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Question on Photo Editing
Sep 12, 2011 13:25:10 #
COJuniper
Loc: Central Oregon
When editing a photo what should be done 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc?
Trim, Color Adjustment, Unmask? Or????
Then in the Unmasking what should be done 1st, 2nd, etc? Adjust the Amount, then the Radius, then the Threshold or Radius first, then the Amount, then the Threshold?
What does the Amount and Radius adjustments really do?
Trim, Color Adjustment, Unmask? Or????
Then in the Unmasking what should be done 1st, 2nd, etc? Adjust the Amount, then the Radius, then the Threshold or Radius first, then the Amount, then the Threshold?
What does the Amount and Radius adjustments really do?
Sep 12, 2011 14:20:26 #
digitalshooter
Loc: Arizona
First of all what program are you using for editing your photos? I am not familiar with unmasking? I use CS5 for all my photo editing.
Sep 12, 2011 17:52:00 #
Do not have enough room to answer all your questions and a lot is trial and error, but one thing for sure. Only sharpen and save jpeg one time and the last 2 steps in your flow.
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Sep 13, 2011 06:16:58 #
COJuniper wrote:
When editing a photo what should be done 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc?
Trim, Color Adjustment, Unmask? Or????
Then in the Unmasking what should be done 1st, 2nd, etc? Adjust the Amount, then the Radius, then the Threshold or Radius first, then the Amount, then the Threshold?
What does the Amount and Radius adjustments really do?
Trim, Color Adjustment, Unmask? Or????
Then in the Unmasking what should be done 1st, 2nd, etc? Adjust the Amount, then the Radius, then the Threshold or Radius first, then the Amount, then the Threshold?
What does the Amount and Radius adjustments really do?
Depending on if I know the image is going to be cropped or not, I do that first. Then when I go to apply any adjustments (levels, curves, etc) they will correspond only to the pixels remaining. Then, I would sharpen if I felt the need. Then onto color processing. Not sure what unmasking is. I use Photoshop CS5. Are you meaning Unsharp Mask? If so, I don't use that method. The amount setting on most dialogues is for (you guessed it) how much of the process you want to apply.
"Radius setting determines the thickness of the sharpened edge. Low values produce crisp edges. Higher values produce thicker edges with more contrast throughout the image. The Threshold setting is entered between 0 and 255. They are brightness values and determine how PS recognizes the edges in an image. As you raise the Threshold setting fewer pixels are sharpened because PS ignores adjacent pixels of closer brightness. At 0 everything is sharpened."
The above bold statement is from:
http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/general-photoshop-board/3619-settings-unsharp-mask.html#post32731
Sep 16, 2011 11:41:43 #
COJuniper
Loc: Central Oregon
digitalshooter wrote:
First of all what program are you using for editing your photos? I am not familiar with unmasking? I use CS5 for all my photo editing.
The only editing program I have is what came with my Canon. It is zoombrowzer EX. Unmasking is part of the sharpening process.
Sep 16, 2011 11:49:21 #
COJuniper
Loc: Central Oregon
Thank you for your feed back. Whew, sometimes learning can be a little confusing.
Sep 16, 2011 12:18:59 #
COJuniper wrote:
The only editing program I have is what came with my Canon. It is zoombrowzer EX. Unmasking is part of the sharpening process.
digitalshooter wrote:
First of all what program are you using for editing your photos? I am not familiar with unmasking? I use CS5 for all my photo editing.
The only editing program I have is what came with my Canon. It is zoombrowzer EX. Unmasking is part of the sharpening process.
I'll look into that. I have it as well; just don't use it. Remember there are other free programs with many utilities within. ;)
Sep 16, 2011 12:39:09 #
I shoot in RAW format only. My workflow runs something like this:
1. If a crop is necessary enlarge 300% using OnOne's Perfect Resize 7.
2. Crop to exact desire final size in Photoshop CS5
3. Remove unwanted elements in the photo
4. Make any levels/color balance adjustments required in CS5
5. Make spot adjustments using Nik's Vivesa 2 Plug-in
6. Sharpen overall photo with OnOne PhotoTools
7. Spot sharpen & enhance eyes, mouth, ears in CS5
8. Apply edge treatments/frames if desired in PhotoFrame
9. Sign the photo
10 Total time for the average photo = 5 minutes
1. If a crop is necessary enlarge 300% using OnOne's Perfect Resize 7.
2. Crop to exact desire final size in Photoshop CS5
3. Remove unwanted elements in the photo
4. Make any levels/color balance adjustments required in CS5
5. Make spot adjustments using Nik's Vivesa 2 Plug-in
6. Sharpen overall photo with OnOne PhotoTools
7. Spot sharpen & enhance eyes, mouth, ears in CS5
8. Apply edge treatments/frames if desired in PhotoFrame
9. Sign the photo
10 Total time for the average photo = 5 minutes
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