Raw Tuesday: shooting raw files the right way

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 25/09/2012 02:00am
    Shooting raw files the right way: set up your camera to ensure you capture the most detail possible

    In the latest installment of our Raw Tuesday series on shooting and editing raw files, we take a closer look at shooting raw files. By now we all know that you capture more detail when you shoot raw files, but if you don’t set up your camera properly it’s a wasted effort. In this tutorial we explore how to set up your camera to shoot raw and get it right in-camera, as well as answer some of the common questions about shooting raw files.

    Raw Tuesday: the best way to manage your raw workflow

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 18/09/2012 03:00am
    The best way to manage your raw workflow in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements

    In our ongoing Raw Tuesday series we have taken you through some of the most common questions bout how to shoot and edit raw files, and now we are starting to look at some of the more specific ways in which the raw format can give you an advantage. This week we take a close look at how to edit raw files and manage your raw workflow in a way that makes sense for you. We’ll also follow on from last week’s discussion of the Adobe Camera Raw interface and explain how to customise the process of editing raw files using ACR.

    Raw Tuesday: how to edit raw files for immaculate colour and tone

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 11/09/2012 02:00am
    Raw Tuesday: how to edit raw files for immaculate colour and tone

    In our ongoing Raw Tuesday series we have taken you through some of the most common questions bout how to shoot and edit raw files, and now we are starting to look at some of the more specific ways in which the raw format can give you an advantage. This week we take a close look at how to edit raw files to achieve perfect colour and tone. Then we’ll also help you get familiar with the Adobe Camera Raw interface and some of its key functions.

    Raw Tuesday: how to assess and adjust the exposure of your raw files

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 04/09/2012 02:00am
    Raw Tuesday: how to assess and adjust the exposure of your raw files

    Find out how to assess the exposure in your raw files and then how to adjust them so that you get the best out of your tones.

    Raw Tuesday: how to combine multiple raw files for a perfect exposure

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 28/08/2012 03:00am
    How to combine raw files for a perfect exposure

    Each week in our ongoing Raw Tuesday series, which takes a closer look at shooting and editing raw files, we’ve answered some of the common questions we hear from photographers about working with the raw format. This week we’ll address one of the more common technique questions we hear, namely how to make an image from multiple raw conversions.

    Raw Tuesday: the best way to save a raw file

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 21/08/2012 02:00am
    The best way to save a raw file: answers to common questions about what raw file format is best and what non-destructive editing actually means.

    In our ongoing series about working with raw files, we’ve told what you need to know before shooting raw files, explained what a raw file actually does for your images, how to convert raw files and what edits to make (and when) in Adobe Camera Raw. It’s a pretty exhaustive list, but we’re not done! This week we tackle the subject of how to save a raw file.

    Raw Tuesday: what to edit (and when) in Adobe Camera Raw

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 14/08/2012 02:00am
    What to edit (and when) in Adobe Camera Raw: essential advice for how to process raw files to get the best results

    In our ongoing series about working with raw files, we’ve told what you need to know before shooting raw files, the honest truth on what shooting raw can actually do for your images and last week we showed you how to convert raw files.

    This week on Raw Tuesday we’ll explore what edits to make (and when) in Adobe Camera Raw.

    Raw Tuesday: how to convert raw files

    | Photography Tips | 07/08/2012 03:00am
    How to convert raw files: some of the most common questions about raw conversion answered and explained

    We’ve told what you need to know before shooting raw files, and last week we gave you the honest truth on what shooting raw can actually do for your images. This week on Raw Tuesday we’ll explore some of the common questions about raw conversion. Our simple guide should have you getting more from your raw files in no time.

    Raw Tuesday: the honest truth on what raw files can do for your photography

    | Photography Tips | 31/07/2012 03:00am
    How and Why To Shoot Raw: the full truth on what raw can do for your photos

    Last week we kicked off our new series Raw Tuesday exploring five key points every photographer should know before shooting raw files. This week we thought we would delve deeper into shooting raw and get into the how’s and why’s. In this article we’ll ask five common questions we hear about raw files, such as ‘do all pros shoot raw?’ and ‘what’s the most useful advantage of raw files over JPEGs’. We’ll explain what shooting raw files can actually do for your images, as well as what it can’t.

    Raw Tuesday: 5 things you need to know before shooting raw files

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 24/07/2012 04:00am
    5 things you need to know before shooting raw files

    Shooting raw files has become one of the most important photography tips we offer our readers on a daily basis. Yet while most photographers agree it’s important to shoot raw files, the nuance of fine-tuning and editing raw files is at the top of said photographers’ list of most common photography problems.

    In our new weekly series, Raw Tuesday, we aim to demystify the experience of shooting and editing raw files. Every Tuesday we’ll bring you new tips and tutorials strictly relating to using raw files.