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Reviews"Jeff played host at his studio to some of the key meetings in Lightroom's early development. With The Digital Negative, he pulls together his years of bridging traditional photography and digital photography and shares it with the broader photographic community." -Mark Hamburg, Fellow, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Table Of ContentThe Digital NegativeRaw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and PhotoshopJeff ScheweTable of ContentsChapter 1What Is a Digital Negative? Dissecting a Digital Negative Raw versus JPEG Camera Sensor TypesAttributes of a Digital Negative Linear capture Digital exposure ETTR Sensor noise and ISO speed Colorimetric interpretation Metadata Bit Depth Raw vs. JPEGPhotographic Aspects of a Digital Negative Shutter speed Lens aperture Lens aberrations Sensor resolutionChapter 2Adobe Raw Image Processing: An Overview The Genesis of Camera Raw The Genesis of Lightroom The Bridge, Camera Raw, and Photoshop System Bridge Camera Raw Plug-in PhotoshopThe Camera Raw Filter in PhotoshopThe Camera Raw Smart Object in PhotoshopThe Lightroom Way The Relationship of Camera Raw and Lightroom Versions Subscription License Perpetual License Color Management between Lightroom, Camera Raw, and PhotoshopDNG File Format and DNG Converter To DNG or not to DNG?Adobe DNG ConverterChapter 3Fundamentals of Lightroom and Camera Raw Lightroom and Camera Raw DefaultsLightroom and Camera Raw FunctionalityThe HistogramLightroom and Camera Raw Adjustment Panels Basic panel Tone Curve panel HSL/Color/B&W panel Split Toning panel Detail panel Lens Corrections panel Effect panelCamera Calibration panelLightroom and Camera Raw ToolsLightroom and Camera Raw Crop toolsLightroom and Camera Raw Spot Removal ToolsLocal Adjustments in Lightroom and Camera Raw Adjustment Brush Graduated Filter Radial Filter Filter Brush Soft Proofing in Camera Raw and Lightroom Presets in Camera Raw and Lightroom Snapshots in Camera Raw and Lightroom Virtual Copies in LightroomChapter 4Advanced Raw Processing using Lightroom or Camera Raw Tone Mapping Flat lighting High-contrast lighting Blown skies Inclement weather Under exposure Backlit subjectsColor Correction While balance (global) White balance (local) Color Curves Color Split toning Color gradients HSL color corrections Lens colorcast correctionsColor to Black-and-White Conversions Adjusting the panchromatic response Warm toning Split toning Color toning and spot of color Optimized B&W tone mapping Color toning using color curvesMaximizing Image Detail High-frequency edge sharpening Low-frequency edge sharpening Mixed-frequency edge sharpeningBalancing sharpening and noise reductionChapter 5Deploying Photoshop to Perfect your Digital NegativesGetting Images into PhotoshopA Typical Edit in PhotoshopColor Range selection toolCreative progressive sharpeningMidtone contrastSculptingSaturation and Color layer modificationsBlue edge fixRetouching Healing Brush and Clone Stamp toolsCopy-and-paste patchingRetouching using paintingUsing paths to make selectionsCompositing Multiple ImagesCreating the composite maskCompositing the skyLuminance-based masks Using the Camera Raw Filter in PhotoshopConvert to Smart FilterThe Camera Raw FilterColor to Black and White in PhotoshopPhotomerge for Panoramic StitchingMerge to HDR ProProcessing HDR for Lightroom and Camera Raw tone mappingFocus StackingChapter 6Creating an Efficient Workflow Workflow Principles Do things once Do things automatically Be methodical The Five Workflow Stages Stage 1: Image ingestion Stage 2: Image verification Stage 3: Preproduction Stage 4: Production Stage 5: Postproduction My personal workflow Field workflow Studio workflow How I Organize My Images My Digital Imaging Area Performance Tuning Your System Photoshop performance Lightroom performance
SynopsisRenowned photographer and bestselling author Jeff Schewe outlines a foolproof process for working with digital negatives and presents his real world expertise on optimizing raw images. Students learn hands on techniques for exposing and shooting for raw image capture and developing a raw processing workflow, as well as Photoshop techniques for perfecting the master image, converting color to black and white, and processing for panoramic and HDR images. Get the best tone and color from your digital negatives. Use Lightroom and Camera Raw sharpening controls to maximize image quality. Take advantage of Photoshop to do what Lightroom and Camera Raw can't. Produce stunning black and white images., Shooting in the raw format gives digital photographers complete control over every aspect of image quality. The Digital Negative is devoted exclusively to the topic and shows you how to make the most of that control to extract the best-possible raw rendering of your digital negatives and to use Photoshop to achieve the highest quality in your images. In this update of his best-selling book, renowned photographer and author Jeff Schewe outlines a foolproof process for working with these digital negatives and presents his real-world expertise on optimizing raw images. You'll learn hands-on techniques for exposing and shooting for raw image capture and developing a raw processing workflow, as well as Photoshop techniques for perfecting the master image, converting color to black and white, and processing for panoramic and HDR images. This second edition covers all the major updates and new features in Camera Raw, Lightroom, and Photoshop, such as GPU acceleration, Radial Filters, Pano Merge, and more. Get the best tone and color from your digital negatives. Use Lightroom and Camera Raw sharpening controls to maximize image quality. Produce stunning black and white images. Learn how to remove people from photos in Photoshop using Smart Objects and Layer Blending. Use HDR in Camera Raw and Lightroom. And much more Visit the book's companion website at TheDigitalNegativeBook.com for sample images and more., Shooting in the raw format gives digital photographers complete control over every aspect of image quality. The Digital Negative is devoted exclusively to the topic and shows you how to make the most of that control to extract the best-possible raw rendering of your digital negatives and to use Photoshop to achieve the highest quality in your images. In this update of his best-selling book, renowned photographer and author Jeff Schewe outlines a foolproof process for working with these digital negatives and presents his real-world expertise on optimizing raw images. You'll learn hands-on techniques for exposing and shooting for raw image capture and developing a raw processing workflow, as well as Photoshop techniques for perfecting the master image, converting color to black and white, and processing for panoramic and HDR images. This second edition covers all the major updates and new features in Camera Raw, Lightroom, and Photoshop, such as GPU acceleration, Radial Filters, Pano Merge, and more. Get the best tone and color from your digital negatives. Use Lightroom and Camera Raw sharpening controls to maximize image quality. Produce stunning black and white images. Learn how to remove people from photos in Photoshop using Smart Objects and Layer Blending. Use HDR in Camera Raw and Lightroom. And much more! Visit the book's companion website at TheDigitalNegativeBook.com for sample images and more.