Adobe Photoshop: Beginner's Guide for Photographers
Course 3: Retouching Environmental Images: Power of RAW 1
By Mikael Eliasson , Portrait Photographer
About the video: Power of RAW 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach you to work with RAW files, what they are, how they differ, and benefit over working with JPEG. This will introduce Adobe Camera Raw and the workspace of the raw converter as well as opening RAW files as Smart objects in PS.”
In this video lesson Mikael Eliasson addresses the topic: Power of RAW 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 3: Retouching Environmental Images. Learn how to retouch landscape and architectural photography.
Partial transcription of the video
“PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE 3 LESSON 1 Power of RAW In this course, Retouching Environmental Images, you will learn how to edit landscapes and environmental images. We're going to start by looking at the power of RAW, versus working with JPEG images. I will also introduce you to ACR or Adobe Camera Raw, and the workspace of the Raw converter. Let me show you. Whenever you open a RAW file, it has to go through Camera Raw or ACR, now don't make the mistake of just clicking through and opening the image straight into Photoshop, because while the image is in its RAW state here in the RAW C...”
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Course summary for: Course 3: Retouching Environmental Images

Mikael Eliasson
By Mikael Eliasson
Mikael Eliasson is a London-based photographer whose work focuses primarily on portraiture. His photos have been exhibited throughout Europe, and have been showcased in Portfolio Catalogue magazine (issue number 43), as well as in private shows in London, Turin, and more.
Besides his commissioned and personal work, Mikael also works as a photography & Photoshop tutor and runs Photography Course London.
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