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Old 01-11-2005, 01:28 PM   #49
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Is the Photoshop raw plug-in an extra cost module?
No. It comes with the CS version. You can download the update on Adobe's site.

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If you enlarge the same raw and jpg image side-by-side, do you see more detail, range of coloring, values etc in the raw, to the extent that it would make a difference to paint from?
They would look the same until you made the adjustments. Yes it would make a difference.

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How have you found the curves to be useful? Do you use curves when you have the exact same lighting setup from model to model?
I use a curve I found on the Internet called the "white wedding dress curve" which really brings out the tonal details in the lights. It was created by a wedding photographer.

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You may not want to answer this, as I can probably come up with even more questions based on your answers...
Who'da thunk it! ;-)
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