Product Description

One of the most important technologies a photographer can master is shooting and working with raw images. However, figuring out the best way to work with raw files can be confusing and overwhelming. What's the advantage to working in raw? How do you manage, organize, and store raw files? What's the best way to process your files to meet your photographic needs? How do Photoshop, Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw work together? Is it possible to keep your photos in the raw format and still enhance them extensively? Philip Andrews answers these questions and more in his all-new essential raw workflow guide.

Whether you are a beginner just starting to explore the intricacies of shooting raw, or a seasoned pro looking for a better workflow, this book provides all of the information you need to know to create stunning images from your raw files. As well as covering the most popular raw software packages such as Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom, it provides general information that you will find useful no matter which software you prefer. Clear, precise step-by-step instructions will help you get from start to finish with essential tips and tricks along the way. Packed with inspirational images and clearly marked screenshots pointing out the exact information you need, you'll be on your way to creating a better, faster, and more efficient raw workflow in no time.

.Covers the entire raw workflow from beginning to end to help you solve the mysteries of this powerful technology
.See the power of a truly non-destructive, raw-based workflow
.Completely up-to-date to get you up to speed fast with the new features in software packages such as Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Adobe Camera Raw, and Lightroom
.Full-color photographs and screenshots provide essential illustrations in an easy to follow step-by-step format that shows you exactly how to work with your raw files

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #208162 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Review
Quotes from Amazon reviews of Andrews et al./RAW Workflow from Capture to Archives:

"I am not an expert, but as someone trying to improve my skills with Raw, this book definitely covers the waterfront. I am very pleased. It has a very nice mix of text pictures and examples. Very easy to follow, and offers a wide choice of options for editors, setting up a workflow and covering the subject."

"You'll take all your pix in RAW after reading this. This excellent book presents a thorough, in-depth discussion of capturing, processing and manipulating images from digital cameras...the book is very well written, and makes both the camera and computer concepts and techniques accessible to a wide spectrum of readers, including experienced file photographers new to digital photography, casual digital photographers wanting to improve their camera and/or software skills, and Photoshop users who want to learn more about digital photography."

About the Author
Philip Andrews is Adobe Australia's official Photoshop and Elements Ambassador. He is an experienced photographer, author, magazine editor and online course creator. He was previously a lecturer at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia and Nescot, England. He is a beta tester for Photoshop, an alpha tester for Photoshop Elements and a Photoshop specialist demonstrator for Adobe Australia. Philip is also co-founder of photo-college.com an online photography training college. He's a regular contributor to several magazines including Shutterbug, Amateur Photographer, Australian Photography and Better Photography, he is senior contributing editor for Better Digital, columnist for What Digital Camera and Co-editor and publisher of Better Photoshop Techniques magazine.

Customer Reviews

Sensible, broad and easy to follow.
Although I've been shooting raw for 10 months I've always felt my workflow could be better. The best thing about this book is that it acknowledges that different people work in different ways and is designed around 4 main products: Photoshop Elements, Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge. OK, so they're all Adobe products but I suspect that 90% of photographers shooting raw files will have Adobe products in their system.

Canon and Nikon proprietary products are touched on but despite the 2008 publication date the book is short on information and certainly lacks a certain something on Capture NX. Having said that, the author is careful to point out known issues such as Capture NX stopping Adobe Camera Raw working in Elements and he offers a solution rather than leaving the reader to find the soloution on the web. He also provides good, thorough accounts of what the controls do in ACR, how to use them and how to structure workflow in ACR, Elements, PS, Lightroom and then goes on to look at more detailed use. I would throroughly recommend this book to photographers new to raw since he starts literally at the beginning i.e. setting up to shoot raw and the factors that make it different from shooting jpegs - and for the more experience user the book will offer new ideas.