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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 365282" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Sorry for the delay in responding, but I've been swamped with work after 10 days away. Marcel covered much of this, but I'll restate for completion.</p><p></p><p>Lightroom is the centerpiece of my workflow, and its Develop module <strong><em>is</em></strong> ACR and then some. If you want steps...</p><p></p><p>1. Import using Lightroom adding Copyright data and applicable metadata (though if I've got a mixed bag I do this afterward) during import, no renaming. I have Import set to automatically apply lens profile and chromatic aberration adjustments. </p><p></p><p>2. Review, rank/flag keepers and delete the crap.</p><p></p><p>3. Crop, straighten and/or apply perspective correction (Lens Correction module) if required. If I've got obvious spots I use the Spot Removal tool to get rid of them.</p><p></p><p>4. Apply light adjustments using the Develop module. This is usually limited to using the Black, White & Highlight sliders to maximize the histogram, and using the Gradient and/or Brush tools to fix any uneven lighting since I find this <em>much</em> easier to do here than in Photoshop.</p><p></p><p>5. <em>Edit In</em> Photoshop. This opens the file directly in CC 2014 (no ACR required, though it can be invoked again via the Filter menu, but this adjusts the PS file, not the original RAW), and once the PS editing is complete it will save the PSD (or TIFF if you prefer) to your LR catalog (it can automatically stack it with the original in the catalog as a preference, but I do not do this).</p><p></p><p>6. Do what I do in PS CC 2014. This could mean just PS adjustments or the invoking of Nik and onOne tools (both of which <em>can</em> be called directly from LR as well, but this involves a new file for every module called instead of the layers in PS). Save the file (PSD) which will automatically open in LR when I'm done.</p><p></p><p>7. Apply LR "Finishing" touches. For me there are things that are just easier to do here. This includes using the Radial Filter tool for location specific vignetting, the HSL module to perform color specific adjustments using the targeted adjustment tools for each, final global touch-ups to Clarity, Vibrance and Saturation, and potentially application of Noise Reduction (more as a painterly effect than to actually reduce noise).</p><p></p><p>8. Export finished photos. I have presets for each site I will upload to. </p><p></p><p>9. Open exported photos directly in PS and apply any necessary sharpening adjustments (depending on what I see I can use Smart Sharpen, High Pass or a Detail Enhancement PS action).</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the gist of my workflow for every photo. Seems more complicated than it is. There are occasions where I'll limit the work to just LR, but that's a rarity and usually involves snapshot-like photos and not something I shot for myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 365282, member: 9240"] Sorry for the delay in responding, but I've been swamped with work after 10 days away. Marcel covered much of this, but I'll restate for completion. Lightroom is the centerpiece of my workflow, and its Develop module [B][I]is[/I][/B] ACR and then some. If you want steps... 1. Import using Lightroom adding Copyright data and applicable metadata (though if I've got a mixed bag I do this afterward) during import, no renaming. I have Import set to automatically apply lens profile and chromatic aberration adjustments. 2. Review, rank/flag keepers and delete the crap. 3. Crop, straighten and/or apply perspective correction (Lens Correction module) if required. If I've got obvious spots I use the Spot Removal tool to get rid of them. 4. Apply light adjustments using the Develop module. This is usually limited to using the Black, White & Highlight sliders to maximize the histogram, and using the Gradient and/or Brush tools to fix any uneven lighting since I find this [I]much[/I] easier to do here than in Photoshop. 5. [I]Edit In[/I] Photoshop. This opens the file directly in CC 2014 (no ACR required, though it can be invoked again via the Filter menu, but this adjusts the PS file, not the original RAW), and once the PS editing is complete it will save the PSD (or TIFF if you prefer) to your LR catalog (it can automatically stack it with the original in the catalog as a preference, but I do not do this). 6. Do what I do in PS CC 2014. This could mean just PS adjustments or the invoking of Nik and onOne tools (both of which [I]can[/I] be called directly from LR as well, but this involves a new file for every module called instead of the layers in PS). Save the file (PSD) which will automatically open in LR when I'm done. 7. Apply LR "Finishing" touches. For me there are things that are just easier to do here. This includes using the Radial Filter tool for location specific vignetting, the HSL module to perform color specific adjustments using the targeted adjustment tools for each, final global touch-ups to Clarity, Vibrance and Saturation, and potentially application of Noise Reduction (more as a painterly effect than to actually reduce noise). 8. Export finished photos. I have presets for each site I will upload to. 9. Open exported photos directly in PS and apply any necessary sharpening adjustments (depending on what I see I can use Smart Sharpen, High Pass or a Detail Enhancement PS action). This is the gist of my workflow for every photo. Seems more complicated than it is. There are occasions where I'll limit the work to just LR, but that's a rarity and usually involves snapshot-like photos and not something I shot for myself. [/QUOTE]
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