyond! Table of contents: 1. Welcome 2. A Few Words on ACR and Raw Files 3. Window Layout 4. Quick Browse Tips with MiniBridge 5. ACR Workflow Options 6. ACR Preferences 7. Previewing & Undoing Changes 8. Zoom and Pan Options 9. Rotating Incorrectly Oriented Photos 10. Using the Crop Tool 11. Straightening Photos 12. Histogram Overview 13. A Brief Explanation of Tone Mapping 14. Understanding ACR Process Versions 15. ACR Default Settings vs. Custom Settings vs. Image ... 16. Loading Custom Presets and Custom Defaults 17. Setting the White Balance and Tint 18. Basic Panel: Exposure and Contrast 19. Basic Panel: Highlights, Shadows and Clipping Previ... 20. Basic Panel: Blacks and Whites 21. Basic Panel: Clarity 22. Basic Panel: Vibrance & Saturation 23. Contrast Options Defined 24. How Parametric Curves Work 25. Parametric Curves in Action 26. How Point Curves Work 27. Point Curves in Action 28. Spot Removal 29. Detail Panel: Sharpen Controls 30. Detail Panel: Noise Reduction Explained 31. Detail Panel: Noise Reduction Demo 32. Lens Correction: Profile Corrections 33. Lens Correction: Chromatic Aberration 34. Lens Correction: Manual Transforms 35. HSL Panel: Targeted Color Adjustments 36. Adjustment Brush: Overview 37. Adjustment Brush: Applying a Mask 38. Adjustment Brush: Applying Corrections to the Photo 39. Using the Graduated Filter 40. Creating a Black & White Photo with HSL 41. Color Toning with the Split Toning Panel 42. Simulated Film Grain Effects 43. Post-Crop Vignette Effects 44. Using the Snapshots Panel 45. Synchronizing Edits Across Multiple Pictures 46. Using the Presets Panel 47. Opening Photos into Photoshop as Smart Objects 48. Batch-Saving Multiple Files 49. Closing