OnOne Software has released a set of Presets for use in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. These Presets were created by Jack Davis and allow you to quickly apply a wide range of stylish effects to your images. The best part – they’re FREE!
My next Adobe Lightroom class will be held in Denver Sat-Sun Oct 27-28. Presented by the Denver Darkroom. Details Here.
Photograph made May 2007 in Bryce Canyon National Park. Canon 30D, Canon 70-200 f4 L lens.
Many people ask about soft-proofing in Lightroom. The simple answer: there isn’t any. At least not yet.
However, Lightroom is a color-managed application. So if your monitor is properly calibrated, you can trust what you see on screen – that is, until you need to preview the printed output for a specific printer/paper combination.
For this, you still need to go into Photoshop. My workflow:
1. Perfect the image as much as possible in Lightroom
2. Select the “Edit in photoshop CS3…” command from the Photo menu.
3. In Photoshop, perform sharpening, soft-proofing and make any necessary adjustments for print.
You can then either print the image from Photoshop or go back into Lightroom for printing.
Tip: when you’re done editing the file in Photoshop, make sure to use the Save… command and not Save As… This will update the linked file in the Lightroom database.
I’m getting a lot of inquiries regarding the optimum workflow for sharpening using Lightroom and Photoshop CS3. Here’s what I recommend:
1. When working an image in Lightroom Develop, set the sharpening controls to their default settings by double-clicking the word “Sharpening”. (In all the modules/panels, double clicking the name of the control – not the panel header – will reset them to default values). Note: to fix chromatic aberration, turn sharpening off first.
2. After processing the image for Tone and Color in Develop, TURN SHARPENING OFF IN LIGHTROOM by setting the Amount slider to 0. Then, take the image round-trip into Photoshop for sharpening (and if necessary, selective edits and soft-proofing etc.). To do this most efficiently, use the Edit in Photoshop… command under the Photo menu.
3. In Photoshop, use PhotoKit Sharpener from Pixel Genius to do up to three rounds of sharpening: 1) Capture Sharpen – very gentle, overcomes the loss of sharpness inherent in digitizing an image; 2) Creative Sharpen – can be either global or local; this is the heaviest round of sharpening and is image- and detail-specific; and 3) Output Sharpening – done after all other editing and after resizing image to final print size.
4. You can then take the image round-trip back to Lightroom for printing/presentation etc. or print from Photoshop.
Tip: when you’re done editing the file in Photoshop, make sure to use the Save… command and not Save As… This will update the file in the Lightroom database.
Lightroom engineer Eric Scouten has posted some interesting techniques for working with keywords in Lightroom on the Lightroom-Journal blog.
Is Photoshop running sluggishly on your computer? Regardless of your system, these twelve simple steps will help you get the best possible performance from Photoshop:
A digital photography workflow is the sequence of steps you take to capture, process and output your images. An effective workflow is one that you can follow repeatedly and that will save you time and provide the best possible results.
The right workflow for one person may not be appropriate for another due to a variety of factors such as personal preferences and skills, available software, shooting style/subject matter and time requirements. However, the best digital photo workflows share a common set of basic steps. (Each step may be comprised of a number of variables, the details of which are not covered here.)
To develop a workflow that suits you, consider your skill level, equipment (camera and computer), subject matter and your intentions for the final images. Your workflow will evolve as your situation changes over time.
Step 1. Capture
Using your digital camera, capture your photos in either RAW or JPG mode. RAW provides the highest quality but requires processing in the computer. JPG is lower quality but can be viewed and shared (such as in email attachments) right out of the camera. Read more…
The ponds at Paradise Divide, near Crested Butte, Colorado. Canon 30D, Canon 17-40 f4 L lens.
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