-= Post Processing Tutorials List =-

[CyberDyneSystems]

Under Constuction!
An error has messed up Scottes' first posts in this thread. For now all the info is safe is this post..** :)

Rather than making every tutorial here Sticky, I'm creating this one topic which will contains links to tutorials. So when the original tutorial topics rolls to page 2 there will always be a link to it kept here in this topic.

If you create a tutorial and post it to the forum please reply to this thread with a simple description and a link to the thread.

Post Processing #1 -
Very Basic Contrast Tutorial (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34476)


Post Processing #2 -
Straightening and Cropping (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34477)


Post Processing #3 -
Sharpening and Saving (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34489)


Post Processing #4 -
Cropping (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34567)


Post Processing #5 -
Camera to JPG, Quickly (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34934)
Quick and simple preparation of an image. This is - more or less - my normal PS workflow and takes about 2 minutes per image.


Post Processing #6 -
Quick Keys (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34968)
Using "quick keys" to select tools, commands, etc. My cheap lazy attempt for a tutorial tonight.


Post Processing #7 -
Replacing The Sky (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=35368)
Thoughts and comments on replacing a sky, along with a tutorial explaining how I did one. Only 2 images, lotsa words. Compatible with just about any version of Photoshop, though somewhat advanced and certainly a lengthy process if you do it this way... :)


PS Tutorial - Resizing Images Using Save For Web (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=265690)

CA Correction with PS CS RAW Converter (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48830)
Correcting Chromatic Aberration


Masking for Noise Reduction (and Sharpening! Big!) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48929)
How to create a mask to protect details when running noise reduction on your images. And more tidbits with masks.


Creating An Avatar in Photoshop & Paint Shop Pro (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61381)
Step-by-Step instructions with a couple of screen-shots for Paint Shop Pro


Maderito's Exposure Challenge;
Correcting under-exposure with CURVES (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=35041)

Schmoelzel's Post Processing Workflow explained
PSCS RAW Workflow (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=95468)

rpolitsr's Depth Maps for Lens Blur Filter in PhotoShop CS
Depth Maps for Lens Blur (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=102294)

TimmyQuest's Tutorial on;
Converting to Black and White (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34977)

Not a Tutorial but,
A Discussion on a number of Sharpening methods (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=51964)

Roger Cavanagh On Sharpening Raw files,
Camera Raw and Sharpening (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8259)





Let's all keep this thread reserved for "in house" Canon Digital Tutorials ONLY :)

No links to other work.. only work that we generate ourselves.

Also,. Other than my own current ramblings.. (which will be here only on a temporary basis) ...we are keeping this thread for the posting of Links to tutorials only. All others will be deleted :)

[PhotosGuy]

"Contrast Control" Tutorial (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39702)
UPDATED 11/4/04

So, you've got an image of a polished aluminum aircraft in the bright sunlight, & half the pic is blown out.
Here's the Tut I used to try to fix the pic.

Selecting areas in PhotoShop (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39994)
UPDATED 10/24/04

There are many ways to make selections, & they can be really difficult to get right if you only use the "automatic" methods. If you're having problems getting a good selection of a large, solid object like a car, then try this.


Need to remove a background from something? (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=82876)

I shot a '37 Willys last night. It seemed to be too pretty to just leave it in the parking lot! So I made a background for it.
If you're having trouble understanding what a Layer Mask does, this might help. ;)


PS Blend modes can make a shot out of "nothing"! (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=63368)

This is simple stuff when you know the "secrets"! Shoot some skies with clouds, trees that would look good in the background, etc., & save them in a file... you’ll be glad that you did!
;)

Out of Gamut: Thoughts on a Sharpening Workflow (http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/20357.html)

This is a great sharpening overview that has something for everyone!


Example of Layer Masks for detailed changes. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=117976) See my posts.
It started on this thread where I posted the workflow: ***/// Creating this in CS... (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=117976)
Then finished in this one with an example: Airport runway shoot (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=117950)
Layer mask in Elements 4.0
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=237985

New to layers?
Layers, Layers, Layers (Part 1 for beginners) (http://nickyguides.digital-digest.com/adobe/layers.htm)

EXIF: EXIF info can be important when you have a problem image to ask questions for us to answer. Try to include it when you post an image because sometimes we can find things in the image & the EXIF that you haven't thought to mention.
In Photoshop this can easily be done by using "Save As", instead of "Save For Web" which gives a slightly smaller file size, but really doesn't tell us anything.

=================

Schmoelzel's thread By popular request....workflow tutorial. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=95468) on correcting blue, underexposed images.

[Jesper]

A number of interesting documents from Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/ps_pro_primers.html

including:

Digital Workflow for Raw Processing
Calibrating the Digital Darkroom Environment
A Color Managed Raw Workflow
Making the Transition from Film to Digital
Highlight Recovery in Adobe Camera Raw

[PacAce]

Using linear conversion to process RAW files may allow you to recovery details from blown areas.

Click here for details (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47983)

[Jesper]

Lots of Photoshop tutorials, plug-ins, actions, etc. here:
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/

[Jesper]

Russell Brown's Photoshop Tech Tips (http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html)

Lots of scripts for Photoshop, Dr. Brown's Image Processor is a "famous" script for batch processing in Photoshop.

[gary_hendricks]

I've just created a new tutorial on organizing your digital photo collection.

Tutorial: How to Organize Your Digital Photos (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=57759)

[PacAce]

Another link to useful articles/tutorials (check out the PDFs at the lower half of the page under Resources):

http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/ps_pro.html

[chris.bailey]

A quicky on healing and cloning in CS

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61319

[Tom Reid]

Sports - Team Collage (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=494321#post494321)

[gastroboy]

Anandtech (a technology review site) posted this post-processing guide for PSE and PS. Here's the link, it may be usefull for newbies (it was for me)

http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcameras/showdoc.aspx?i=2380

[rgravel]

For those who want to use DPP

http://photoworkshop.com/canon/dpp/

[Rick Baker]

Copyrighting Your Images and Deterring Image Theft

This article explains how to copyright your images and also some techniques to deter image theft, such as watermarking and protecting with JavaScript.


http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/copyrighting_your_images.html

I hope this is helpful.

[Rick Baker]

Using Adobe Photoshop to Make Panoramas

Some advice on getting good photos to make panoramas with in Adobe Photoshop and then how to stitch them together with Photoshop's Photomerge feature.

http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/photomerge_panoramics.html (http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/photomerge_panoramics.html)

[Rick Baker]

How to Edit, Resize and Print Your Photos in Photoshop

this is a a very basic article for beginners on how to do some very basic editing, resizing and printing in Adobe Photoshop. If you have Photoshop and a digital camera and are wondering how to brighten, darken, saturate, sharpen, crop your photos and then resize and print them check it out.

http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/edit_resize_print_photos.html

[Rick Baker]

Coloring Black and White Photos with Adobe Photoshop


This tutorial walks you through the colorization of a black and white photo. Learn how to use layers and blending modes in the process.


http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/coloring_black_and_white_photos.html

[tupe]

Soften Harsh Light/Dark Shadows

1. Copy the background image to another layer (^J) and run a high pass filter
(Filter->Other->High Pass) - set the radius to 10 pixels.

2. Change the blending mode on the high pass layer to Luminosity, and dial down the opacity.

[J___]

TONING B&W IMAGES
========================
This was written with the consideration that the original image is color. If your image is already b&w jump to step #6

1. Open an color image in PS and go to the Image Menu choose Mode >> Lab.
2. Click (highlight) the lightness channel in the Channels Palette.
3. Under the Image Menu choose Mode >> Grayscale. Yes, discard other channels.
4. Cmd/Ctrl and left mouse click on the Gray Channel in the Channels Palette, which creates a selection of the images highlights.
5. Under the Select Menu, choose Inverse, this then selects the shadows of the image.
6. Under the Image Menu choose Mode >> RGB Color.
7. In the Layers Palette, click the adjustment icon (half black and half white circle) and scroll up to chose Solid Color. Select a color that you want to tone your image with.
8. Under the Layers Palette (just underneath the word 憀ayers?, change your layer mode to Multiply.

[Rick Baker]

Reducing Noise with Photoshop


This article explains how to use Photoshop's built in noise reduction tools as well as a couple third party plugins, Neat Image and Noise Ninja. You'll also learn how to selectively apply noise reduction to areas of an image where you only want to apply the noise filter, instead of the whole image.


http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/reducing_noise_photoshop.html

[Rick Baker]

How to Email Photos

You got your new, slick, Canon Camera and you want to share photos with your friends, but you don't know how to email photos? This tutorial will show you how.

http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/how_to_email_photos.html

[RAitch]

Tutorial - Burn and Dodge with a Layer

Instead of using the burn and dodge tools to do an edit, you can use a separate layer and use the painting tools to either brighten or darken portions of your image... plus it can add some detail and contrast.
Since it's on a layer, it won't hide any detail from below (like when you copy portions of an image to a new layer) and you can play with the layer opacity to tweak the effect.

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=101321

[RAitch]

Create a layer mask from image detail

Have you ever had a hard time drawing a selection around a complex image?
Did your edits ever look fake where you could see the haloing around your selections?
Check this tutorial out... you can actually use the image's data to create a mask (or selection) to be used for edits. The beauty is your selection is saved as an alpha channel that can be CTRL-clicked at any time to recall the selection. This way you can use it over and over again... and even invert the selection on one ilayer to complement an edit on another layer.

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=100077

[Thornfield]

Here's a new site that has only just started. They have downloadable quicktime movies (28mb size) and pdf files on how to improve colour, contrast, etc etc. They also have podcasts that are very informative.
Highly reccommend this site

www.radiantvista.com

[CorruptedPhotographer]

UnSharp Mask Explanation

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=123711

[Robert_Lay]

Color Management Policies
For users of PSCS versions 8.0 and 9.0, Color Management can be confusing.

In the interests of getting a better understanding of what actually goes on in PS Color Management, we look closely at the "Edit->Color Settings" dialog and ask ourselves the question, "How would I get into a situation where this choice becomes important?", or, in short, "How did I get here?".

Note the three points in the Color Settings Dialog that we have marked as "A", "B", and "C". These three points and the specific configuraion that we have set up as an example, will cover the majority of Color Management situations that can be confusing.

Paragraphs "A", "B", and "C" will describe the circumstances in which the Color Management policies apply.

Please note that this configuration is not a recommendation - it is a reasonable configuration that was put together just for this exercise.


A - Color Management Policies (RGB)
"Working Spaces, RGB" shows your choice of RGB working space.

Any circumstance that raises the issue of how to deal with an image having a different working space (different than sRGB) will bring you to this point.

Examples are:
(1) Opening an image that has an embedded color profile other than sRGB.
(2) Opening an image that has no embedded color profile.

Due to the fact that our chosen policy is to "Preserve Embedded Profiles, case A(1) is resolved by immediately opening the document using its embedded profile.

Due to the fact that the checkbox, "Missing Profiles: |X| Ask When Opening", is checked, case A(2) is resolved by prompting the user to choose beteween 1) open the file without color management, or 2) assign the current RGB working space, or 3) assign an RGB profile from the "pick-list".


B - Color Management Policies (CMYK)

"Working Spaces, CMYK" shows your choice of CMYK working space.

Any circumstance that raises the issue of how to deal with an image having a different working space (different than U.S. Web Coated) will bring you to this point.

Examples are:
(1) Opening an image that has a CMYK embedded color profile other than "U.S. Web Coated".
(2) Opening an image that has no embedded color profile.

Due to the fact that our chosen policy is to "Convert to Working CMYK Working Profile, case B(1) is resolved by immediately opening the document using the CMYK Working Profile (U.S. Web Coated).

Due to the fact that the checkbox, "Missing Profiles: |X| Ask When Opening", is checked, case B(2) is resolved by prompting the user to choose beteween 1) open the file without color management, or 2) assign the current RGB working space, or 3) assign a profile from the "pick-list".

Note that all three options are confined to RGB profiles. So, this is not the place to try to assign a CMYK profile. That should normally be done after working with an image in RGB and then doing the conversion with "Edit->Convert to Profile".

[You may have noticed that the circumstances for getting to either point A or B are very similar.]


C - The checkbox, "Missing Profiles |X| Ask When Opening"

In "A" and "B" above we have already made it quite clear that when the "Missing Profiles" checkbox is checked, it allows the user to correct for the missing profile by assigning an RGB profile, only.

Upon examining the list of profiles in the "pick-list", you will find all the expected RGB profiles, including Epson devices that operate in RGB.

Unfortunately, if the file being opened does not have an embedded profile, there is no way at this point to "assign" or "convert to" a CMYK profile. If that situation arises, it is best to open the image with an assigned RGB profile, do your editing and then convert to CMYK, as was indicated in paragraph "B" above.

Any corrections or suggestion for this tutorial are welcome!

[Robert_Lay]

Proofing and Printing Under Color Management -

This tutorial is written for the beginner who has never prepared an image for print using the Color Management System and the Proofing capabilities of PhotoshopCS2.

The tutorial is available in either HTML form or as a downloadable PDF file, as follows:
http://www.zaffora.com/W9DMK/ProofingandPrintingUnderColorManagement.htm
http://www.zaffora.com/W9DMK/ProofingandPrintingUnderColorManagement.pdf

The latest revision to this tutorial was uploaded about 1900Z on 8 Jan 2006

Please let me know about any corrections needed!
Thank you,

[Robert_Lay]

A Quick Tour of RAW Processing

I have written an introductory level tutorial for new users of Adobe Camera RAW v3.3.

This tutorial takes you through two images - one severely underexposed and one severely overexposed with a view towards understanding the differences between soft clipping and hard clipping and how it all relates to the recovery of shadow detail and highlight detail. A must for the person just getting into RAW processing.

Edit:
Quick Tour of RAW Processing (extensively revised as of 2000Z 21 Jan 2006, now with illustrations) -

in the downloadable PDF version form, only:
http://www.zaffora.com/W9DMK/QuickTourOfRAWProcessing.pdf

I would appreciate hearing about any corrections needed.

[Tyger]

Working With Under Exposed Images.
( by Ermin Monzon)

Program Used Adobe Photoshop 7

Correct exposure can sometimes be tricky, and from time to time we can run into less than ideal situations. Whether it’s poor lighting conditions, weather or incorrect exposure. Whatever the case may be, because of today’s technology we can work with our digital images thanks to programs like Photoshop and the like.

Here’s a quick and easy method on how to work with underexposed images, using Photoshop 7, for those people who are unfamiliar with levels and curves.


Step 1


Open your underexposed image.

http://www.monzoncreations.com/tutorials/underex1.jpg


Step 2


In the layers palette duplicate the image by pressing CMD (PC Control) + J.

http://www.monzoncreations.com/tutorials/underex2.jpg

Step 3


In the layers palette change the blending mode from Normal to Screen.

http://www.monzoncreations.com/tutorials/underex3.jpg

Instantly you will see your image brighten. Continue to duplicate the layers until you get the exposure you desire. For this particular picture I only duplicated the layer twice to get the correct exposure.

http://www.monzoncreations.com/tutorials/underex4.jpg


Step 4 (option)

If you find the image to be too bright simply decrease the opacity setting. Flatten the image by going into Layer>Flatten Image.

At this point you can save your image or adjust the levels or curves to increase or decrease highlights, shadows and mid-tones.


There is no replacement for proper exposure, but sometimes certain conditions are not favorable and whether your camera limits you, or you are just learning about correct exposure, or you simply did not use the correct settings, this method is easy enough to work with underexposed images.

I hope you have enjoyed this quick and easy method to digitally work with underexposed images.

[Robert_Lay]

Tutorial - How to do a Full Detail (100%) Crop in PSCS

The first picture below was re-sized from a 2592 x 1944 pixel original TIF to a new size of 400 x 300 pixels (downsampled by a factor 6.5) for posting of the full image on this forum as a JPG with Quality setting of 5. I changed the image to 8 bits per channel and used Image->Image Size and enabled resampling to down-size it to 400 x 300 pixels.


The second picture below is a Full Detail (100%) Crop from the same 2592 x 1944 original TIF. The crop was made of the clock face while displaying the picture at any magnification desired (It does not matter what magnification is in use as you do the crop). Do a simple crop with none of the options set - just drag the crop marquee to capture the area desired and execute the crop. It is important that no resampling be in effect during the crop.

Be sure that when you do the crop (if in Photoshop) that the width, height and resolution fields are all blank - otherwise it might re-sample the image.

I then converted the cropped image to 8 bits per channel and saved it as a JPG using a Quality setting of 5. At this point the 100% crop can be posted, and in this example it is 284 x 244 pixels.

The important aspect of this procedure that makes this a Full Detail (100%) crop is that the clock face is 284 x 244 pixels - the same size as in the original image. That's what makes it a 100% crop.

On all screens the Full Detail crop will display pixel for pixel, and the detail that you can see in that image is 6.5 times the detail that can be seen in the full image that was downsampled 2592/400 = 6.5, as posted here.

[In2Photos]

If you are having a hard time trying to understand the methods for the 100% crop in the above post I have an example using screen shots here for CS2.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=152215&page=2

[tommykjensen]

bachscuttler's (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/member.php?u=19511) tutorial It's all in the eyes! (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=164720)

[Bobster]

a more controlled way of posting a 100% crop -

select the marquee tool - then in the options palette select Style: Fixed Size - tap in 200x200px

then click with the marquee tool anywhere in your image, bingo - 1 x 200x200px box @ 100%!! (you can drag this around the screen as with a normal marquee)

Image - Crop.. job done! :)

[Robert_Lay]

a more controlled way of posting a 100% crop -

select the marquee tool - then in the options palette select Style: Fixed Size - tap in 200x200px

then click with the marquee tool anywhere in your image, bingo - 1 x 200x200px box @ 100%!! (you can drag this around the screen as with a normal marquee)

Image - Crop.. job done! :)

Thank goodness someone has shown me a better way to do this than in my tutorial.

Much appreciated!

[csm328]

Great info. Thanks.

[In2Photos]

a more controlled way of posting a 100% crop -

select the marquee tool - then in the options palette select Style: Fixed Size - tap in 200x200px

then click with the marquee tool anywhere in your image, bingo - 1 x 200x200px box @ 100%!! (you can drag this around the screen as with a normal marquee)

Image - Crop.. job done! :)
Yup. I have been using this lately but forgot to update my post here. Thanks.

[Bill Boehme]

Tutorial: Reducing the Effect of Atmospheric Haze in Landscape Images
After finding that a large number of my vacations images had a substantial amount of atmospheric haze that was ruining their quality due to lack of contrast, detail, and color. I developed a methodology in Photoshop CS3 along with ACR 4.4.1 that was able to improve the problem for most of the images that I have tried it on so far, but there is a limit to how far you can go towards getting something from nothing. The tutorial describing the procedure can be found near the end of the thread in the following link:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=532742

The good news is that the contrast and color of the hazy background can be significantly improved. The obvious downside is that you pay for it with increased noise in the affected areas. I have found the trade-off to be worthwhile. The process is not a recipe that can be followed by rote because it requires you to make subjective judgments about the way that you want the image to look.

[tsw910]

this should be stickied

[Bill Boehme]

this should be stickied

I thought that it was, but maybe CDS is working on it. Right now, I do not see any links from the sticky threads.

EDIT: I found the link from a sticky. First go to the sticky titled,
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon4.gif -= FAQ & IMPORTANT LINKS =- (Read Me First) (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=138533)
Next, near the top of the list and find the topic:
-= Post Processing Tutorials List =- (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34606)
and finally, scroll down to near the bottom at Post #36 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5930634&postcount=36) for a link to the tutorial on reducing the effect of atmospheric haze.

See how easy that was!

[theveed]

Hi, I'd like to share another one.

Photoshop - Advanced Beauty & Glamor Look Workflow (http://reviews.davidleetong.com/?p=1569)
:)