certain PS processes you always follow?

[skimmilk68]

when you load pics from your camera onto PS, do you do the same adjustments to all the pictures you take besides the ones that do not need any post processing?

im a PS noob so for every pic i do the same thing... load, crop, adjust levels, color balance, shadows highlights, resize, save-as

what is your typical procedure when loading pics to post process?

[ByteTheBullet]

when you load pics from your camera onto PS, do you do the same adjustments to all the pictures you take besides the ones that do not need any post processing?

im a PS noob so for every pic i do the same thing... load, crop, adjust levels, color balance, shadows highlights, resize, save-as

what is your typical procedure when loading pics to post process?
Pretty much the same but I also add copyright info. I am not a pro, but I do take pics for a band and the pics could end up anywhere once I send them to the band guys.

Oh, I also keep a set of originals.


ByteTheBullet (-:

[PhotosForLife2002]

If images are consistent you can batch them together and automate part of your photoshop corrections. Auto Contract can replace levels adjustment if your looking for optimal exposure and you are underexposed slightly. Also sharpening and color balance can also be included in an action to make the same adjustment to every image to same loads of time. If the images are not consistent or looking for a certain look of individual images than I will of course work one image at a time.

Sometimes its easier to have your lab optimize your images.

Ryan

Best Lab - www.NationsPhotoLab.com

[CyberDyneSystems]

I almost allways do at least these steps,

Crop,
Levels,
Saturation,
Sharpen.

A more extensive case would have,

Crop,
Noise Reduction,
tweek NR,
Levels,
Color work (including sat)
Sharpening.

[sheye]

I seem to start with converting to b&w via lens mode/multiply/adjustment layer/channel mixer most of the time as I work with portraits and like b&w best. I then head for diffuse glow filter and then contrast. I get tired of repeating these steps and have often thought there must be a way to save my process.
Sheye

[PhotosGuy]

I like to have some wiggle room. Adjustment layers are used where I can.
Cropping is usually one of my last steps, along with image size & sharpening as I'll save for web, maybe 4X6 as 'proof', & maybe later want another size for teaching. None of these are saved in the original file.

[skimmilk68]

Sometimes its easier to have your lab optimize your images.

Ryan

Best Lab - www.NationsPhotoLab.com (http://www.NationsPhotoLab.com)
wow labs do editing?
i never knew that

i thought they just crop unecessary parts and maybe set proper exposure and print em for u