Richard Ersted
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AlainPhoto wrote:
Richard >
I keep my process as simple as possible. All shot with neutral settings...
When I select a file to process, I just open it in photoshop with latest camera raw, select the "1D mk3 / standard" color profile, adjust the white balance if needed ("auto" or "normal" is usually almost perfect).
- I crop the top and bottom for my 16/9
- in a very few cases use the "shadow/highlight" to get back a few details,
- in a few cases use the curves tool to add "linear contrast",
- in most case I "smart sharpen" as follow : 50% with a 0.5 radius
- save the image, launch the scripts to make my web versions, put them on the web, and voila
as you can see even if the camera setting is neutral, this is very little retouching - the secret is to pick well dressed subjects in good light, and big apertures makes the rest ...
Very helpful!
So, why Photoshop?; why not use Canon DPP?
Is your choice a function of your prior PS experience and expertise? Or does PS simply yield higher quality results for you than DPP?
As background, I use Nikon's Capture NX on *.nef files (if I shoot *.jpg files, then I use Photo Mechanic or Nikon's View NX); generally, I avoid PS; I'm not a fan of Lightroom.
Richard
ps Apologies for my tardy reply here, Alain.
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