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Introduction In part one of this essay series about recent changes in my work, I explained how my work changed from being about believable photographs to being transformations of reality.  In part two, I want to talk about how this change affected my processing workflow.  

Three Different Workflows Since I started working with digital processing, I have used three different workflows: Workflow #1: Adjustment Layers in Photoshop.  This first workflow was based on using adjustment layers in Photoshop.  I converted my raw files in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) with minimal changes in order to get a conversion that exhibited low contrast and low saturation. I then enhanced both contrast and color in P...

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Alain Briot creates fine art photographs, teaches workshops and offers DVD tutorials on composition, raw conversion, optimization, printing and marketing. Alain is the author of Mastering Landscape Photography, Mastering Photographic Composition and Marketing Fine Art Photography. All 3 books are available from Alain’s website as well as from most bookstores. You can find more information about Alain's work, writings and tutorials as well as subscribe to Alain’s Free Monthly Newsletter on his <a href="http://www.beautiful-landscape.com/">website</a>. You will receive over 40 essays in PDF format, including chapters from Alain’s books, when you subscribe.
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