I wanted to make a quick video to help clear up whatever confusion that may exist about the RAW file format, and explain why I feel you should set your camera to shoot in RAW instead of JPEG. Most of today’s cameras, even some point & shoot, have the ability to shoot RAW. But since out-of-box they usually are set to shoot JPEG, most users aren’t aware of the huge advantage shooting in RAW offers.
How I Did It – Part 2
Out of Order
This article is supposed to accompany this one. Oh well. I kept putting it off because explaining anything having to do with Photoshop is complicated. So I decided to make it more pictorial that “word-orial”….ugh….did I just say that? Anyway, with many images and few words here’s how I assembled this image in Photoshop:
How I Did It – Part 1
So, Who Cares?
Yea, I know it seems a bit creepy and egotistical to assume that anyone should care how I made a photograph. So right up front, I’m writing about it because every I time shoot, I learn something new. I am a firm believer that you cannot learn photography by sitting in a classroom, or going online and watching tutorials, or even reading books. You have to get the camera in your hands and USE IT! So I wanted to share the techniques I used here, in hopes that at least some of you might want get out your cameras and give them a try. That’s pretty much all there is to it….I’m just trying to be useful…..while I continue my quest for world domination.
Intro To The L.A.B. Color Space
The Best Space For Color in Photoshop
Ah, yes. It’s a new year, and time for this young man to turn his thoughts to color (I have no life). But seriously, if you care at all about Photoshop, and want a super-easy way to improve the color of just about any photo, you owe it to yourself to check out the L.A.B. color space.
