Is there a book on RAW processing you can recommend?

I have real hit and miss results with my RAW processing. Sometimes I think I can really see the results of having all the data to work with, but other times I prefer the Jpeg interpretation that DDP or Zoombrowser offers (I hope that makes sence). When I am not happy with my processing it can be for reasons having to do with anything from WB to other color issues to sharpening/noise rediction. Basically, I think I can do okay but am failing to be convinced that this is the way (for me) to go and think I may be missing some quality shots because of shooting RAW. I use LR3. So...is there a good book that anyone might recommend so that I can get some direction for honing my skills? Thanks.

I hope the board will forgive me for peddling my own wares ... but I can really rock your world. "Clean Processing in Raw" class.

Scott Kelby's LR3 book really helped me. I spent about a week studying it (not just reading, really studying it in depth and working through it) and came away feeling like I really know my way around the program now.

Damo77 wrote in post #12454854
I hope the board will forgive me for peddling my own wares ... but I can really rock your world. "Clean Processing in Raw" class.

I'll look into this. Sounds promising. I do not have a calibrated monitor. I am using an HP laptop. Don't get me wrong, I have had some great results. I just want take this to the next level and so it right.

Rimmer wrote in post #12454858
Scott Kelby's LR3 book really helped me. I spent about a week studying it (not just reading, really studying it in depth and working through it) and came away feeling like I really know my way around the program now.

Bought this book with LR3. Great book. I know my way around LR pretty good. But I don't think knowing you way around LR or Photoshop/ camera Raw for that matter is enough to truly understand clean RAW processing. There is something out there that many people are doing that I am not able to reproduce and I think it is a matter of actually understanding the fine details of RAW vs moving sliders randomly. Thanks for the responses.

A long-time classic that gets updated is Real World Camera Raw. Even though it uses the Photoshop CSx model, it applies to Lightroom as well (they share the same Raw processor), so you really can't lose with the book.

There are many other books out there -- if you are near a major book retailer (Barnes and Noble or whatever), browsing the Computer software section dealing with photo processing software is a nice way to grab something that catches the eye.

And, you should have at least one good, comprehensive book on Lightroom. The three "recommended" authors would be Victoria Bampton, Martin Evening, and Scott Kelby. I consider a thorough reading of at least one but preferably two or all of them to be pretty much a "must do". They go over the application as a whole and also spend plenty of time discussing and illustrating the whole Raw workflow.

And, I see you have visited our RAW Conversion Thread -- keep on jumping in!

Book recommendations. The Real world RAW book.

tonylong wrote in post #12455724
A long-time classic that gets updated is Real World Camera Raw.

And, I see you have visited our RAW Conversion Thread -- keep on jumping in!

Purchased!

I will continue to visit the RAW conversion thread...THanks, folks.

Andrew Rodney recently held a live web seminar on raw processing and it's available for viewing. You can also download all the webinar notes in PDF format for free.

http://www.retouchpro.​com …imum-raw-rebroadcast.html