The Lesson Step 1.Open Adobe Photoshop (In this case it’s Adobe Photoshop CS1 / 2 / 3) Step 2.If you haven’t updated your Adobe camera raw plug-in, go to Adobe and download the latest version. Or click on your respective machine: Macintosh / Windows Step 3.Open the RAW file (file / open and click the file name) Step 4.You’ll next be presented with the following
A.If you are just starting out, only concern yourself with the things I’ve highlighted here - White Balance (Colour Temperature and Tint) and Exposure. Forget everything else for now! This is an important step for beginners when using RAW.
B.Start by playing with the Colour Temperature slider and the Tint Slider. Notice how it changes the picture - you may wish to adjust this, or you may wish to accept your camera’s auto White Balance settings. But play around ith it, notice the effects
C.Play with the Exposure Slider - you can get as much as 2 stops either way without adversely affecting the image quality - sometimes - and it depends on the type of scene and lighting / ISO etc. Start by making small adjustments to the Exposure, carefully watching the histogram in the upper right, dont blow any of the highlights.
D.When you have finished your tweaking, click on the Open Object button at the bottom right and the file will be brought into Adobe Photoshops working pallette. Now edit as you would any other picture in Adobe Photoshop, and remember, save the files as a different name than the original RAW file.
