Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-04-11)

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Michael’s

toptips

Michaelrevealssomeofhis

toptipsforediting in Adobe

CameraRaw

1

Enlargetheeditwindow

Evertriedenteringfullscreenmode

inACR?HittheletterF onyour

keyboardandyou’llfindthatthe

interfaceinstantlyfills yourscreen– very

handyif you’reediting on a laptop with a

smallscreen.

2

Learntheshortcuts

Hoveryourmouseorcursorover

thetoolsin thetoolbarandyou’llbeable

to viewthenameof eachtoolandits

shortcutkey,revealedin brackets.

Learningtheshortcutsis a greatway to

increaseyourworkflowspeed.

3

Refertothehistogram

Rememberto keepa closeeyeon

thehistogramupat thetoprightof the

interfaceat alltimes.Turningthe

Shadow(U)andHighlight(O)Clipping

Warningsonis a goodideaif youwant

to checkareaswhereyouthink you

mightbelosingdetail.

4

Theoriginal

ACRofferssomegreattoolsfor

checkingimagesbeforeandafter.

They’refoundat thebottomrightof the

previewwindowandcanbetoggled

throughbyhittingthekeyboard

shortcut,whichis theletterQ.

5

Resetthedialog

If you’dliketo resettheimageback

to itsoriginalstateanddismissany

changesyou’vemade,justholdOption/

Altonyourkeyboard,whichwillturnthe

Cancel button to a Reset button.

4 Checkforimperfections
Beforeprinting,it’svitaltochecktheimagefor
sensordirtordistractions.I liketodothisby
zoomingin 100%andusingtheHandToolto
scrollthroughtheimage,ensuringyoudon’t
missanyareas.TheSpotRemovaltool(B)is fast
andeffectiveforremovingminordistractions
that don’t require extensive retouching work.

ForthisphotographI wouldliketogivetwo

recommendations.FirstI recommendthe

WhiteWallOriginalPhotoPrintUnderMatteAcrylic

Glasswitha whiteborder.Thiscombinationgives

theimagea cleanandcoollook.Theclassiclook

witha passe-partoutalsofits thisphoto.In this

case,I wouldselectoursolidwoodframeViennain

theBrownAldercolour.I wouldorderthepicturein a sizeof at least

30 x 37cm.Anothergoodoptionis OriginalPhotoPrint under Acrylic

Glassin ourframecalledBaselin walnutcolour.

Jan-Ole Schmidt, Product Manager, WhiteWall

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