This presentation presents a workflow process to use when readying digital images for publication during post processing.

1. The steps of Workflow
1. Use Adobe Bridge to download, delete and
rename your batch of photo files.
a.
To Download: File > Get Photos from Camera
b.
To Delete: Deselect photos you don’t want to
upload and/or delete photos in the Bridge
Content window
To Rename: Tools > Batch Rename
c.

2. 2. Fill in photo metadata.
a.
Metadata > IPTC Core
You can highlight more
than one photo and fill
out the metadata for
your photo session,
particularly “Creator”
and “Keywords.”

3. 3. Level, rotate and crop images in Adobe
Photoshop.
a.
Level , Rotate & Crop with the Ruler tool:

4. 4. Set image size for end use.
a.
Measure the area that you intend to place your
image, noting width (W) and height (H)
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8” x 12” or 8” x 10” for portfolios
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8.5” x 5” (W x H) for PowerPoints
b.
Image > Image Size
c.
Resolution
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Web page: 72 p/i
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Output device (printer): 300 p/i
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Publication: 160 p/i (newsprint);
300 p/i (yearbook)
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5. 5. Correct brightness, contrast and color
balance using Levels.
a.
Image > Adjustments > Levels
Notice where the
indicators are for the
shadows and highlight
sliders—they should line
up with the edges of the
“mountain” on the
histogram.

6. 6. Perform all other clean-up (dust and scratches,
red eye, dodging and burning, shadows and
highlights).
a.
Filter > Noise > Dust & Scratches
b.
Red Eye tool:
c.
Dodge tool:
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Exposure – 10%
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Soft Edge Brush
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You want to look like you haven’t done anything
d.
Burn tool:
e.
Image > Adjustments > Shadows & Highlights
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(Same notes as above)
Shadows: Amount – 20%
Play with Tonal Width and Radius

7. 7. Use unsharp mask/smart sharpen.
a.
Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask
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b.
Amount: 50-70% (70+ for inkjet printing)
Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen
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Amount (same as above)
c. The purpose is to not reveal that you’ve used it

8. 8. Decide mode: RGB, CMKY or grayscale.
a.
Image > Mode > RGB
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Yearbook companies want RGB
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RGB = Red Green Blue
b. Image > Mode > CMYK
c. Newspaper printers use CMKY
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CMYK = Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
d. Grayscale is different
• Go to the Channel Palette and click off the eye icon
• Choose between Red Green Blue channels
– Red
– Green: Will use about 80% of the time
– Blue: Contains the most noise
• Trash the channels you don’t use
• Image > Mode > Grayscale

9. 9. Saving your work (as .psd, .jpg, .tif or .png).
a.
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File > Save As > .psd
Great for InDesign cutouts
Supports separate layers
File > Save As > .jpg
Compression format
Only save as .jpg once (Quality: 12)
File > Save As > .tif
Contains most image data
Supports separate layers
File > Save As > .png
Web format
Supports transparency
Source: wikipedia.com