With my images for this project i have kept the editing to a minimum and have done little more than would be possible in the darkroom. I have done this because I want to keep the images as documentary and truthful as possible.
The first editing I have done is in the RAW Photoshop menu. Here you can make adjustments to exposure, tint and temperature as well as many other settings. I have kept this to a minimum though. I also made slight adjustments to the levels which can be adjusted by selecting Image > Adjustments > Levels. I then moved the black and white markers in to eliminate areas on the scale which had no information.
For my images I have decided to make all of my images black and white. I have done this because black and white is traditionally associated with documentary photography and it suits this style of project. I have done this in Photoshop. You do this by selecting Image > Adjustments > Black & White. Then in the Black & White menu that appears you can choose various options such as preset black and white setting or manually select the tones within the image. For my images I mainly chose a preset selection depending on its effect on the image.
I also changed the contrast and brightness of the images to enhance them. This can be done by selecting Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast. You can then increase or decrease the brightness and contrast of the image on the scale which pops up. For most of my images I have gone for quite a high contrast as I like the appearance of deep blacks and brighter whites.
The last editing I have done is use the dodge and burn tools on some images to brighten or darken certain areas and the cropping tool to improve composition in some shots.
This is an example of my editing with one image that I have edited.


