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Getting Started with Camera Raw: How to make better pictures using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
By Ben Long
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: November 07, 2005
ISBN: 0-321-38400-8
Pages: 288

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.  Getting Started
			Who This Book Is For
			What You'll Need
			Where to Begin
			There's Nothing to Fear but Bad Images
		Chapter 2.  What Is Raw?
			How a Digital Camera Sees
			Anatomy of an Image
			How Your Camera Makes a JPEG Image
			How Your Camera Makes a Raw Image
			Raw Concerns
			Choosing a Converter
		Chapter 3.  Image Editing Basics
			Color Information Theory
			Correcting Tone and Contrast with Levels
			Correcting Tone and Contrast with Curves
			Too Much of a Good Thing: Recognizing Overcorrection
			Ready to Raw and Roll
		Chapter 4.  Getting Started with Camera Raw
			The Raw Format
			Getting Started
			The Camera Raw Interface
			Processing an Image Using Camera Raw
			Camera Raw in Action
			Summary
		Chapter 5.  Workflow
			XMP: The Key to Camera Raw Editing
			Working with Individual Images
			Defining a Raw Workflow
			Raw Workflow with Camera Raw
			Summary
		Chapter 6.  Advanced Editing in Camera Raw
			Camera Raw Interface Revisited
			Where the Bits Are: Linear vs. Nonlinear Data
			Going Further with Raw Controls
			Curves: Another Interface to the Camera Raw Controls
			More Camera Raw Editing Examples
			Making Localized Corrections
			Creating High-Dynamic-Range Images
			Conclusion
		Chapter 7.  Shooting Raw
			Assessing Your Camera's Capabilities for Shooting Raw
			Shooting HDR
			Conclusion
		Index