IMAGE EDITING
Programs
Thetwomainprogramsavailabletothephotographerfor
imageeditingareAdobePhotoshopandLightroom.Both
areverypowerfultoolsandifusedcorrectlycanenhance
and add creativity to the images taken.
ManyphotographersuseLightroomasawayoforganizing
theirimagesandworkflow,takingadvantageofthelibrary
functionasaneffectivewayofcataloguingwork,anditis
good for batch editing and quick manipulation; the
slideshowfunctioncanbeusedforshowingclientsimages
ifrequired.Lightroomisalsosignificantlylessexpensive
than Photoshop and may be a good starting point for
learningto editand manipulateimages.Morecommonly
photographers however will utilize the power and
versatility of Photoshop for the finer details of image
manipulation.
Whichevereditingsoftwareisfavoured,themainpriority
of thephotographeris havingin place a systematicand
consistentworkflowinwhichtoprocessimages,ensuring
constant and predictable quality of image output is
achieved.
When Editing Portraits...
With particular reference to editing portraits, if the
photographercapturesitcorrectlyincamerawithregardto
cropping,lightingandexposureandcomposition,thetime
takenshouldbeminimal.Initially,colourcorrectionsand
minor adjustments can be made in Camera RAW or