Digital Imaging Basics

After you capture an image it is up to you to optimize it so that it is what you intend it to be.  The viewer should not have to 'interpret' anything.  The image should be all.

Using the workflow that I have provided you repair the following images.  Use the entire workflow for each image...ending at sizing for email.  Sharpen (of course) and upload to your Flickr album.

ROTATE:
This image needs to be rotated. 

Here is the final image:

ROTATE AND CROP:
This image needs to be both rotated and cropped.

Have fun with the Elk.

Here is the final image.  You may crop differently.

LEVELS:
This image can be improved by making some Levels adjustments.  Do you ever have fog in your images?  Should fog be removed?  There is an art to it, isn't there?

Here is my final:

BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST:
This image can be improved by following the workflow.  Ensure that the Levels are correct.  Tweak the Brightness and Contrast setting a bit.

Here is my final image:

HUE and SATURATION:
This image is wrong because I had my White Balance setting wrong.  Instead of being set for Auto or Sun or Clouds (I usually have mine set for Cloudy when shooting outdoors) I had it set for Incandescent!  Bummer.  At any rate...try to correct it.  Notice that you have access to the Master Channel and to 6 individual color channels.  What happens if you DeSaturate the Cyan channel?

Here is my final image:

Because you will most likely never touch these images again there is no need for an intermediate save as .psd.  Think about it though.  And save as .psd if you want to.

Remember to publish to your Flickr photo album.

Having fun?