William Patino – Adobe Camera Raw Quickstart

“I always felt a little backed off by this program in the past. I thought that the learning curve for using ACR would take too long. I was pleasantly surprised how easy William made this all seem. I have been inspired and going through my images again. So far my results are looking pretty grand.”
– O.B.

“What a difference this tutorial has made for me! The images I am turning out are far more vibrant! The simple techniques I have learned seemed to have created a new chapter in my photography that I am over the moon about!
– R.M.

“I have not used Photoshop in years although, I used to dabble with it and just do a few of the automatic things in the program. William explains different ways to use this program that have been so helpful!”
– W.T.

Curriculum

Introduction To Lesson

In this lesson, Will introduces the course, outlining what’s ahead and things to consider.

Introduction To ACR

A brief overview of the layout and design of Camera Raw, to familiarise you with the set up.

Bit Depth And Smart Objects

Learn how to adjust the bit depth of your raws for editing and also set up to export raw files as smart objects in Photoshop.

Lens Corrections

See how to apply lens corrections for repairing warping and distortion as well as how to remove chromatic aberration and create sublet vignettes.

Exposure Values

Adjust the exposure of your image and understand the various sliders used to manipulate light and dark tones.

Cropping And Straightening

Crop, straighten and repair your images using the crop tool and applying the desired aspect ratio.

Spot Removal

Having dust spots or areas that need removing is common and in this lesson you’ll learn how to use the spot removal tool to fix and remove unwanted blemishes.

Contrast Introduction

In this lesson you will get an overview on what contrast is and what adjusting it will do.

Adjusting Contrast

Adjust contrast to lead the eye through the scene, using the tone curve, whites, blacks and highlights slider.

Introduction To Color

A quick overview on color and why it needs to be adjusted in images.

Color Adjustments

Make effective color adjustments using the camera profile, vibrance and saturation sliders, along with white balance adjustments.

HSL Adjustments

Isolate individual colors and make effective adjustments using the Hue, Luminance and Saturations Sliders (HSL).

Split Toning

Split toning is an effective way to introduce color tone separation between the shadows and highlights. In this lesson, Will demonstrates how to do this and how to create a good transition from fro…

Local Color Adjustments

In this lesson, I will demonstrate how to use the adjustment brush to apply color adjustments to localized areas in the image.

Black And White

Learn how to convert a file into a black and white and adjust tonal ranges for specific converted colors.

Monochromes

Some images work better as a monotone, than a direct black and white. In this lesson, Will shows his technique for creating monochrome images.

Local Adjustments With The Graduated Filter

Learn how to make local adjustments and transition the eye within the sky and foreground, using the graduated filter.

Local Adjustments With A Brush

In this lesson, Will demonstrates how to use his favorite tool, the adjustment brush. See how to apply local adjustments to enhance light, atmosphere, detail and effectively lead the eye through a …

Sharpening And Noise

See the effect of the sharpening and noise reduction sliders and how to apply them in ACR.

Stitching Panoramas

Will share how to capture and stitch expansive scenes, using the panorama stitching tool in ACR.

Exporting And Saving

See how to finish up an edit and convert your raw file to a jpeg so you can share your image with the world.

Outro

Will wraps up the course with some final thoughts and suggestions.