Damien Symonds

Hi @Aitchess, yes, I reckon I can help with this.

Can you  go ahead and do your raw processing on the photo in the usual way, then post it again for me?

I'm so sorry @dain, I can't discuss class matters outside of class.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/trainingraw.html

Hi @Sancurtis, this happens to everyone from time to time, don't worry.

It simply means your layer thumbnails have been turned off.

Click here:

And choose "Panel Options".

When that window opens, you'll find that your Thumbnail Size has been set to "None".  Change it to a larger size.

Photoshop Elements doesn't require a monthly fee.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/what2buy_soft.html

And of course make sure you install Bridge as well.

You're right, I'd never heard of a glossy US before this.

The Dell Ultrasharp range are a good place to be looking.  Just make sure it's matte.

No.  Avoid avoid avoid.

I suppose it must have, yes.

As long as you've checked that you've got the real files, and you can open them, then I see no reason not to delete these weird "dot" files.

They seem to have a dot at the beginning of the filename.  How strange.

Why do you have jpeg files?

@Lcrutledge STOP PUTTING YOUR PHOTOS IN THE POSTING GUIDELINES THREAD.  I will keep deleting them.

Start a new post for each photo.

10 hours ago, Lcrutledge said:

Yes. Your instructions were to go to photoshop and open a raw file. That didn’t work so I asked for help.

It definitely should work.  Can you try it again?

In Photoshop, go to File>Open.  Choose a raw file.  It should pop up in Camera Raw.

10 hours ago, Lcrutledge said:

OK. I tried to start in Bridge but when I went from Bridge to Photoshop it gave me the same error message. 

It is literally impossible for a raw file to go straight from Bridge to Photoshop.  It HAS to go through Camera Raw.

That's why I asked:

8 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

Didn't you say it was a raw file?

2 hours ago, Lcrutledge said:

Ok. This time I opened in Bridge, then ACR and THEN photoshop. That worked.

Didn't you say it was a raw file?

1 hour ago, Lcrutledge said:

When I try to open a CR2 file

How did you open it, exactly?  Double-click in Bridge?  Or another way?

That's such a good question!

It doesn't matter when you do it.  Early or late in the workflow, no big deal.

If you only remember it at the end of the edit, that's okay.  Just return to the Background layer, duplicate it, and blur.

Make sure you UNcheck the "flatten image" checkbox.

Edit>Convert to profile

Hell yes.

8 hours ago, cdjack said:

Hi, I recently purchased this monitor, and I’m wondering about the best color calibration settings for it. There are limited reviews available, and I don’t have a color calibrator, so I was hoping you could help me with that.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/which-monitor-calibrator-to-buy/

Change from "Ratio" to "W x H x Resolution".

I think this is a non-issue, honestly.  You can still sharpen your files in Photoshop in the proper way, and then print them with Preview.

I think this is a non-issue, honestly.  You can still sharpen your files in Photoshop in the proper way, and then print them with Preview.

Terrific.  So you need to print those exact same files on your home printer - both from Preview and from Photoshop - to see what you get.

I'm more interested in the prints you use to confirm the calibration.  Which lab are they from?

Remind me of your monitor calibration status?