Raw Workflow from Capture to Archives: A Complete Digital Photographer's Guide to Raw Imaging

'Raw Workflow from Capture to Archives' provides specific, practical explanations and how-to instructions for the digital photographer mastering this process. The most comprehensive book devoted to simplifying raw workflow, this guide will demystify raw functions in the camera, raw converter, image processing and enhancement software, and digital asset management programs. Not restricting itself to a single workflow this valuable resource discusses the latest applications that deal with raw files, including special plug-ins, stand alone programs and custom applications. Shooting raw gives you complete creative control over your images and is the hottest topic in digital photography today. Learn how to take advantage of the benefits of raw to increase your creative control and streamline your raw workflow in this informative guide.

*The how-to guidebook on RAW file capture, processing and creativity!

* Straightforward example workflow solutions for Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Aperture and Lightroom and other software innovations for raw imaging

* Demystifies raw functions in the camera, computer, during download, and conversion, and finally during image processing

"Shooting in Raw mode offers a vast array of alternatives over JPEG or TIFF capture; one may change and control several components of an image after capture, including white balance, exposure, color temperature, and color saturation. The book is designed to provide simple explanations of every component and instructional steps for understanding, practicing and putting to use various manufacturer camera-specific and third-party software alternatives."

Yvonne Butler is a professional photographer, writer, consultant, and digital workshop trainer. Yvonne’s passion for photography is closely followed by her ongoing sense of urgency to capture the beauty of people, objects, and special locations around the world. She has amassed a representative body of black-and-white and color images taken in over thirty countries, many of them so-called third world countries, while she works on specialty abstracts and close-ups as fine art form. Her work has appeared in several magazines, websites, brochures, and collateral materials of the digital workshop groups for whom she leads workshops or consults.

Yvonne was the creator and former director of the four-year-old Shutterbug magazine digital workshop series. Forever falling back on her foundation in teaching, professional platform presentation and group facilitation, information technology, and photography, she now conducts her own digital workshops throughout the US and the world. Her platform and training skills have been honed over the past 35 years. She specializes in presenting technically difficult subject matter in simple, clear, friendly language, almost always using hands-on approaches.

Yvonne is a member of Professional Photographers of America and she is a Charter Member of the Bellamax Advisory Board of Professional Photographers (www.bellamax.com). She is represented by galleries on Cape Cod and in Toronto, Canada. She holds a master’s degree in information systems from Northeastern University School of Engineering and has taken extensive doctoral-level coursework in communication at the University of South Florida. Send her an email message at Yvonne@yvonnebutler.com.

The simple, easy-to-follow guidebook on raw file capture, processing, and creativity--written in plain English! Have a conversation with the authors as they walk you through capture to archives.