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Rathika Ramasamy
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Digital post processing
Downloading the files to computer
Name the folder and files
Open the images ,check the focus,and select the bestshot
Photo editor- Photoshop, Aperture , lightroom
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Step 1- Open your raw file into camera software editor.
Correct white balance,exposure .
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Step 2.Sharpen raw file
Raw file itself apply USM 50.5.4Save as 16 bit or 8 bit Tiff, or jpg if its only for web or small sizeprint.
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Step 3-Working space ProPhotoRGB /Adobe RGB
Edit menu=>Convert profile to ProPhoto RGB or Adobe RGB
ProPhoto RGB is a bigger color space than Adobe RGB
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Step 4 -Use clone tool
Left side top part of tree branch is distracting,use clone tool toremove.
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Step 4- Image menu=> Adjustments =>Levels
Bring both left and right sliders to where the histogram starts.
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Step 5- Local contrast enhancement
Filter menu=>Sharpen=>Unsharp Mask ,Amount 20,Radius 50
Threshold-0
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Step 6- Image menu=> Adjustments =>Hue/Saturation
Increase 5 to 10, you can increase the selective colour too.
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Step 7- Use crop tool
If your bird is small in the frame you can cropnow.Select crop tool,put the required size.
Avoid heavy crop.,you will lose the details.
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Step 8-Save the Tiff file
Sharpening the process is last step. Depends onrequirements. If its for print resize for the print and applyUSM Amount 150,Radius 1.3-1.5,threshold 2
For web resize the file.
File=>Save for web
There put the size Height 600 *width400
Jpeg, Quality maximum
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Step 9- For web -L channel USM
Image menu=>Mode=>convert RGB to Lab colour
Select L channel,apply USM For web 70.5.1,comeback RGB mode
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Step 10- Boost Contrast
Apply contrast 5-10 depends on the pic.
You can do contrast adjustments using CURVES too.
Apply one more USM bring back black ,USM 20.10.0
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Step 11- Dodge or Burn tool
Use dodge tool to bring out the eye details.
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Step 12- Use Sharp tool
Use sharp tool sharpen eye part. Clean the background ,using blurtool to blur,artefacts becomes smooth.
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Animal processing- only sharpen the subject.
Animal like Lion or Tiger sharpen only body part..Like skyenvironment dont apply USM
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Original image After PP Final image
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Neat image -Noise removal
Apply neat image only on back ground.
Copy the file paste on top of the processed file.
Use erase tool ,erase only on subject to bring back thedetails in the subject
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PS Blending mode tipsBlending Modes for Tone and ContrastThe key Blending modes are:
Multiply-increase density of entire image if underexposed(better than Darken mode).
Screen-lightens image
Soft Light, Overlay, Hard Light- increase contrastprogressively
Luminosity-selects light areas only
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All the best and
happy clicking.