Class 2 : September 2, 2008

During class # 2, we watched a video which accompanies our text by Martin Evening. In the video, Martin himself guides us through the basics of ACR (Adobe Camera Raw). This video coincides with the reading that we did last week about camera raw and goes over all the tools and the differences between the sliders in the raw window. For those students who missed the class, please watch "Movie 2: What's New in Camera Raw" on the CD which is included at the back of your text.

In-Class Demos:

-How to turn your raw images into smart objects
(hold down shift in ACR to open as object)



In your layers palatte, you will see a small icon in the lower right corner indicating that it is not a background layer, but a smart object. Double clicking on the icon makes the ACR window open and allows you to make adjustments. It is always best to make as many adjustments as you can in ACR, as it draws on more of the original information in the file.


-How to use ACR processing to correct a raw file that has an underexposed foreground and a correctly exposed background using the gradient tool and masks



-We started a demo on how to use channels to make composites, but it will be continued next time.