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EXPERIMENT WITH THE CAMERA RAW
BASICS
Play around with the Camera Raw Settings. This will
allow you to avoid too much work with your layer
adjustments. Camera Raw works with 16 and 32-bit
range. This means you have double or triple your
usual 8-bit range image. Working with 32-bits gives
you the power to turn a day scene into a night scene if
you wish. Temperature, Exposure and Clarity are very
popular in the Camera Raw world. Although you
should try to do the least work you can. Thinking
about your render and/or your photography first
saves a lot of Photoshop time.06
BE SURE TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE CAMERA RAW SMART FILTER
After playing with the Camera Raw settings you will end up with a more
balanced image. Exposure, Temperature, Clarity and HSL balances should allow you
to get the most out of your render/photograph. So before you start layer adjusting
your file, you should try to get the most out of your Camera Raw Smart Filter.07
USE A REFRACTION PASS
Thanks to the Refraction Pass, there was no need to stamp
out the reflection of the light boxes on the surface of the droplets.
This is one of the best things when working with CGI.05
ADJUST COLOUR WITH CAMERA RAW
One of the hidden things in the Camera
Raw filter is the HSL/Grayscale tab. In there you can
adjust colours with hue, saturation or luminance. It’s
a kind of super-powered Selective Color. You should
be careful to not damage the pixels as this is a very
selective tool, which separates colours in three
different ways, so you might get colour aberrations if
you play more than you should. Again, let your eyes
be the judge and the Smart Object filter be your hero
if you decide to change it afterwards.