asset management
Apply your RAW settings to multiple fi les sharing the same light source and exposure. In Bridge
you can also copy and paste settings as well as using the ‘saved settings’ or ‘previous conversion’
options to make the task easier.
Note > If using File Browser hold down the Alt (PC) or Option key (Mac) and click on the
‘Update’ button.
CAMERA RAW TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Many photographers introduce a gray card or neutral tone in the image of the fi rst shot on
location to establish an effective tone for the ‘white balance’ tool inside the Adobe Camera RAW
interface (eyedropper).
Every adjustment in camera RAW is global in nature – some adjustments are best left to Photoshop
where they can be controlled in a localized way using adjustment layers and layer masks, e.g.
localized sharpening, saturation adjustments etc. I typically set the noise reduction sliders to 0
when using a DSLR camera and a low ISO setting (see the chapter ‘Camera RAW’).
I mostly concentrate my efforts on making sure the histogram fi ts neatly between the goal
posts on either side (these ‘goal posts’ will become level 0 and level 255 when the image is
fi nally opened in Photoshop or Elements). Hold down the ‘Alt’ or ‘Option’ key as you drag the
‘Exposure’ and ‘Shadows’ sliders to view where and when clipping may occur. The ‘Brightness’
and ‘Contrast’ sliders are not destructive to the histogram once it has been set using the Exposure
and Shadows sliders, so these controls share nothing in common with their namesakes inside
Photoshop and Elements. The saturation slider, however, has to be treated with some caution
because if this is moved too high clipping can be induced.