How Does Lightroom's New Texture Slider Compare To Clarity and Sharpness ?

johnpaulcaponigro 06.06.2019 Technique - Raw, Technique - Sharpening 1
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Maximum Dehaze

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Maximum Clarity

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Maximum Texture

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Maximum Sharpening

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Negative Texture

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Negative Clarity

Think of Adobe Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw’s new Texture slider as producing an effect that lies somewhere between the Clarity and Sharpness sliders.
It’s closer to Sharpness so when you apply it, rather than looking at the full image, zoom in to 100% to evaluate the detail accentuation it produces. So, use it more for detail enhancement than contrast.


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New Range Masking Features In Lightroom CC & Camera Raw

johnpaulcaponigro 03.11.2017 Technique - Raw 0
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Adobe's Julianne Kost and Photoshop Cafe's Colin Smith demonstrate Adobe Lightroom Classic's new Range Masking. (Remember, what works in Lightroom also works in Camera Raw.) Range Masking, by luminosity or color, is a significant step forward in selective or regional image adjustment during Raw processing.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.


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Use Adobe Lens Profiles To Improve Your Image Quality

johnpaulcaponigro 03.03.2017 Technique - Raw 0
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Do you wish you could improve the quality of the images your lenses deliver after exposure? You can, using software. Adobe’s Lens Corrections feature uses a digital image file’s EXIF metadata about camera and lens to automate cures for standard lens distortions, including geometric distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting.


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What In The World Are Raw Files?

johnpaulcaponigro 20.02.2017 Technique - Raw 4
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Your digital camera can produce two types of files – Raw and JPEG.
One can be seen instantly, because it is already processed – JPEG. The other, needs to be processed to be seen – Raw.
Few people have actually seen what an unprocessed Raw file looks like. To be seen properly Raw files need to be rendered or changed. What you see on your camera’s LCD is a JPEG produced on the fly by your camera. What you see in programs like Adobe Lightroom or Bridge are previews made with their default renderings.
Raw files are curious things. They contain color, but not a color image – yet.


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Why You Should Profile Your Camera

johnpaulcaponigro 02.02.2017 Color - Management, Technique - Raw 0
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You can significantly improve the clarity and saturation of the color you digital camera creates by creating a custom profile for it. The defaults manufacturer's provide and most people use are fine, but a custom profile built for your camera is better.
X-Rites’ Color Checker Passport can be used to quickly deliver more accurate color in a variety of ways.


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Why You Should Shoot Raw

johnpaulcaponigro 24.01.2017 Technique - Raw 0
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If you want to create digital photographs with the highest quality, set your camera to create Raw files.
What are the upsides to shooting in Raw? Raw files contain the widest color gamut (saturation), highest bit depth (gradation), have flexible white balance (color temperature), offer the greatest opportunities for rendering highlight and shadow detail, are free of compression artifacts, and can be reprocessed indefinitely (even with tomorrow’s software) with no loss in quality. There are some downsides to shooting in Raw. Raw files are larger and require post-processing before presentation. They take up more room and they take longer to use. But the higher quality they offer are worth the effort.


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