From RAW Capture to the Pixel-Perfect Photograph

Chamira Young

Chamira YoungJun 8, 2015

FREELessons: 17Length: 1.9 hours

Post-Production Image Processing RAW RAW Processing Photography

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From RAW Capture to the Pixel-Perfect Photograph

Introduction

01:32

Raw image data from a digital camera needs processing by a computer to turn it from a simple binary record to a beautiful visual image. While profiles and presets can do a good job, it always takes some human intervention to get things just right. In this course you will learn a solid creative and technical foundation for working with images, and you will practice a processing methodology that takes the guesswork out of post-processing. Although this course is delivered in Adobe Lightroom, the principles and methodology learned here are also easily transferable to similar software, such as Adobe Camera Raw and Capture One Pro.

1.Introduction
5 lessons, 21:27

1.1
Introduction
01:32

1.2
What You Need
00:36

1.3
What is a Raw Photograph?
02:23

1.4
Get Familiar With the Lightroom Interface
05:34

1.5
Import Your Photos Into Lightroom
11:22

2.Neutralize and Assess
4 lessons, 29:58

2.1
The Initial Edit: Creating Our "Assembly"
07:39

2.2
Lens and Perspective Corrections
06:28

2.3
Baseline Exposure and Contrast
09:55

2.4
Baseline Color
05:56

3.Move the Group
5 lessons, 42:13

3.1
Further File Rating, and Saving to XMP
09:42

3.2
Exposure Balancing: The Graduated Filter and Adjustment Brush
12:07

3.3
Advanced Lens Corrections
04:01

3.4
Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
05:27

3.5
Noise Reduction and Pre-Sharpening
10:56

4.Into the Edit
2 lessons, 20:28

4.1
Evaluate Your Images and Give Them a "Look"
10:51

4.2
File Export and Final Edit in Adobe Photoshop
09:37

5.Course Conclusion
1 lesson, 02:43

5.1
Conclusion
02:43

Chamira Young

I admit it. I’m an art nerd, Photoshop geek, and photographer with an obsession for productivity and creativity. Through online teaching and podcasting, I also love helping other individuals and small businesses become more successful by empowering them with the tools and knowledge to up their game.