ABSTRACT
It’s a new day in photography. The earth-shattering change brought on by the availability of instant feedback on the digital camera’s LCD, or directly on computer monitor through tethered or wireless camera-to-computer capture, with histogram and capture information displayed,
has changed the way we work and play in the realm of photography. Many, if not most of us, have
ditched the chemicals and transformed our fi lm darkrooms into digital darkrooms. We’re showing
our clients or family and friends our work on various devices or as a quick print, right after it’s
produced and we’re printing our own masterpieces or transmitting the image fi les directly to our
imaging bureau. What is the next step in this ongoing digital development? Well, now many of us
are embracing the advantages of ‘raw’ capture and building the new skills necessary to process and
enhance our raw fi les in order to bring them closer to perfection or, at the very least, our liking.
