Adobe camera raw tips

From the moment it was first released as an add-on to Photoshop 7 back in , Adobe Camera Raw has been a popular choice for converting raw images. With each new version since, Adobe has expanded the list of supported cameras added new features. Lately, I've noticed that all these features mean that some get missed. As such, here is a selection of tips and tricks for ACR.

Hopefully you'll be able to pick up something new to you. Shadow and Highlight Clipping Warnings In the upper left and right of the histogram display is a small, light gray triangle. Click on the one on the left and the shadow areas that will clipped based on current settings will be highlighted in the main image window. Click on the triangle in the upper right and the same will happen for highlight clipping. This can be a great tool to make sure you are getting the most from the image you are working on.

As you adjust the various sliders you can easily tell if you have fixed the clipping based on a quick glance at the image. You can have both on at the same time, but in general you'll want to focus on one at a time.

You can also see clipping a different way if you hold down the Alt key Option key on Mac while using the sliders in much the same way you can while adjusting Levels in Photoshop. Alt plus the Exposure or Recovery slider shows highlight clipping while Alt plus the Blacks slider shows shadow clipping. Try both ways to see which you prefer. It is very comprehensive and covers topics way beyond my previous knowledge.

I now understand how to apply the tools within Camera Raw which makes a tremendous difference in how my processed images look. Yeah, I really like how Aaron does his tutorials. He is very through with out being overly complicated. Always just used light room but hated going back and forth between LR and PS so wanted to know more about how ACR worked, and this was a great tutorial to learn from. Thanks Aaron! I heard about ACR in a few other videos but none of them contained very much detail.

For those like myself that not only want to photograph well, but learn the tools that can make my photos really pop, this tutorial is an excellent source to do just that. Another great tutorial! ACR has always been a mystery to me in several areas. This tutorial has cleared those mystery areas for me…could not have ever found the answers on my own…Thanks to Aaron Nace and Phlearn for such clear and concise examples of ACR for me…William.

I may have to watch this tutorial several times before I really get it all, but now I need to see what I can do with my own images!

Or could I change it i ACR? This tutorial transformed ACR from mostly a mystery to an understandable and fantastic tool. Loved the HDR segments. Greatly appreciated. Brilliantly done, as always. Super, super thorough…Aaron even goes back to some of the basics, making this a must-see tutorial for any and all Phlearners.

You are a master teacher. There are areas in ACR that had never known about until now. Thank you for this series and all of the others that I get to watch in the coming days and weeks…William. This approach ties the entire process together from start to end. Absolutely loved this tutorial! One of the easier to follow in the Pro Series. Thanks again and keep up the great work.

Great tutorial. I especially loved the last video using apply image as a mask and then blending. Keep those tutorials coming. I am always on the look out for a new one.

You need to go through this tutorial. Its the foundation of any image shot in raw. After watching this tutorial its making me think why use lightroom? Excellent tutorial and I learned a lot. However you lost a star for not using the latest version of Camera raw. I understand this was obviously started before the latest version so a lot is missing such as Dehaze, and missed out completely on the new Profiles that have been added.

Great tutorial especially using apply image to mask out selected areas using smart objects. Gave me a few more tricks to use in my post-processing. What a brilliant tutorial.

And do you know? Thanks again. Previously, I spent many hours trying to blend 3 images in HDR with different exposure and was never able to reach anything near this.

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