Chapter 4. Advanced Raw Processing Using Lightroom or Camera Raw

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The image of the sand dollars was shot with a Canon Rebel XT with the 18–55mm lens (cheap) at ISO 200 while on a vacation in the Florida Keys with my family. I like working vacations!

The previous chapter was about how the individual adjustments and tools work. This chapter is about combining the various image adjustments and tools capable of being deployed in Lightroom or Camera Raw to produce an optimized “master digital negative.” The final images shown in this chapter are the result of just raw processing. I used Photoshop only to size, output sharpen, and make final CMYK separations ...

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