Graphics Programs Reference
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This is a fashion shot, and you'll use the same seven points in the same way.
That's the thing about “The System”—you pretty much use the same things,
the same way, every time. The reason I give you totally different images for
each projects is: (a) so you can see it's actually the same seven points, and
(b) the more you practice, the better you'll get at them, and soon it'll be
automatic. When you get to the stage where you don't have to look at
the topic to know what to do next, then you'll know you've got it!
Project Two
The First Point:
Choose a Camera Profile
Here's the original RAW photo, straight out
of the camera, and it actually doesn't look
too bad (besides being a little bit dark and
the white balance being a bit too warm).
The first step is to choose a better starting
place, so go to the Develop module, then
go down to the Camera Calibration panel
and try out some of the different profiles.
I tried my two first-choice profiles,
Camera Landscape and Camera Vivid,
and neither of them looked that great,
but Camera Standard seemed to look
much better for the flesh tones, so
I went with that (as shown here).
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