Shooting in the raw format gives digital photographers complete control over every aspect of image quality. The Digital Negative is devoted exclusively to the topic and shows you how to make the most of that control to extract the best-possible raw rendering of your digital negatives and to use Photoshop to achieve the highest quality
Shooting in the raw format gives digital photographers complete control over every aspect of image quality. The Digital Negative is devoted exclusively to the topic and shows you how to make the most of that control to extract the best-possible raw rendering of your digital negatives and to use Photoshop to achieve the highest quality in your images. In this update of his best-selling book, renowned photographer and author Jeff Schewe outlines a foolproof process for working with these digital negatives and presents his real-world expertise on optimizing raw images. You’ll learn hands-on techniques for exposing and shooting for raw image capture and developing a raw processing workflow, as well as Photoshop techniques for perfecting the master image, converting color to black and white, and processing for panoramic and HDR images. This second edition covers all the major updates and new features in Camera Raw, Lightroom, and Photoshop, such as GPU acceleration, Radial Filters, Pano Merge, and more.
Get the best tone and color from your digital negatives.
Use Lightroom and Camera Raw sharpening controls to maximize image quality.
Produce stunning black and white images.
Learn how to remove people from photos in Photoshop using Smart Objects and Layer Blending.
Use HDR in Camera Raw and Lightroom.
And much more!
Visit the book’s companion website at TheDigitalNegativeBook.com for sample images and more.
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For serious study THE DIGITAL NEGATIVE more than met my expectations. The work is not for the beginner in digital imagery. The scientifically uninformed will have a rough time of it from the get go. I wish I had paid more attention to the physics of light as an undergraduate. And I do wish I had the author’s first-hand knowledge of the language, the acronyms and the development of digital photography. I suspect he has to gloss over the rich history of digital image taking to make room for raw image processing. I…
Excellent overview of LR and PS and how to approach image processing I’ve used several books on LR and PS, including the Kelby and Evening ones, and all of them offered helpful, detailed instructions on how to use the programs. Where this book differs from those and why I give it five stars is that it doesn’t get lost in the weeds but explains the philosophies behind each program, how they are structured, and how they should be used most effectively. By mapping the structure/philosophy in this way, the reader can find his/her way to the right program and the…
Jeff’s book is very useful. I purchased the previous edition too I’m a full-time photographer. Jeff’s book is very useful. I purchased the previous edition too. The last time I referred to it was to look up how Adobe’s sharpening controls work in Adobe Camera RAW and in Photoshop Lightroom. He explains things brilliantly. He definitely knows his stuff (as he should since he is very close to the development team.)