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Bit depth: What you must know

Bit depth is data. The higher the bit depth the more information a photo contains. High-bit depth images have more color. They are more resilient during exposure and color edits. Here are the inside details on bit depth. What is a bit? One bit is one-eighth of a byte. Bytes

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Exposure Tactics: Mastering exposure with Kevin Ames

Exposure Tactics: Mastering exposure

This Exposure Tactics post explains what a “technically proper” exposure is and how to get there. Remember I said technically proper, not creatively right. The three photos above are with different exposures. Each one brings out a different feeling or aesthetic. Which one is correct? I want to answer that

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Quick Tip: Stop Dumbing Down Your Raw Files

Working with Raw Files in Photoshop? One of the major benefits of shooting raw is an increased bit depth.  If you don’t make these two change to your Photoshop Raw workflow, you are just destroying the quality of your raw photos. Step 1: Open a raw image. Step 2: At the bottom

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Image mode & Bit Depth

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated. It is a college-level course in plain english for free at Photofocus. To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 2 Choosing an Image mode Within Photoshop, you need to

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