Studio Forum Members' Page
 Current Forum [SF2007-08]
1st & 3rd Wednesday of month
September 2007 to June 2008
Note: Some referenced links are only available to Studio Forum Members
The Studio Forum Compendium
NEW!!!
Questions Raised and now ANSWERED!
Topics Discussed... Last Session - Octomer 17th
LR Preferences and Catalog Settings - [Click Here]
Here are settings we determine at last night's forum... a.k.a. Studio Forum Lightroom Environment
LR Presets - [Click Here] to go to Download
One of the most powerful aspects of LR are Presets. Most Presets work within a specific LR module. I have posted the B&W Infra-Red preset we talked about last night plus some others , the B&W prep to Colorize; A Darken edges, Lighten Edges and are settings we determine at last night's forum
PROPOSED Topics... Next Session - October 3th
Member's Request...
- Lightroom Sharpening... Continue Discussion
- Export LR Catalog (Frank V)
- email me with your topic of interest (Click Here)
Photo Talk...
- Group shares photo experience / tip
On-The-Wall Session...
- Lightroom Sharpening... Continue Discussion
- Photoshop CS3... Refine Mask; B&W Adjustment Layer
- Creative B&W with a splash of color using LR's Saturation TAT tool
Topics Discussed... September 19th

LR Sharpening Using the "Detail" Tab
- [Click Here] for Link to Videos shown... and a few that weren't shown but related.
"Exporting" Developed files in Lightroom
I used our LR discussion to Sharpen and batch "Export" scaled-up hires TIFF files - see graphic below. Notice the dimension of the 1st TIF file [10000 x 7500] - that would be a 75MB file from a cropped 8MB camera file! Not a problem when using Lanczos interpolation.
Interesting comments from the graphic artist laying out the poster. We can talk about this more at our next session.
On-Going Topics Discussed
The NEW Digital Image Workflow
With the release of 4 new Adobe Software:
CS3 Photoshop
CS3 Bridge
(ACR 4.0)
Lightroom
…we need to revisit our Digital Image Workflow and evaluate their impact on it.
--- Click Here to read this article on The NEW Digital Image Workflow ---
Calibrating YOUR Digital Camera
We discussed how to apply the calibration values found using Tom Fors calibration. We created subsets to apply the calibration to RAW files already adjusted and save "new" Camera Raw Defaults including our newly created RAW calibration for our cameras. One interesting finding was a from a Forum member who has 2 camera of the same model found the calibration for each was very different. This supports the fact that the difference in calibration setting is due to the unique color-coating on our camera chip to extend it from its inherent red sensitive range to the entire spectrum.
Other articles mentioned for more calibration options and information...
- Bruce Fraiser: [Click Here] ...PDF file for Studio Forum Members [Click Here]
- Martin Evening: [Click Here]
Last Updated: 10/14/08