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Effective Workflows

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Carl Wenczek

Images: Effective Workflows

Your safety is important

• Where is the fire exit?

• Beware of hazards:Tripping over bags and coats

• Please report any equipment faults to us

• Let us know if you have any other concerns

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Your comfort is important

• The toilets are along the corridor outside the lecturerooms.

• The rest area has vending machines and a water cooler.

• The seats at the computers are adjustable.

• You can adjust the monitors for height, tilt andbrightness.

Contents

01 Work with a Raw image

02 Rotate, Crop and apply Lens Corrections

03 Repair an image

04 Apply Tonal range and colour adjustments

05 Sharpen an image

06 Apply Selective corrections

07 Adjust Image Size for screen and print

08 Save your images

09 Create Batch processes

10 Use Masks to blend images

Task 01 Work with a Raw image

Hints For GIMP you will need a third party plugin such as UFRaw

Videos Photoshop - Comparing raw and JPEG filesLightroom - Lightroom and Camera Raw: Similar but different

Images _ARC7877.NEF

Notes

Task 02 Rotate, Crop and apply Lens Corrections

Hints For GIMP use the Rotate Tool and the Crop ToolFor Photoshop use the Lens Correction Filter and the Crop Tool

Videos GIMP - Cropping images and Rotating imagesPhotoshop - Using the Lens Correction filter and Mastering the Crop toolLightroom - Crop and rotate for creative effect in Lightroom

Images GIMP - DSCN1599.JPG or DSCN1614.JPGPhotoshop and Lightroom - DSCN1491.JPG

Notes

Task 03 Repair an image

Hints For GIMP use the Clone Tool and the Healing ToolFor Photoshop use the Clone Stamp Tool and the various Healing tools

Videos GIMP - Using the Clone tool and Using the Healing toolPhotoshop - Removing damage with the Clone Stamp tool, Removing damage with the Healing Brush tool, Removing damage with the Patch tool and Removing blemishes with the Healing Brush and Patch toolsLightroom - Retouching with the Spot Removal tool: Part one, Retouching with the Spot Removal tool: Part two and Spot removal: Clone versus Heal

Images Family 02.JPG

Notes

Task 04 Apply Tonal range and colour adjustments

Hints For GIMP use the Levels and Hue/Saturation commandsFor Photoshop use Adjustment Layers

Videos GIMP - Adjusting images with Levels and Adjusting Hue, Saturation, and BrightnessPhotoshop - Introducing adjustment layers, Refining dynamic range using Levels and Changing colors with adjustment layersLightroom - Adding contrast and detail with tonal adjustments and Advanced color adjustments

Images Tonal range - DSC_0237.JPG or DSCN1287.JPGColour adjustments - DSCN0923.JPG or _ARC1966.JPG

Notes

Task 05 Sharpen an image

Hints For GIMP use the Sharpen and Unsharp Mask filtersFor Photoshop use Smart Sharpen and Unsharp Mask filters

Videos GIMP - Sharpening imagesPhotoshop - Sharpening and image with Unsharp Mask and Smart SharpenLightroom - Sharpening

Images DSCN1719.JPG

Notes

Task 06 Apply Selective corrections

Hints For GIMP make selections and apply adjustmentsFor Photoshop make selections and use Adjustment LayersFor Lightroom use the Adjustment Brush

Videos Lightroom - Targeted adjustments with the Adjustment Brush

Images Use any of the images

Notes

Task 07 Adjust Image Size for screen and print

Hints For GIMP use the Scale Image commandFor Photoshop use the Image Size commandFor Lightroom you will need to do this when Exporting your images

Videos Lightroom - Exporting photos

Images Saturn 02.JPG

Notes

Task 08 Save your images

Hints For GIMP use the Save As and Export commandsFor Photoshop use the Save As and Save for Web commandsFor Lightroom you will need to do this when Exporting your images

Videos GIMP - Saving your work in GIMP and Exporting for print and webPhotoshop - Understanding file formats, Saving your image and Saving for the WebLightroom - Exporting photos

Images Use any of the images or the image you are currently working with

Notes

Task 09 Create Batch processes

Hints For GIMP use the Batch Image Manipulation commandFor Photoshop use the Actions panelFor Lightroom use Develop Presets

Videos GIMP - Using the batch processorPhotoshop - Create actionsLightroom - Create user presets for common develop setting

Images Use the three Action images

Notes

Task 10 Use Masks to blend images

Hints For GIMP and Photoshop use Layer Masks

Videos GIMP - Layer masking explained, Creating a layer mask and Modifying a layer maskPhotoshop - Blending two images together using Layer Masks and Painting in Layer Masks to blend images

Images DSCN1400.JPG

Notes