I am trying to nail down a workflow that is compatible with current software. After reading through many posts, I'm finding that most of the workflow scemes that appeal to me are based on software available years ago. At present, I'm using ACR for raw processing, including capture sharperning, and then opening in PS CS4 for continued work and final output sharpening ( based on USM/High Pass actions taken from ideas introduced by Bruce Fraser) before printing. In light of the current state of the software available, can I get some suggestions for improvements to my workflow, ie. using Lightroom or PKSharpen for output. (At present, using the one size fits all USM/High Pass actions for this step, I am never confident that I have sharpened properly)
Thanks
Jonathan
It depends to some extent on the nature of your work. If you can give each photo individual attention, I suggest the following, which works well for me (this is for print output).
1) Do everything you can in Lightroom, but not sharpening (set to 0).
2) Open in PS and apply capture sharpening using PK Sharpener. Flatten image.
3) Apply other PS manipulations as desired including any localized sharpening.
4) Size (but don't resample) image to desired print size.
5) If DPI < 180, upsample using tool of choice.
6) Apply output sharpening using PK Sharpener.
My full workflow is available on my web site (below), perhaps it will give you some ideas.
