Adobe Camera RAW for Beginners: Basic Adjustments in Action
In this video tutorial we will be reviewing all of Adobe Camera RAW’s basic adjustments and seeing how we can put them to work. We’ll also take a glimpse at the stop removal bush and the gradient filter tool.
It’s a great way to better understand the Adobe Camera RAW tools, and builds upon what we’ve learned so far in the series!
Watch the Video
Video Tutorial Summary
Here’s an overview of what you can expect to see in this video tutorial. We’ll be covering a range of different images, and investigating how they can improved with post-processing in Camera RAW.
Picture 1
This product shot suffers from over exposure and blown out highlights.
Picture 2
This photo’s white balance needs to be adjusted and the blown out highlights need to be recovered. I also adjusted the saturation just to mute the overall picture.
Picture 3
This landscape is affected by a common problem in landscape photography – the sky is overexposed while the land is underexposed (for a solution to this, take a look at Achieve Beautiful Landscape Photos with a Neutral Density Filter).
We need to recover the highlights and adjust the contrast and blacks. We can certainly do a lot more with this photo, but just using the basic adjustments, we’ve already improved it significantly.
Picture 4
For this landscape photo we use the gradient filter to make adjustments to the sky while leaving the land area alone. We’ve over adjusted the sky to give you an example of what can be done using the gradient filter along with a custom color.
Be Featured in a Future Tutorial!
If you would like your RAW photos included in an upcoming tutorial, please send them to travis (at) greenteadesign.ca. We are looking for photos in the RAW format that could benefit from some post production adjustments!
Enjoyed this Post?
Subscribe to our RSS Feed, Follow us on Twitter or simply recommend us to friends and colleagues!
Related Posts
Autobahn A43 - More
Photo Basix
Just getting started? Start with our basix tutorials on the fundamentals. View All Basix Tutorials
Other Plus Sites ...
aetuts+ audiotuts+ vectortuts+ tuts+ phototuts+ cgtuts+ nettuts+ psdtuts+ activetuts+Create a Tutorial, Get Paid!
Have something to teach the world? Want to earn money doing it? Tutorials, screencasts, and articles published here on Phototuts+ are largely contributed by readers just like you! We'll pay you great money for good content. Find Out More
Nice tutorial
well explained, and usefull
Thank you for the summary!
No problem Michele – We’re aiming to include them wherever possible from now on. Will do our absolute best
That is a great idea, i love how you actually listen to the comments of the readers.. so many of us found the video only tutorials annoying in a way, and now the summary! Awesome!
I have plenty of RAW’s you could use. If you see anything here that you like…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craniumdesigns/
Lemme know.
Thanks Steven! I will definitely be in touch.
Dude i like your pictures, they are really good! Love the story about tipping over in the kayak lol
I really enjoy working with RAW files because of their flexibility. RAW files do take up a lot of space, but when it comes to high level editing, they can’t be beat!
Thanks for the reminder and the tips.
I like the fact you can use CameraRaw to correct a specific spot. So easy to use once you get the grip on all these commands and amazing results.
Can’t wait for the next tutorial on raw images.
Thanks
Great series you have going here. I’ve got plenty of pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/susanandallen/
http://www.susanandallen.com/photos/
If you want any of the RAW files let me know.
Nice and useful!