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10-JAN-2007

46192_1_21_1200x-AutoConAutoLevels+HS-Tool_Curves.jpg

ccProof,25seconds on color adjustments

After making the previous file, I adjusted the curves to give the image the kind of feel I think the photographer had hoped to get when he shot this setup...with a white seamless roll that looks more or less white, but not 100% blown out white,and with a fair amount of image contrast. Compared with the "My Workflow" file,which is the first one, arriving at this look took merely some sharpening,file size reduction,and a simple Auto Contrast and Auto Levels, and a three-second curves adjustment. Just as a matter of comment, the Auto Levels operation did almost nothing,but the Auto Contrast operation was helpful,and that's in keeping with my experience that using Auto Levels on images I've shot is not good practice. Auto Contrast OTOH,can be useful as part of an Automator workflow,and seldom causes the severe problems the Auto Levels command can often bring with it.
In my file naming lexicon, this is my Automator automated batch process file type which I call a "ccProof" or color-corrected proof, and it's 1200x pixels wide and 200 ppi and makes a pretty good machine print or on-screen proof.

FujiFilm FinePix S5Pro
1/200s f/16.0 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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