Lynda - Photoshop CC for Photographers: Camera Raw 8 Intermediate (Updated Jul 10, 2014)

Get in-depth training on Camera Raw 8, the Photoshop component that enables photographers to make nondestructive corrections and improvements to photographs. This installment of Photoshop CC for Photographers takes you deep into selective adjustments and blemish corrections. Author Chris Orwig shows how to enhance eyes and whiten teeth with the Adjustment Brush, correct overexposed skies with the Graduated Filter tool, and remove general dust, noise, and scratches. Then dive into the Curves and HSL controls for improving color and tone. Chris also includes a section on Camera Raw's Lens Correction toolset for removing distortion and chromatic aberration in your photographs. Last but not least, discover how to harness presets, actions and the batch processing power of Bridge, and camera calibration controls to speed up your workflow and get great looking results every time.

Topics include:

Correcting exposure  

Making selective adjustments with Auto Mask  

Brightening shadows and darkening highlights  

Enhancing the color, tone, and sharpness of the eyes  

Removing Moir? patterns  

Creative color and effects with the Graduated Filter  

Improving exposure and adding blur with the Radial Filter  

Retouching skin  

Removing distracting background elements  

Working with the tone curve  

Removing color with HSL  

Split toning a color photo  

Removing extreme distortion with the Lens Profile  

Adding grain  

Creating and applying Camera Raw presets  

Author: Chris Orwig

Subjects: Photography Raw Processing

Software: Photoshop Camera Raw

Duration: 4h 51m

Level: Intermediate

Released Jun 27, 2013 - Updated Jul 10, 2014