WORKING WITH RAW FILES
S
hooting RAW files rather
than JPEGs means you
capture the image in its
unprocessed state, so that
instead of leaving the camera to carry
out the processing you do the
processing yourself later in Adobe
Camera Raw.
But the initial results can sometimes
look a little flat and disappointing. This
is because when Adobe Camera Raw
opens the image it ignores any picture
styles used by the camera applies a
generic conversion profile with quite
subdued colours and contrast.
The solution lies in the Camera
Calibration tab in the tools panel. If you
check its drop-down Camera Profile
menu you often find it displays a list
of the camera’s own picture styles. You
won’t see this for every camera model, but
it’s becoming more and more common.Calibrate your
RAW files
How to make sure Adobe Camera Raw matches
the colours captured by your camera
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ACR’s default conversion
But if we open up the RAW version we see a very
different result. The colours are flatter and more
muted, and the whole scene has lost those deep and intense
twilight colours. It’s rather disappointing, and a step back
from the original JPEG photo rather than an improvement.1
The camera’s JPEG image
This picture was taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera using its
Velvia film simulation mode. Velvia film is associated
with rich contrast and strong, saturated colours. Other
camera makers offer their own variations – on Canons, for
example, you can choose ‘Landscape’, ‘Portrait’ and more.BEFORE
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