Camera RAW Editing Tutorial

Camera Raw Editing Tutorial. This is an example of how I edit photos using Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop CC 2017. To see more editing and photography tutorials, please Subscribe!
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[@malonecustomdesigns]

If you want to download the RAW file to follow along with. Get it here! jaysphoto.com/blog/2018/9/camera-raw-editing-tutorial

[@MUHAMMADZEESHAN-nu5jd]

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[@ahamedrasath8020]

Like this video

[@jorgealarcon6850]

Hi there.... I would like if it is possible that you will make a video tutorial with a photo that I took a few days ago but at the time of editing it to correct the colors and lights sometimes I burn it or I do not have the real and natural colors ..... Yes it is possible here I leave my whatsapp [phone] to send you the raw photo ... Greetings from Cuba By the way, the tutorial is very good

[@TheTucsonJeff]

Hey Jay, I'm a clouds enthusiast too, and I really appreciate your tip on making the clouds definition more apparent (highlights down, shadows up). I'm a newbie to RAW processing, so I appreciate your great video. Thanks!!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks for that great feedback!!! Thank you!

[@XxBaJosTaR]

Don't zoom on the sliders when adding modifications. We want to see the change live on the pic. It's frustrating otherwise.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you. Some like it zoomed in, but some do not. I have seen other comments requesting that I do not zoom, so I will know that for the next video! Thanks for your input! Sorry you found it frustrating.

[@abricksc7408]

@@malonecustomdesigns Well its nice to see what you are doing for those of us who don't know the controls and I found it very helpful as at times people will be clicking or making changes so fast that I cannot follow. To make everyone happy perhaps a picture in picture :) Great Video!

[@nahiyanalamgir7614]

Thanks for the comment. Looks like I'm not the only one who was frustrated to not be able to see the changes as it happened.

[@tobyvphoto]

I'd agree - seeing the whole image when you are processing it is much better - thanks for the video it's very informative.

[@tomdupuis8466]

Finally, a great video on how to use Adobe camera raw. To the point, and makes sense to shoot in raw.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks! Yes, shooting in RAW just makes the most sense in most cases!

[@Fontsman]

If you use smart objects, you can always return back into ACR and refine your image. Again the vignette tool in ACR is a great alternative

[@foreverconcretre8859]

Been a photographer for a long time always been so scared of shooting in RAW thank you for opening my eyes to a whole new world of photography!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Shooting in RAW is really pretty much like shooting with film. You take it into the digital darkroom and it gives you so much creative freedom to process the image how you want!

[@joboettge207]

Hi Jay, loved the tutorial. I have photoshop elements. Is the adobe camera raw that you used a different editing software that you have to buy?? Look forward to more tutorials. Thank you.

[@paulbroderick8438]

You do not have to shoot RAW images to take advantage of the Camera Raw controls within photoshop. Good for JPEG's, also. Camera raw files are much larger as you know!

[@danielschram374]

Very helpful Jay, Thank you. I have usually used Lightroom, but like to experiment and try new things. You explained Adobe Camera Raw very well.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Awesome! So Glad to be of a help! Hope I earned your subscription! I Love Camera Raw. Let me know if you have any questions!

[@johniacono4361]

The only easy to follow tutorial on youtube😊

[@MichaelRizzoVlogs]

Great video Malone thank you! Just started learning photoshop and camera raw today! This helps a ton!

[@brndknttr]

Just getting in to raw-world.. 🤓🖖 Thank You Jay! This was clear and comprehensive guide to get involved to raw material.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

You are welcome! RAW opens several doors!

[@bangendedscoots7960]

Great tutorial! I will say however that I wish the screen wouldn't zoom in on the sliders as you adjust them. I'd like to see the image change as you slide them to have a better understanding of your reasons for adjusting.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks for your feedback...some want to see the sliders and some want to see the image....hmmm I guess I need to find a balance! :) Thanks for watching!!

[@Romy---]

Jay Malone Thanks a lot for this tutorial, I loved it!! However I have to agree with OP. I also wish to see the image changing. I don't think it makes sense to see the sliders instead, as nothing there changes but only the level/number (which you also mention out loud) and there's no need to see that. Seeing how the image changes is the interesting and useful part for learning :)

[@thepurpleufo]

Great video...but I was thinking the same thing...didn't need such a close-up view of the sliders, would have rather seen more the image changing while working the sliders.

[@trwhitford65]

@@malonecustomdesigns Isn't there a "picture within a picture" tool that could show both at the same time?

[@abdulmattee4113]

I have just started learning Adobe and I have really liked your video. Thank you.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Great! It's a wonderful tool!

[@wendys7334]

A good starter tutorial, thanks! I create brochures and displays for a construction-type company and end up with a lot of photos that look dark and dull just like your tractor image, so this really helped me. A couple suggestions--some may be echoed in other comments but I don't have time to peruse them all... 1) Please drop the music. It just becomes an irritant over and over. 2) We don't need frequent shots of your face/speaking. :) Just stay on the image so we have more time to process/understand what we're seeing. 3) A quick before/after flip after EACH adjustment would be helpful so we can better understand exactly what each adjustment is doing. 4) I'm ...astonished that you would save in a lossy format such as JPG, and THEN bring that back into Photoshop for more editing! Why not save in a non-lossy format such as TIF or, perhaps, as .PSD? Thanks again.

[@jessicaliona2761]

This is very helpful finally a video that actually explains about editin photos and not just show off !! Im so glad i found ur channel

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MM-tt3np]

This is what you hope for, when clicking on a tutorial vid on KZbin. 9 times out of 10 you never get it, this time I got it :) Well done

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@SharpeTech]

Jay, this video changed my LIFE!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Seriously? That is amazing!!! What was the most helpful part of it?

[@SharpeTech]

Jay Malone I never knew exactly how to manipulate the sliders to make my photos pop. So I followed your video to edit some family photos...and let’s just say after I posted them, my phone started ringing!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

This is AWESOME to hear! I love being able to help people!

[@Nevencilica]

This is an old tutorial but it works amazing, thank you for keeping it simple yet informative also thank you for sharing you knowledge

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks!

[@dcdavidrcunningham]

awesome tutorial video on camera raw , looking forward to more. I use to do all of my post editing in Lightroom, but always found myself in Photoshop, because I could never get the effects that I needed. Many roads to Rome, thanks for sharing Jay Malone ;)

[@zayaplaya1]

Great tutorial. I use lightroom more for organization and exporting in batches. But I always edit in photoshop because I found the Camera Raw function to be more effective than lightroom editing tools.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

I am the same way!!! :) Thanks for watching!

[@duyminhnguyen2034]

You have a great voice and you convey information that is easy to understand! Thank you!

[@BrianZvaitaLatestBuzz]

Old school quality, so clean and straight on point. Thanks a lot Sir

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks!!! :)

[@jasper5016]

This is a great video. Would love to see some portraits.

[@saifuddin3341]

Smart techniques. Beautifully done. Good job sir.

[@MishaG9]

There is so much one can do in ACR, do you have a tutorial where you explain the other functions? just upgraded to CC2018 and ACR 11 from CS4 and have to catch up. Great video, Jay!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you. This is the only ACR video I have at the time. Maybe I'll make another one sometime. You are right...you can do quite a lot with it!

[@daveboyers4549]

Jay, It took a lot of hard work to make that video as nice as it was- probably one of the best "how to's" I've seen. Your delivery rate is very understandable, and the video edit made it easy to follow. I'm personally a big fan of HDR, so your treatment of the tractor was very appealing.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you so much Dave!!! I appreciate the input!

[@keepitsimple7604]

Loved the video and the final look of the tractor. Went from ordinary photo to a stunning piece of art. What a great job! I do have a question: I was unclear why you saved the image as a JPG and then applied further edits (the vignette). Don't you have to save the image again now, thus double compressing the image? And won't that wind up with a little quality loss? Is there a way to take the image directly from ACR into Photoshop, keeping it as a native raw file, apply the vignette to the raw file, and only have to save out the final jpg one time instead of two? Thanks again for the great video. Loved it.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. You might could keep it in the RAW format and add the vignette in photoshop like you mentioned. I personally just never see a loss in quality...and it just fits my workflow to do it this way. The joy of Adobe products...you can do the same task 10 different ways! lol Thanks for watching!

[@joeimagesllc]

For a moment I felt like I had a wedding playing on the side.

[@lawrencekeeney4317]

I really like the editing techniques you used in this video.

[@Triplebuc50]

Very informative, well presented, well explained, although as a Photo-Processing beginner, which I have never done as yet, remembering all of those variety of different settings is overwhelming to a 69.5 year old Photographer. I have a Chromebook Laptop and I have been told I am limited on what Photo-processing programs I can actually use to edit my images. Your generous opinions and comments will be enjoyed.

[@laranitasantana]

I agree with you. For image editing I don't use LightRoom. I use Photoshop or Camera Raw

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Yeah, Camera Raw is my choice for sure!

[@jacoblawrencejaiah6431]

Hey hello Jay.. I'm also Jay but i live all the way in Sierra Leone and i'm also a Photographer. i like the way You edit in CAMERA RAW

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Hey Jay! Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Qobra Khan hey there other Jay!

[@philsincerely1751]

The best teaching style, ever.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@stephenebuna4039]

I like this! I want more more in different situation like indoor and night situations. Thanks Jay!

[@DMfotoNI]

I just kept seeing the two lens spots in the sky. I've always used Bridge/RAW, even though everyone I know uses LightRoom etc. To be honest, I'm way faster in RAW and can do a whole day's wedding shoot in about 90 minutes using it. Do a bit of batch name editing, the IPCC etc then send it off to PS to render them into JPEG, come back and publish. Job done! Great tutorial, clean your sensor ;-)

[@malonecustomdesigns]

lol, yeah, I've cleaned the sensor since this! Thanks so much for watching!

[@bruceacphoto5240]

Thank you for both your tutorial and the download. VERY helpful!

[@rmb3211]

Thank you for this video. So helpful! I also love the way you shot it - very simple and easy to follow. Much appreciated.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bekindalwaysx1g]

Pretty much the same process in ACR i have used for years..a few tweaks in PS , i then format to tiff..then a jpeg thumbnail ...all good !! Good info explained .

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you!

[@bbc3780]

I can't believe 😍 explanations were amazing and u really enjoyed 🙏

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad you liked it

[@milestonowhere]

Wow., reALLY eye opener... I was doing wrong for some years! Thank you!

[@TripleSquad280]

Great job. I'm looking for some tutorials on the filter segment of photoshop?

[@Artchick1972]

Wonderful video. I have the same mindset as you. I think of what kind of edit I want to do when I take the photo. I do pretty much what you do in Camera RAW but the technique with vignetting is great. I am going to try that out.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

So glad that you found something helpful!!! :)

[@aminstore]

Hi sir. Do you know about camera Panasonic FZ80 and FZ300? I want to choose between these two camera which is the best in quality of photo and video shooting?

[@SyamKumarVoleti]

Subscribed for your clear explanation :)

[@ashtwenty12]

Nice simple video, and that's a good thing, thanks

[@awdsgn]

Very helpful, well-paced and explained. The background music was too loud and I thought annoying as well. Otherwise excellent!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks for that feedback!!!

[@oneangryfucerwivatinhat]

@@malonecustomdesigns I didn't find the background music loud at all. Appropriate for tutorials which also has a calming effect.

[@gerhardmoeller774]

Very nice informative video.. Liked and subscribed!

[@esnevip]

Great editing, but you're compressing to a jpeg twice. Try opening the raw in Photoshop for the rest of your tweaks instead of exporting to a jpeg, then tweaking that, and hitting it with the compression a second time.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

You are right....but so far I have not noticed the compression making a difference in my final image. With that being said....I do try to limit the compression. Thanks for watching!

[@thepassamezzo1375]

Thanks Jay, very helpful.

[@LThomaaas]

Amazing mate! I was always afraid of tweaking sliders too much because I didn't want to create noise/distortion. Thank you!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Happy that I could be of a help! :)

[@anjali7778]

Awesome ! You totally used camera raw like a pro, I hope if I can become like that someday...

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks! Just takes a little time using it...no magic :)

[@jacobbanfield1]

Thankyou for creating this video, I've been using the way you create a vingnette when editing my images and It's working great

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Wonderful!

[@bitit837]

Thanks Jay ! A very useful and clear explanation !

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad it was helpful!

[@augustinebenny5380]

Best tutorial ever seen so far

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Awww, thank you so much!!!

[@ray32825]

Thanks for the tutorial. BTW, Are you wearing Gunnar blue light glasses?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

No, they were just my regular cheap glasses lol.

[@TOTAL457]

Great tutorial. Greetings from Malta (Europe).

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad you liked it!

[@rolandpong1617]

I like the actual hand-on style, taught me a lot!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

That's awesome! So glad to teach something :)

[@certifiedgeek05]

100% Amazing! Thank you so much. My image came out perfect for Instagram.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Fantastic! Happy to help!

[@liankok5422]

Raw is fun, 2020 cheap phone can give us RAW format, now every people can edit the photo more than instant app

[@UnstopFooL]

That shadow all the way up made all the magic actually

[@malonecustomdesigns]

The highlight and shadows sliders can be VERY powerful with RAW images!!!

[@UnstopFooL]

@@malonecustomdesigns very good video jay,just found this one,gonna search for more tutorials at ur channel!

[@mymung6340]

Great video, very helpful. Thanks jay

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulbroderick8438]

Clear and easy to understand. Thank you.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Awesome! Thanks Paul.

[@NicoGrundMusic]

this is actually sick

[@sandeeprajpandeya5378]

yeah for sure u like vignette alott !!

[@Hridtov1984]

Editing the RAW format in Photoshop Camera Raw is the best way. By checking 'Open in Photoshop as Smart Objects' in Camera RAW options and saving the file as PSD, you can always return back to the settings you've made in ACR and change settings by double clicking on the Smart Object Thumbnail in the Layers panel.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Yeah, that's a great way to do it as well!

[@DiscoverRajivVlogs]

What is difference bt vibrance and saturation?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Saturation adds and an overall boost in colors. Vibrance does it's best to protect skin tones from getting too much color.

[@DiscoverRajivVlogs]

@@malonecustomdesigns Thanks valuable information.

[@scorwinslonka]

not a big fan of lightroom as well. thanks for sharing your expertise. Raw is so powerful but can be complex in editing. this will help me a lot. thanks!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Happy to help!!!

[@karthikkumarnarayanasamy409]

Wonderful explanation sir. I have learned lot this video. Thank you very much. Make more videos. Keep moving...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you.

[@NosyDrone]

Amazing... very accurate tutorial. Thank you

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad to be of a help!

[@SR-sg7qk]

Thank you for making this video. How about birds or some kind of wildlife picture next?

[@melizabriones9847]

Questions Sir 1. im using windows no tools menu, so how? 2. where i can see the adobe camera raw in windows to see the JPEGS? so i can open it next on photoshop..pls..help..thnks

[@mark12.31]

Really good video - helpful tips for sure! I plan to try some of this!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks for watching! I have more tutorial stuff coming up!

[@elenasolis5804]

Thank you for these videos. I think they're great. I enjoy them very much.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Awesome! Thank you so much!

[@HuyTran-ov4cm]

Video này thật tuyệt. Tôi đã hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng các công cụ trong camera raw để có một bức ảnh nghệ thuật :D cám ơn tác giả

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@lepadus7926]

It’s amazing what you can do with an ordinary photograph.

[@vegardpedersen]

I remember this tutorial. I think it was one of the first videos I watched from you :-)

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Oh cool! Yeah, this was a while ago! :)

[@vegardpedersen]

@@malonecustomdesigns it's crazy how much views this video got. I still edit in Lightroom, but Camera RAW and Lightroom are very similar. I use it for photoshop work, but whe nI am editing a quick photo, I use Lightroom.

[@betohs]

Hope you see these, justbfind your channel,i went through your videos AND i find out your battle ...hope you aré better this days....i hope you keep working on this channel AND do More tutorials like this......new sub! ...merry christmas!!! Blessings for you AND your family

[@malonecustomdesigns]

I am doing great! Thank you!

[@trevorwright6165]

that was wonderful Jay thank you so much and all the best from trev in sussex england

[@hiteshinde]

Very helpful and very simple...Thanks jay

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Happy to help! More like this coming in the future!

[@howardmathews5572]

Very important question, how to duplicate a raw smart object and make the other unique? cause when I edit the other in camera raw, the settings are applied to all.

[@MarkKerton]

Great tips, THANKS👍🏻

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AbubekrAlagib]

That's amazing, thanks.

[@eYuP5]

an awesome tutorial dear Jay..huge thanks

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you so much! Glad you found it helpful!

[@chrisplunkett2814]

What does Image Raw give you that Lightroom doesn't? I have gotten used to LR and like it with the exception of just one thing (that's if I'm understanding how to use it correctly).In LR I have to view a PNG version of the RAW image based on the embedded profile the photo was taken with.The RAW image pops up for a couple of seconds when it first imports it,but after that I can only see the PNG. In Camera RAW you get to always see just the RAW image without any processing or conversion applied to it before you start working on it?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Chris, I will be totally honest with you, I've never heard that, so I was under the impression you were viewing RAW image in both software. I might be wrong though. And if you are used to LR, I would use it. Essentially you can do the same thing and more in LR than you can Camera RAW. I just prefer using Camera RAW and Photoshop as opposed to learning LR lol It boils down to using the tool or software that makes the most sense to you and gets the job done!

[@chrisplunkett2814]

@@malonecustomdesigns Thanks for the answer.When LR first imports a RAW image,it is pale,washed out and not cropped.The after a few seconds you get a cropped image with contrast and more colour saturation etc.As I understand it a RAW image can't be edited in any way,so it has to be converted into an editable format such as JPEG or PNG before we can do anything with it.Unless of course I'm getting this completely the wrong way round?

[@imagesfromLA]

Chris, it's been a bunch of years since I tried out LightRoom. Soon after, however, I switched to Camera Raw. I use an image browsing software called Photo Mechanic. When I export from PM, my image automatically opens in Camera Raw as a CR2 file. But in LR I've got to take an extra step, and convert the image to a DNG file in a separate software. It's too time consuming. Also, LR is slower than my Photo Mechanic to Camera Raw setup.

[@chrisplunkett2814]

@@imagesfromLA I've got used to Lightroom now and have got it to do everything I need it to.It's not perfect,but I doubt very much if I'd gain anything by using another RAW image editor.

[@mcalanchini1]

very useful! thanks I was about to erase some RAW files and now I have some great shots

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Happy to help! You can do a lot of recovery with some "not perfect" shots!

[@hagitcaspi5153]

Could you please do a similar video with a portrait? Would love to see how you edit people photography. This was super helpful, thank you!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

I'll see what I can do sometime. I will say that my portraits normally require very little editing in Camera RAW. Especially the ones that I shoot in my studio! Great, consistent lighting is a timesaver!

[@sandrampillay2652]

Thank you for this informative video. Have viewed it and have picked up a lot of info.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks, that's awesome to hear Sandram!

[@prasenjeetanand]

great tutorial sir, many loves to you...

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you so much. There are plans for more Camera RAW tutorials in the future!

[@acrosstheworld5058]

Nice video sir. Great job.

[@jamaahmed1464]

Wow it's simple way and professional way

[@XxDawlishxX]

This was really helpful, thanks so much!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad to be of a help Kara!!! :)

[@BrandonBurch]

Very helpful! I learned some things.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Brandon Burch awesome. That's what I like to hear!

[@quarteratom]

Can you use Camera Raw with the free version of Adobe Bridge without paid Photoshop and Lightroom?

[@TimidMC]

Well done. Clearly explained. Thanks.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks for watching!!

[@sutejotan5817]

awesome tutorial. crystal clear explanations

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you so much!

[@thomasvasquez9758]

Hi Jay, liked your video,was slow enough for me (Photoshop beginner) to take notes. Also the way showed the process of going from Camera Raw to Photoshop to flatten the image.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Hey Thomas! Glad you found it helpful!

[@smithwill9952]

Appreciate your effort JAY.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thank you!!! Thanks for watching!

[@olaleyeoluwole3442]

Which software do you use for your laptop screen recording.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

I use QuickTime. A really good software is Camtasia.

[@Housemusic90]

Awesome stuff and really clear! .. just a question; where did you focus? Which spot on the tractor?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Rick Leeman thanks!!! It's been a while back, but if I remember correctly, I focused on the cab of the tractor.

[@ajrider12]

This has been super helpful! Thank you my dude!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@idasjstrm]

This video was a game changer for me. Thank you!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

That's awesome! What was the best thing you took away from this video?

[@idasjstrm]

How many changes I can make to my photo without spending hours and hours in photoshop! I’m completely new to camera raw and this will change my photos forever! It’s super cool how you can make the photo look like it looked in real life when you took it.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Yes!!! I think you will find that shooting and editing RAW files in Camera RAW will open up so many doors to giving you the best photos! That is very similar to fine-tuning in the darkroom in the film days! If you come across a particular question....let me know. Always looking for stuff to make new videos on :)