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■ BASIC DIGITAL CAPTURE WORKFLOW
Importing Shots and Evaluating Exposure
Now, you have to evaluate the shots to determine the best exposure. I will first look at
how this is accomplished in Lightroom.
Import the image files into Lightroom (Figure 1.13). Use the General – Zeroed
develop preset to get everything set up with no adjustments. Make sure you are using
the “Camera Neutral” calibration preset to get as unbiased a rendering as possible
(Figure 1.14). Once your sequence is imported, you can survey the images for a quick
fix on the best exposure (Figure 1.15). Before you start making serious evaluations, do
a white balance—click on the light-gray patch (second from the left) with the White
Balance tool (the Eyedropper in the Basic panel of the Develop module). The images
will appear very flat, and this can bias your judgment, so it is best to evaluate the
images using numerical readings off the mid-gray patch.
Figure 1.13 Set the Develop Settings to General – Zeroed and import the test images into Lightroom.
Figure 1.14 In the Develop module, select Camera Neutral in the Camera Calibration pane.
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