Goldilocks Vs. Adobe Photoshop

Goldilocks Vs. Adobe Photoshop

Here 's a suggestion: Why don 't we take a page from Goldilocks and the Three Bears and learn successful editing by processing our images three times to create the "not too hot, not too cold, but ahhh, this is just right" version of our images. For anyone growing up in suburbia, taking Little Red Riding Hood or Hansel & Gretel too literally may not seem relevant; but as an adult, the more images I process, the more the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears rings true.



If Goldilocks used Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, she would process her images at least three times to _ nd the "just–right" version. I can hear her saying, "This image is too _ at, this image is too contrast–y, and this image is just right." Using the Goldilocks image–editing method of processing your images several times will result in more interpretations and discoveries as you explore and wander off the beaten path.



The Goldilocks method



Using the Goldilocks method to create the just–right image requires you to process the image at least twice in Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom and then create additional interpretations in Photoshop. I call the first version "natural" and use it to render the scene as I remember it with either Camera Raw or as in this example, Lightroom, with white balance, exposure, and optical enhancements, such as input sharpening and chromatic–aberration removal.



Because of the late afternoon/early evening winter light, white balancing the image on the white stripes

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