Photoshop

Suggested Workflow

1. open photo in bridge
   1. File -> File info -> Description tab
      1. add title, author, keywords
      2. add copyright - Mac option-G; Microsoft Ctl Alt C; Alt+0169
   2. open in camera raw
      1. click on link under photo
         1. Space : sRGB
         2. Size : choose based on preference
         3. Resolution: see below
      2. Basic tab
         1. rotate image if necessary
         2. straighten image
         3. use ‘Recovery’ to dissolve ‘blinkies’
         4. crop
         5. adjust exposure
         6. adjust saturation
         7. adjust temperature
      3. Detail tab
         1. sharpen: see below
      4. open in photoshop if necessary
         1. levels adjustment (ctl-L) see below
            1. hold white end, ALT-drag until see something other than black, pull back a bit & release
            2. don’t adjust if they have something all the way across
         2. curves adjustment (clt-M)
            1. use to modify colors vs levels - more points to tweak
            2. leave endpoints alone, click on area to affect, pull curve in the middle to bow line
         3. color correction
         4. repair image defects - clone tool, spot healing
         5. apply filters

Resolution

• screen resolution - 72 ppi
• print resolution - 300 ppi
• use bicubic sharper to make smaller
• use bicubic smoother to make larger

Sharpening

• start with 500% amount, 1.5 radius, 0 threshold
• adjust radius until it looks good - .5 -> 1.5
• back off amount - 200 -> 300
• fine tune threshold

Histogram

• want lots of midtones
• flattening out ends
• if heightened on either end - adjust shutter to compensate

Contrast

• if too much, yellow filter

Warp

• puppet tool to warp elements
  • use to adjust for wide angle lens distortion
• logo creation - smush and stretch letters
  • make letter using text tool
  • layer -> ratserize -> layer
  • edit -> transform -> warp

Color Profile

• RGB = imaging
• CMYK = printing
• Adobe 1998 RGB color space broader than sRGB