Digital Camera World - UK (2019-08)

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ne of the joys of converting raw files is

that there is a huge variety of creative

options. By adjusting simple sliders,

you can mix up a different bunch of

looks from the same picture, giving you

a diverse range of images from the same starting point.

When we start playing with a raw file, we’re not always

sure what kind of result we’re looking for, and there

could be several interpretations that can be equally

strong. That’s why the Snapshot facility in Adobe

Camera Raw allows you to record different versions

of the same image. The original raw itself never

changes, but all the different visual styles will be

kept, so you can quickly reproduce the look you like.

Open the Path.NEF image into Photoshop CC: it will

load into the Camera Raw plugin. Click the Snapshots

tab, then click the New Snapshot icon at the bottom

of the panel. In the dialog box, name the Snapshot

‘Original’. You’ve now recorded your first Snapshot,

which is how the pic looks straight out of the camera.

Now go back to the Basic tab, and get to work! In this

example^1 , I set Highlights to -80, Shadows to +100,

Texture to +70 and Clarity to +70. I then selected the

Graduated Filter, set Exposure to +1.5, and dragged

the grad upwards to brighten the foreground. I added

warmth by boosting Temperature to +40, then created

a new grad with an Exposure setting of -0.5, and used

this to darken the sky. I went back to the Snapshots

tab, and created a new Snapshot called ‘Colour’.

I then made a range of different looks, including Black

& White, Split-Toned Mono, Moonlight and Retro. Each

time I had a finish I was happy with, I created another

Snapshot. To output Snapshots as actual image files, all

you have to do is click on the Snapshot you want, then

click on Open Image. This saves all your Snapshots to

your raw file and loads that specific raw conversion into

Photoshop. From here, you can then go to File > Save As

and save it in the format you require. By re-opening the

raw file, you can then select any Snapshot and output

that version, or you can use it as a starting point to

create another visual style. It’s a brilliant way of

working that’s simple to use and quick to apply.^2

Store multiple versions

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