Jim Radcliffe
Member
Re: A few from over the weekend..
I use Photoshop CS5 and since there is no RAW support I am working strictly with JPGs for now... so here goes....
Bring the photo into Photoshop
I rely almost exclusivly on the Adjustment Layers in CS5...
Adjust levels layer
Apply a curves layer
For B&W I use the B&W adjustment layer and tweak with the color sliders.
I often dodge and burn
finally, I crop, resize and sharpen
I usually sharpen using the High Pass method
once all of that is done.. I save.
I'm going to throw in some heresy here... I use Picasa for my catalog and will often play with the adjustments in Picasa (non-destructive) before I pull them into Photoshop (in original form, no adjustments) to do the work on the photo.. I've been doing this for a long time and it is part of my routine.
I've tried every version of Lightroom and found it not to my liking but may have to bite the bullet just to get RAW support for the X-Pro1. I will have to fork over close to $600 or $700 to upgrade to Photoshop CS6 because it is part of my Web Premium Suite and Adobe will not allow me to upgrade just one element of that package.. you have to do the full boat.
Oh... you would ask me THAT question. I get emails all the time from my website asking the same question and honestly, every single photo seems to go through different paths to the final image...Jim, very nice pictures, what is your workflow for the B&W.
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I use Photoshop CS5 and since there is no RAW support I am working strictly with JPGs for now... so here goes....
Bring the photo into Photoshop
I rely almost exclusivly on the Adjustment Layers in CS5...
Adjust levels layer
Apply a curves layer
For B&W I use the B&W adjustment layer and tweak with the color sliders.
I often dodge and burn
finally, I crop, resize and sharpen
I usually sharpen using the High Pass method
once all of that is done.. I save.
I'm going to throw in some heresy here... I use Picasa for my catalog and will often play with the adjustments in Picasa (non-destructive) before I pull them into Photoshop (in original form, no adjustments) to do the work on the photo.. I've been doing this for a long time and it is part of my routine.
I've tried every version of Lightroom and found it not to my liking but may have to bite the bullet just to get RAW support for the X-Pro1. I will have to fork over close to $600 or $700 to upgrade to Photoshop CS6 because it is part of my Web Premium Suite and Adobe will not allow me to upgrade just one element of that package.. you have to do the full boat.