Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Lightroom and Camera Raw

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A lounging leopard seal in the Iceberg Graveyard near the Lemaire Channel in the Antarctic Peninsula. Image captured with a Canon EOS-1Ds MII with a 70-200mm lens at ISO 200.

Whether you use Lightroom or Camera Raw, the fundamentals of raw image processing remain the same. Based on the initial default preview of the image, you’ll need to adjust both the global (the entire image) and local (isolated parts of the image) tone mapping and color correction of the image. You’ll also make basic modifications such as cropping and spot healing.

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