Assignment 4 (Low Light) In Class:

Create a folder (labeled w/ your name)

Place your 5 best bracketed exposures in the folder

Copy this folder to the Server, Save a copy to the desktop

From the desktop folder, preview images in Bridge

Pick the best exposure, make changes in Camera RAW, Photoshop, save file to server (place file in the same folder from above, label): “YourNameLowLight.tif”


For both parts of Assignment 4:

Try to preserve detail in the brightest highlights and detail in the darkest shadow areas (as much as you can through RAW and Photoshop).

Assignment 4: High Contrast (in class)

Create a folder (labeled w/ your name)

Place your 5 best bracketed exposures in the folder

Copy this folder to the Server AND Save a copy to the desktop

From the desktop folder, preview images in Bridge

Pick the best exposure, make changes in Camera RAW, save file to server
Place file in the same folder from above, label:“YourNameContrast.tif”


Try to maintain: detail in the brightest highlight, detail in the darkest shadow, and a nice range of mid-tones.

Ideally:
Highlights should not be brighter than 244
Shadows should not be darker than 2

Assignment 3 - Workflow Suggestions

1. Make Camera RAW adjustments
2. Make Adjustments in Photoshop (Layers, Curves, rotate, crop etc)
3. Resize the file 9” LL at 300ppi
4. Check for Adobe RGB
5. Save a backup copy of the original

6. Set up a print (copy twice into a new 16x10” file)
7. Make final adjustments. There should be a very small difference between the images.
8. Set up to Print with white paper as the border
9. Check for Adobe RGB
10. Save to the server, save your own copy
11. Print

12. Submit your best color corrected, digital print. Do not trim borders (at least ½” white please)