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EDITING THE SHOTS

Editing the Shots

Most photographers think of Camera Raw as a RAW le convert-

er. But here you’ll see that its capabilities extend beyond image

processing and it can also be used to examine, analyze, cull, and

rate images as well.

Let’s do some actual editing of multiple

images in Camera Raw:

From Bridge, open the selected 1.

files by placing your cursor over

one of the selected thumbnails and

double-clicking. After a while, the

images appear in the Camera Raw

window and look like Figure 5-6.

Note the image in the main window

opens at 34.4 percent, or some other

percentage dictated by a camera’s

native resolution. Not a good size for

determining sharpness. Also note the

icon in the lower right corner of each

file’s thumbnail. This signifies Camera

Raw settings have been applied.

Remember, in Martin’s case, he applied

the custom Camera Raw settings

earlier, in Bridge.

Before magnifying the image to 2.

a desirable 100 percent, choose

Select All from the top of the image

window. Next, use the Zoom tools to

magnify the image to 100 percent.

The keyboard shortcut �-Option-0

(Ctrl-Alt-0) also sets an image to 100

percent (Figure 5-7). Now all the

images will appear at 100 percent, and

you don’t have to stop and change the

zoom level each time.

Cycle through the images using the 3.

keyboard arrow keys. At 100 percent

magnification, Martin quickly sees

which images are sharp and which

aren’t.

Figure 5-6

Figure 5-7

Photo Editing with CamEra raw

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Use the histogram on the top right 4.

to observe the distribution of tonal

values (Figure 5-8). Look for clipping

in the highlights or shadow areas.The

histogram will change with each image.

Select one thumbnail at a time and

make needed Exposure adjustments.

Make sure the exclamation mark in the

upper right of the image is clear before

making any decisions.

Deleting in Camera Raw

Like in Bridge, you can trash and prioritize

images in Camera Raw but with the

advantage of being able to enlarge and

analyze individual images more fully than

you could in Bridge. To delete an image,

select the image and click the Trashcan in

the toolbar at the top of the Camera Raw

window, circled in Figure 5-9. To deselect

images marked for deletion, simply click

the trash icon again. You can also delete/

undelete by using the delete keyboard

command. (The trash icon will appear in

Camera Raw only when multiple RAW files

are open.) A reminder will appear in the

image window. In the filmstrip view, the

image icon will have a reminder as well, in

the form of an X. When you exit Camera

Raw, the images marked for deletion

are automatically moved to the trash or

recycle bin.

Assigning Ratings in Camera Raw

You can also assign your ratings here

by clicking directly on the filmstrip

thumbnails (just below the image), or

by selecting a thumbnail and using

�-Numbers 1–5 (Ctrl-Num 1–5).

Figure 5-10 shows what Martin’s

thumbnails look like in Camera Raw

after he assigns ratings.

Figure 5-8

Figure 5-9

Figure 5-10