Lesson 2 - Objectives 5-8 (Tuesday)
B02-05 Skill: Understanding and using Camera Raw's histogram and clipping warnings
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Objective:
To understand the clipping warnings, you need to know what a histogram is, and how to interpret it. Please go through the tutorial, "Working with Histograms and Clipping Warnings in Adobe Camera Raw CC," |
No required exercise file. Be sure to practice this on your own!
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You start losing image information when you make the histogram "climb up the wall" on either side. In proper terms, it is called clipping. When pixels that were formerly some value lower than pure white, and then are turned white by increasing the exposure - you end up losing image data - or in other words, you've clipped the highlights. The same applies on the black side of the histogram - where you end up losing shadow detail because you've clipped pixels to pure black. The clipping warnings in Camera Raw help you to avoid that. Give it a try yourself!
B02-06 Skill: Save files from Camera Raw without going into Photoshop
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Objective:
Camera Raw will allow you to save an image (or a group of images) without having to take them into Photoshop. All you need to do is have the image you want to save on screen (or images selected at the left of the screen for multiple images) and then click the "Save Image..." button in the lower left corner of Camera Raw. Go through the tutorial, "How to Save Files Directly from Camera Raw." Please play with this feature for a bit. It is very powerful! |
No required exercise file. Be sure to practice this on your own!
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B02-07 Skill: Use the Camera Raw crop tool and straighten tool
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Objective:
Go through the PDF tutorials - How to Use the Crop Tool in Camera Raw and How to Use the Straighten Tool in Camera Raw. Then try it out yourself! As you use the crop tool, look for hidden treasures within your original photo. Play around with different crops! You might be surprised at the gems you can find within a larger image. In the examples I gave in the tutorial, you see several possible crops. Which one did you like the best?
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No required exercise file. Be sure to practice this on your own!
No required exercise file. Be sure to practice this on your own!
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B02-08 Skill: Create panoramic images in Camera Raw
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Objective:
Camera Raw has the ability to take multiple images and stitch them together in a panorama. This is particularly nice if you're using RAW images, because the resulting panorama is saved as a RAW image as well, combining all the data from the images. In this demonstration, I've used my Canon point-n-shoot to take several images, and after each shot I've turned to my right about 20 degrees before taking the next shot. Please note that there is the ability to combine multiple exposures into a high dynamic range image (HDR image). HDR images combine the best of each exposure to create stunning images with full dynamic range of values. We learn more about this in the advanced course. Watch the video "Using Camera Raw to create panoramas." (Captioned Version) |
Video: Using Camera Raw to create panoramas. (2:08)
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Apply: Exercise B02-08
Download this zip archive, B02-08_Exercise, and try doing a panorama yourself. Challenge: Using Camera Raw, can you make your try at this exercise look like mine (below)? If not, continue through the following objectives, then come back to this one. Rename your saved panorama file as B02-08_Your_Name. |
