Photoshop CC for Photographers: Camera Raw 9

Take your RAW skills to the next level and learn how to master Camera Raw tools such as curves, HSL controls, presets and profiles, masks, and more.

Introduction

• Want to master Adobe Camera Raw?
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Understanding Raw Files

• What is a raw file and why must they be processed?
• What are DNG files?
• Enhancing raw files by converting to DNG with Super Resolution

2. An Introduction to Adobe Camera Raw

• One technology, many ways to access
• Using Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop
• Using Adobe Camera Raw in Adobe Bridge
• Using Adobe Camera Raw in Lightroom Classic
• Using Adobe Camera Raw in Lightroom
• Using Adobe Camera Raw in Lightroom Mobile
• Using Adobe Camera Raw in After Effects

3. Working with Raw Files

• Opening a raw file and how edits are stored
• Working with the toolbar
• Working with slider controls
• Using the Before and After views
• Customizing the Edit panels
• Customizing the Filmstrip view
• Adjusting essential Camera Raw preferences

4. Basic Adjustments

• Starting with a raw profile
• Setting proper white balance
• Adjusting tone
• Adjusting depth and color
• Using the histogram to adjust images

5. Tone Curves

• Using Parametric Curves and the Targeted Adjustment tool
• Using point curves
• Using color channels
• Saving curves presets

6. Adding Detail

• Sharpening your photo
• Cleaning up an image with noise reduction
• Revisiting the Texture and Clarity controls

7. Working with the Color Mixer Controls

• Adjusting hue
• Adjusting saturation
• Adjusting luminance
• Combining HSL adjustments with masks
• Working with grayscale images

8. Working with Color Grading

• What is color grading?
• Creating an effective color grade

9. Working with Optics Corrections

• Using built-in lens profiles
• Refining lens corrections
• Removing chromatic aberrations

10. Working with Effects

• Adding grain
• Adding vignettes
• Creating custom vignettes

11. Camera Calibration

• The role of the Camera Calibration tab
• Setting a custom calibration

12. Working with Presets and Snapshots

• Working with premium presets
• Creating your own presets
• Creating advanced Adobe profiles
• Adding a LUT to Adobe profiles
• Refining Adobe profiles
• Adding snapshots to store different versions

13. Essential Tools

• Cropping and straightening
• Using crop overlays for additional control
• Fixing perspective issues
• Geometric transformations
• Removing spots
• Check healing with the Overlay tool

14. Advanced Controls

• The Enhance Details command
• Working with the Upright adjustment
• Cloning an area
• Making local adjustments
• Working with object-based masks
• Working with Sky-based masks
• Adjusting the background with a mask
• Making range-based masks
• Working with brushes and gradients
• Using depth mattes

15. Merging Panoramic Images

• Merging panoramic images
• Correcting distortion in panoramic images
• Developing panoramic images, part 1
• Developing panoramic images, part 2

16. Merging HDR Images

• Merging HDR images
• Correcting ghosting in HDR images
• Developing HDR images

17. Workflow Options

• The workflow options connection to photos
• Working with raw files as Photoshop smart objects
• Converting to DNG files
• Converting to other file formats
• Batch exporting files
• Storing or resetting settings

Conclusion

• Next steps