How to Get Started in Raw Photo Editing (VIDEO)
Fasten your seatbelt if haven’t explored the many benefits of Raw editing in Photoshop, because all that’s going to change thanks to the quick primer below from the informative Photocameras YouTube channel that regularly post how-to videos on simple techniques.
This straightforward lesson is the second installment of a two-part beginners guide designed to help unlock the power of Raw post processing. Today you’ll how to enhance all sorts of images with basic techniques for adjusting exposure, color, and detail.
Don’t feel ignored if you happen to be a Photoshop Elements user because our unnamed instructor kicks of the episode by explaining what you can accomplish in the Elements Raw editor as compared to Photoshop CS. As you’ll see, the latter “has a few more tabs, tools and tricks up its sleeve than the cutdown version.”
The reminder of the seven-minute episode is devoted to Photoshop CS and covers a wide variety of tools like Color Sample, Targeted Adjustments, and the Spot Removal bush. You’ll also learns how to employ what our instructors says “is arguably the most powerful and useful tool in the Raw editor, namely, the Adjustment Brush.
This tool’s panel provides an array of simple sliders for adjusting numerous properties like saturation, sharpness, exposure, color and more. Some of these enhancements are known as “targeted” adjustments, and you’ll learn how this works for common tasks like dodge & burn or lighten & darken.
Another way to make selective adjustments involves putting Photoshop’s powerful Graduated Filter to work. it’s super simple to use thanks and includes a few sliders for quickly refining whatever enhancements you make.
By the time the video concludes you’ll feel very confident about jumping into the joys of Photoshop Raw editing. Then pay a visit to the Photocameras YouTube channel where there are more how-to videos to be found.
And be sure not sure to miss our closely related tutorial with a very important warning, explaining why it’s essential to change one Jpeg setting before shooting in Raw if you want to capture photographs with maximum image quality.
