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Daily Archives: February 23, 2012

Adobe Camera RAW for Beginners: Basic Adjustments

Last night when teaching the first class of our Photoshop course I was asked about RAW processing. This is not something we cover on this course but I am writing a course on Lightroom at the moment however whilst over at Photo Tuts I found this tutorial. RAW processing is not difficult to understand, it might take a while to fully get to grips with all the permutations, and this tutorial will get you started if you have never tried. Go here for the link to the Photo Tuts RAW processing tutorial

 

Create a Stunning High Key Portrait Photo

When I am looking for interesting tutorials I often head over to the Photo Tuts site which is crammed with good stuff. High key is a regular favourite subject area and this tutorial in a 30 minute video is pretty good at explaining how to achieve those washed out high contrast effects. Personally I prefer to read tutorials rather than watch videos but these days everyone want to be on tv, shame. Go here for this excellent tutorial