Real World Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Industrial-Strength Imaging Techniques

Chapter Five. Building a Digital Workflow

In a previous edition of this book, we said it was only a matter of when, not if, digital would replace film for most applications. Now we look back on that statement and laugh, because in the short time between these editions, the transition from film to digital is essentially complete. In addition, photographers have latched onto the idea of processing files of raw data straight from the camera’s sensor because it provides a level of control and potential quality comparable to developing and printing your own film.

That said, anyone who has made the switch from film to digital can tell you that the time savings of digital photography (compared to film) is often offset by new tasks that photographers didn’t ...