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  1. 07-07-09 05:34 AM #21
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    I recently upgraded to CS4 and acquired Lightroom for the first time.

    CS4's 'Camera RAW' has really simplyfied my post. Firstly, you can correct jpgs and tiff files in Camera RAW as well as RAW - I shoot RAW.

    Having tweaked the image in Camera RAW, I open it in CS4 and look at the crop, backscatter, sharpening and noise. Plugs-ins really help here.

    Try Nik Software Dfine (noise), Silver Efex (B&W conversion) and Sharpener Pro (sharpening). I also use Focus Magic as its quite good for correcting motion blur.

    I'm still getting my head around Lightroom but it seems to offer a more intuitive interface than CS4 but also reduced capability. Its archiving tool looks to be very powerful. It runs happily on my 10" netbook (which CS4 does not) so will make good travelling software when I have absorbed Scott Kelby's tome on the subject. BTW. His Photoshop tutorial books are highly recommended.

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    Thanks Gloc, White balance/ black balance point....... Can you explain a bit more on how to do this? Cheers
    Ps I'll buy you your next bottle if these tips keep coming. I've got a load of pics to improve from my last trip to sharm.
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    Should give you something to work on...

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    For those of you who can't afford Photoshop, there are some macros available for Paintshop Pro as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Allan Carr View Post
    For those of you who can't afford Photoshop, there are some macros available for Paintshop Pro as well.
    There's always the Photoshop student licence. Much cheaper
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    Good spot on the shrimp Rob!
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    I got a cracking shot of a shrimp cleaning station on the trip, about 10 or so shrimps just waiting for customers. I'll try out some of the tips posted on here into practice and put the results up on here this evening.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beeblebum View Post
    There's always the Photoshop student licence. Much cheaper
    It's still about 4 times the price of Paintshop Pro. The interface on Paintshop is not as slick but the facilities are pretty similar. It's a lot more powerful than Photoshop Elements for about the same price.
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    OK Here's a cleaner shrimp station taken in Jack fish alley a couple of weeks ago. First pic is unedited, second pic is my PS attempt. All comments welcome good or bad



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    My first thought is that it needs a severe crop to improve composition and emphasise the subjects. I'd start by loosing those soft coral polyps which dominate the image. Have you used a sharpener or Camera RAW clarity and contrast to try to 'lift' the subjects?
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