Photoshop (Best Practice)
History Steps
- Preferences > General > History Log
- Save Log Items To > Text File or Meta Data
- Edit log Items > Detailed
- Access Via: File > File Info > History or open log file
Color Setting
- sRGB for Monitor display
- Adobe RGB for print
Adjusments
- Work on duplicates
- Work in 16 bit
- Use Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers when appropriate or duplicated background
Valid Procedures
- Clarify data
- Correct defects
- Highlight and Shadow adjustments
Invalid Procedures
- Alteration of content
- Dodge and Burn (if can't be repeated)
File Format
- Lossy
- Lossless
- TIFF (no compression)
- RAW (digital negative - no processing)
- PDF (offers password protection)