Comments/Advise for Shots

[hwchoy]

two things were done primarily, first of all improving contrasts (the effect is like peeling away a layer of translucent paper) and colour correction (original has yellow/green cast). remember you had used flash so the result would not be like what you see under aquarium lighting.

second thing that was done is minor sharpening using USM (unsharp mask). I only use this for the final output. never sharpen your working file since sharpening cannot be stored as a layer. alternatively make a copy of your image layer, and sharpen that.

I also NEVER collapse my layers, I keep my PS files are they are. they are big but then storage is cheap. One day, you never know, you will need to go back to that PSD file and tune some of the layers.

another thing that is often neglected is the colour space. I note you have set to sRGB. when doing post processing you should remember this, try to use a consistent colour space model, typically either sRGB or Adobe RGB.

[baranne]

second thing that was done is minor sharpening using USM (unsharp mask). I only use this for the final output. never sharpen your working file since sharpening cannot be stored as a layer. alternatively make a copy of your image layer, and sharpen that.

I never knew that sharpening cannot be stored as a layer.

another thing that is often neglected is the colour space. I note you have set to sRGB. when doing post processing you should remember this, try to use a consistent colour space model, typically either sRGB or Adobe RGB.

I believe that this camera allow you to set to either sRGB or Adobe RGB for RAW files. What do you mean needing to stick to a consistent colour space model? Is it for applying the same/similar modifications to post-processing the files?

[hwchoy]

you can't store sharpening in the way you have adjustment layers. sharpening and other filters applies to a layer. so you can "store" sharpening by making a duplicate of that layer (and switching off the original unsharpened layer) and sharpening the duplicate. only problem is you cannot adjust the sharpening once it is done. and you cannot undo once you save the file.

[wynx]

you can't store sharpening in the way you have adjustment layers. sharpening and other filters applies to a layer. so you can "store" sharpening by making a duplicate of that layer (and switching off the original unsharpened layer) and sharpening the duplicate. only problem is you cannot adjust the sharpening once it is done. and you cannot undo once you save the file.

Choy, time to share your tips...Photoshop for Fishtography.....