Processing (Part Two of Three) 7-minutes long.
In this episode I explain that if you want to create photographic art all you need to know about is the program called Photoshop. Well, maybe not ALL you need to know...
Also discussed:
- The advantages of shooting in the RAW image format
- Working with a digitizing tablet (no mouse for this work)
- Getting images ready to print.
Filming, video editing, sound recording and editing: Steve Mays. His excellent blog is smays.com
Henry, what a great idea these video clips! I have some questions for you: Do you shoot only in RAW? After you have edited the photo, do you save it in Tiff for printing? How do you save the photo's image size - how many DPI, the size of the photo? Do you save it the size that you want to print it? I switched from film to digital recently and I am still a student, learning so much each day. I agree with you, the quality of digital photography is amazing! What fun we are having!!!!!
Posted by: Elaine Poggi | August 23, 2007 at 05:24 AM
"Do you shoot only in RAW? "
Yes, 100% of the time.
"After you have edited the photo, do you save it in Tiff for printing?"
After I edit the picture to get it just where I want I save the "Master" file as a layered 16-bit Photoshop file (PSD). I lock it so it can not be accidently changed.
How do you save the photo's image size - how many DPI, the size of the photo?
I save my "Master" file as the native resolution of my camera. In other words. When I prepare to make a print it is only then that I do the resizing. I typically resize to 240 DPI for my Epson printers.
It is after I resize that I do the critical step of sharpening.
I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying the transition to ditital imaging!
Posted by: hdomke | August 23, 2007 at 05:37 AM