Thursday & Friday, Dec. 11 – 12, 2008

Adobe Bridge & Camera Raw Workflow

Instructor: Sean Duggan

This workshop delves into the raw processing combo of Adobe Bridge CS3 and Adobe Camera Raw 4 in Photoshop CS3. In Bridge we will go over strategies for the initial organization of the images from a shoot, including batch renaming, the application of ratings, labels and keywords, and filtering images to display only specific subsets based on chosen criteria. In Camera Raw, every feature in the eight tabbed panels of the dialog will be explored in depth and fully explained to help you get the most from your raw files. Speeding up your raw processing by taking advantage of batch processing capabilities and using saved presets will also be discussed, as will specialized techniques only available with raw files such as Dual Process Raw and High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging will also be demonstrated. Raw file archiving issues and the benefits of the Digital Negative (DNG) raw format will also be discussed. The raw workflow in Bridge/Camera Raw will be compared to the features in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to help you decide if using Lightroom would benefit your workflow.