IMPORTING RAW FILES FROM CAMERA TO PHOTOSHOP

• Assign Colour Space - Adobe RGB (1998)
• As a rule of thumb work in 8 bit because most printers can only print 8 bit images.
• Set resolution to 300 dpi. This is the industry standard for all professional labs.(You can obviously change the resolution later in Photoshop for other image uses.)   
• The golden rule is: NEVER apply any sharpening until the very end of editing an image.

The choice of file options and their benefits are as follows:

• DNG (Digital Negative) A RAW file that can opened universally by most applications
• TIFF - the universal format for printers and labs to export an image from. The colour profile that was originally assigned is embedded in a TIFF. Use this format when sending files for external use. Magazines, labs, etc.
• JPEG - the universal format for web based applications and emailing. However image data is lost due to compression, not ideal for printing from 
• PSD (Photoshop) - the best format to edit and retouch in PS. Always edit in this format and then convert to TIFF or JPEG depending on the output nature of image.

To balance exposure and colour temperature in Photoshop you can use:

• Windows: Info, Histogram

• Layers, Channels

• Levels, Curves, Colour Adjustments

• Info Box