Lesson 8 - Post Processing

In our last class you were introduced to post processing. We went over iPhoto and Lightroom 2.0 by using the tools and techniques most useful for photo editing such as:
exposure
levels
highlight recovery
blacks
fill light
temperature
tint
contrast
saturation
vignetting
grad filter
adjustment brush
clone/heal

just to name a few. Next class, I will reserve some time to review some key techniques for use in Photoshop.

Don't you just love processing?

Oh right! We also talked about RAW vs. JPG. In the beginning of the class, most of you were down on RAW but I hope by the end of the class, you were able to appreciate some of the awesomeness of RAW!

Remember this example?

Here is SOOC:


Recovered from JPG:


Recovered from RAW:


Wow... what a difference. Remember, JPG's are compressed, so a lot of information and detail is thrown away. As a result, there is less room for extreme processing. If you nail the exposure and white balance, then shooting in JPG's might be for you as you deal with less processing and smaller files. However, if you want the flexibilty in processing and you have a fast computer and lost of hard drive space, then consider shooting in RAW.

Hope you had as much fun as I did discovering just some of the things you can do in post processing!