Adjust tone and color in a raw image.
Sharpen an image in Camera Raw.
Synchronize settings for multiple images.
Open a Camera Raw image as a Smart Object in Photoshop.
Apply Camera Raw as a filter in Photoshop.This lesson will take about an hour to complete. Please log in to your account on
peachpit.com to download the lesson files for this chapter, or go to the Getting Started
section at the beginning of this book and follow the instructions under “Accessing the Lesson
Files and Web Edition.”
As you work on this lesson, you’ll preserve the start files. If you need to restore the start
files, download them from your Account page.Getting started
In this lesson, you’ll edit several digital images using Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw, which
comes with Photoshop. You’ll use a variety of techniques to touch up and improve the
appearance of digital photographs. You’ll start by viewing the before and after images in Adobe
Bridge.
Note
We used Adobe Camera Raw 11, which was the current version at the time of
publication. Adobe updates Camera Raw frequently; if you’re using a later version, some
of the steps in this lesson may not match what you see.1. Start Photoshop, and then immediately hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or
Command+Option+Shift (Mac) to restore the default preferences. (See “Restoring Default
Preferences” on page 5 .)
2. When prompted, click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings file.
3. Choose File > Browse In Bridge to open Adobe Bridge.Note
If you haven’t installed Bridge, you’ll be prompted to do so when you choose
Browse In Bridge. For more information, see page 3.