the way I do it...
(http://fursan.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-3/p2940595594-5.jpg)
for bad or for worse...
(http://fursan.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-3/p2940599574-4.jpg)
and the way I sometimes work ( image by my wife )...
(http://fursan.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-3/p2940591318-4.jpg)
I am not too much into color balance, sharpness et all...I leave that to the ' experts '.
I just get on with making images...
(http://fursan.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-3/p2940591292-3.jpg)
which make me happy while using my camera.