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The Digital Photography
Worklow Handbook
From Import to Output
Uwe Steinmueller Juergen Gulbins
Edition 2010
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Uwe Steinmueller, a native of Germany, has been a photographer since
1973. His irst exhibitions were in 1978 in Bremen, Germany with photos
from Venice, South Tirol, Germany and France. He shares a joint copy-
right with his wife Bettina.
He moved to California in 1997 and began working seriously in digi-
tal photography in 1999. He currently lives in and works as a photog-
rapher in Hollister, CA. He has written a number of books, two of which
won the prestigious “Fotobuchpreis” in 2004/05 in Germany. Uwe is the
man behind outbackphoto.com, a popular website covering quality
outdoor photography using digital cameras.
Juergen Gulbins has extensive experience in writing, technology,
desktop publishing, designing high-end document archival systems,
and digital photography. He is a proilic author who has written and
translated books on topics such as CAD , Unix, Linux, DTP , typography,
Internet, document management, and various aspects of digital pho-
tography. He has been a passionate photographer most of his life.
Uwe Steinmueller, ustein_outback@yahoo.com
Juergen Gulbins, jg@gulbins.de
Publisher: Steinmueller Photo
Find us on the World Wide Web at: www.outbackphoto.com
Translator: Jeremy Cloot
Copy Editor: Cynthia Anderson, Proofreader: James Johnson
Layout and Type: Juergen Gulbins
© 2010 by Juergen Gulbins and Uwe Steinmueller
DOP2010-04
Edition 2010, revision 2010.04
First published under the title “Handbuch digitale Dunkelkammer.
Vom Kamera-File zum perfekten Print. Arbeitsschritte und Werkzeuge in der Digitalfotograie.”
© dpunkt.verlag GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
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Contents
Foreword
xi
2.4 Phase 3: Image File Conversion and
Optimization
46
1
Introducing the Digital Photo Worklow 1
2.4.1 Which Steps are Better Performed with a
RAW Editor, and Which Using Photoshop?
1.1
The Basic Digital Photo Worklow
2
47
1.2 Computer Equipment
3
2.5 Phase 4: Output
49
1.3 What are RAW Files?
5
2.6 Phase 5: Digital Asset Management
50
1.4
JPEG Instead of RAW?
11
2.7 The Inluence of Individual Tools on
the Worklow
1.5
Camera Settings
12
51
1.5.1 Using Histograms as an Exposure Aid
12
2.8 Increasing Eiciency
53
1.5.2 Clipping in Individual Color Channels
13
2.9 Develop Your Own Approach to
the Worklow
1.5.3 Using White Balance Settings to Produce
Optimum Color Quality 14
1.5.4 Objective and Subjective White Balance 15
1.5.5 Choosing the Right ISO Sensitivity Setting 15
1.6 From the Camera to the Computer 16
1.6.1 Downloading and Organizing Your Images 17
1.6.2 Renaming Your Files
54
3
Color Management Know-How
57
3.1
Understanding Diferent Color Models
58
3.2 Understanding Color Management
61
3.2.1 ICC Proiles
62
19
3.2.2 What is a Color Management System?
62
1.6.3 Backup
20
3.2.3 Working Color Spaces
63
1.6.4 Handling Your Digital Originals
21
3.2.4 Visualizing Color Spaces
65
1.7
The Digital Light Box
22
3.3 Mapping Color Spaces
68
1.8
Adobe Bridge
23
3.3.1 Assigning and Converting Color Proiles
69
1.8.1 The Bridge “Review” Mode
25
3.4 Creating Device Proiles
70
1.9
Metadata
28
3.4.1 Camera Proiles
71
1.10 Views
30
3.4.2 Printer Proiles
71
1.11 Buzzwords You Should Know
33
3.4.3 Scanner Proiles
72
3.5 Proiling Your Monitor
72
2 The Basic Worklow 37
2.1 The Five Phases of the Worklow 38
2.2 Phase 1: Shooting 38
2.3 Phase 2: Image Transfer and Management 43
2.3.1 Transferring Image Files from a
Memory Card to a Computer
3.5.1 Hardware-Based Calibration
72
3.6 Photoshop Color Management Settings
76
3.7 Printer Proiles
79
3.8 Installing and Uninstalling Proiles
81
3.9
Soft-Prooing and Gamut Warning
82
43
3.10 Color Temperature and Hue
84
2.3.2 Saving Your Image Files Safely
44
3.11 Complementary Colors
85
2.3.3 Image Inspection
44
3.12 Working Spaces II
86
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