Book review: Real World Camera Raw
Source: Dan Sherree
Book Review: Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS by Bruce Fraser
Having read Out of Gamut: Calibrating Camera Raw in Photoshop CS offsite on Creative Pro offsite back in May and then seeing subsequent rumblings that this information was from a new Real World book, I was excited about Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS offsite, by Bruce Fraser, before it was even printed. The Real World offsite series of books—of which I’ve read several—focuses on getting the job done; the tagline to these books is “industrial-strength production techniques.” By focusing on getting the task done, these books show and tell what you need to know to create a productive workflow.
Real World Camera Raw is no different from the rest of the series. By first detailing some background information about how the raw format works, proceeding to basic use of the Camera Raw plugin, and continuing with advanced use and automation, I was left with a thorough understanding of how to better use my camera, Camera Raw and Photoshop CS. While this book is aimed at the intermediate to advanced user, I would say that anybody whose camera shoots in a raw format can make good use of this book and its information.