ABSTRACT
T here are now two ways to process most images in Photoshop. The basic image adjustments I just described will probably play a core role in your everyday use of Photoshop and understanding how Photoshop is used to edit images. The Camera Raw image processing route represents a new and better way to optimize your images in the early stages. And now that Camera Raw can be used to process JPEG, TIFF and Photoshop fi les (those with saved composite images), Camera Raw provides a powerful and compelling alternative to the usual Photoshop image editing tools. In fact, if you could apply the Camera Raw adjustments locally via adjustment layers, I might probably stop using the conventional image adjustments all together! But fi rst, let’s look at the origins of Camera Raw and typical raw capture workfl ows.
