[Tornadochaser]

Just wondering if anyone out there has much experience with Adobe Photoshop CS2. I know half of digital imagery is taking the photographs and the other half is post processing them. I would like to know if anyone knows any good tips on learning the basics of post processing digital images. Thanks for any help!

[buck52]

Howdy and welcome

Don't know where to begin other than with a link such as this... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...ost+processing....

Just as a note... if i had to spend half my time post processing the pictures I take I would give it up as hobby... I try to keep the pping to a minimum...

[ferrija1]

You mean editing them? Just open the RAW files and Camera RAW will open and you can set brightness, exposure, white balance, etc. Then you can start retouching and editing.

http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/adobe_photoshop/

[buck52]

howdy ferrija1

the whole process after the image has been taken has been coined "post processing" by the photo world.... just someones idea of a snazzy way to say edit

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by buck52

howdy ferrija1

the whole process after the image has been taken has been coined "post processing" by the photo world.... just someones idea of a snazzy way to say edit

I meant to have a question mark there, now I do. I prefer "less snazzy" terms since names like "post processing" sounds intimidating to a beginner.

[Tornadochaser]

Hey thanks for the help. I guess I am gearing towards more simple editing to bring out richer colors/saturation. I shoot a lot of storms scapes/landscape type imagery. An example would be when you have bright sunlight in the backgound and it darkens the foreground. I am trying to bring out more color to the landscape in the foreground. Another example would be when shooting clouds that are the same color throughout. I would like to bring out more of the texture in these features. Thanks for all the imput!!

[HiF|yer]

Adobe has an entry level program, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5. It will make what you are trying to do a snap and do it for less than $80. It's a real winner and will make quick adjustments for the photo situations you discussed. Picasa has a free post processing feature that works well too.

I only mention these because Adobe PS CS2 costs about $800 and unless you plan to use it to make a living it might not be that much more useful than PS Elements 5.

PS...you mentioned RAW images. I don't think Picasa works with RAW. So let's stick with PS ELEMENTS here ;-))

[reba]

Since you have RAW images, I assume you have a DSLR like a Canon or Nikon. Each of those companies usually enclose a copy of some editing software with their higher end cameras.

You might also look over at Digitial Photography Review http://www.dpreview.com and check out their forums for the specific camera you have.

reba