11-01-2009, 02:25 PM
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getting the most out of RAW?
I have been shooting in RAW for a couple months and find my self fiddling with the settings in ACR (I have PSE 6) but I don't really know what I am doing. Can anyone recommend a book or tutorial for how to get the most out of photo post-processing RAW formats and workflow. I have read a couple of reviews on Amazon, but would much rather hear what all you have to say. Thanks.
-Jayme 
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11-01-2009, 02:33 PM
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I do all of my post processing in LR. I love it and it is so easy to do batch processing with my own presets. Scott Kelby has great books out about LR.
I am not familiar with ACR but I bet somebody will come along =)
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11-01-2009, 02:43 PM
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I use Lightroom to process my RAW files, and the first thing I do is select the correct camera calibration profile. (I'm pretty sure that you can do that too in ACR?) Then I adjust the tone (sometimes hitting auto tone and going from there), adjust the blacks, and maybe a slight tweak of the other items.
The LR 3.0 Beta is out and available to all users to try out i you want to fiddle around with it.
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11-01-2009, 02:57 PM
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-Jen- Cassie Jones AND Katrina Kennedy tutorial collector. Nikon D40 & D90 * Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 (VR) * Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D * Nikkor 18-55mm (kit lens) * Sigma 30mm f/1.4 HSM (LOVE IT) Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 & Lightroom 3.0 beta
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11-01-2009, 04:47 PM
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Scott Kelby's books are great. I use CS3 and his book for that program was very helpful. He has some books for PSE as well.
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Amy my gallery my blog My stuff: Nikon D300; f2.8 24-70mm, f4.0-5.6 55-200mm VR, and f1.8 50 mm lenses; Photoshop CS3, iMac, MacBook
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11-01-2009, 05:47 PM
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I second the Scott Kelby books-both for PSE and LR. Lightroom is wonderful for editing your raw files.
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My Gallery My Gear: Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm 1.4, Canon EF 28-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS, Tamron 28-300mm IF My Software: PSE 7, Noiseware Professional, Lightroom 1.4  
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11-01-2009, 10:07 PM
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I'd also spend A LOT of time perusing Matt K's Lightroom Killer Tips blog. Great stuff there! For FREE! woohoo!
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11-01-2009, 10:59 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions. Katrina...I love FREE!
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