Portrait Photography

(Darren Dugan) #1

appearattheedgesofanimagearoundpointsofcontrast.
Somelensesareworsethanothersandthiswillonlyoccur
in certain situations.


Inthelenscorrectionwindowtherearetwoslidersunder
theheading ChromaticAberration: Fix Red/Cyan Fringe
andFixBlue/YellowFringe.Dependingonthecolourof
the fringing present in the image, moving the
corresponding slider will eradicate the effect.


Vignetting


Vignettingisthedarkeningofanimagetowardstheedges
of the frame, an effect more commonly caused by the
limitationsofsomelensesandthewayinwhichthelight
passesthrough them.Sometimeshowevera photographer
maypurposelychoosetoapplyavignettetoanimagein
post production for creative effect, as it can draw the
viewer’s attention towards the centre of the image.


InnewerversionsofPhotoshopthereisanoptiontoenable
thelensprofilecorrectionswherethespecificqualitiesof
certain lenses are already preset and will rectify any
negative lens distortions.


Camera Calibration

Inthis area oftheCamera RAWmenus various camera
settingsmaybeappliedtotheimage.Thedefault setting
forPhotoshopwillbeAdobeStandard,whichmaywellbe
acceptable for certain images. However it is worth just
checkingthroughtheotheroptionsavailabletoseeifthey
improveontheimage.Dependingonthecamerausedto
take the image, the options can vary from landscape,
portrait, vivid and standard, amongst others.

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