Hello Brian,

No doubt, everyone's workflow is different. I'm not sure that there is a right way to go about it, but I'm no expert at all.

After any necessary composition changes, such as cropping, I attend to the white balance before making any other adjustments.

Here are some articles from sites to which I subscribe for regular newsletters and updates on current technologies. These are the experts (not the only experts) & their advice is worth following

http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photo-editing-workflow-better-images-capture-output/

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/digital-photo-editing-workflow.htm

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Thanks for the info, I will have a long later tonight, we have been at a dog show today so I have not had time earlier to day.
I did wonder if technically there was any difference in adjusting a tone slide compared to a levels one.....I tend to adjust the tone exposure only and leave the levels one alone.

I will have a play over the next couple of days and see if I can find any difference when looking at the histogram.

FYI I am now getting used to PD, it seems to meet all my requirements so far..... plus I think it was good value for my £££!

Regds

Brian

Don't forget your monitor calibration. Here is an article from one of the same sources as above:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/monitor-calibration.htm

Prices of some of the calibration devices have come down but if you are planning to sell someof the prints, buy a good one. I use a Spyder 4. .
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Anything I post unless stated with a reference is my personal opinion.

Not forgotten Stevek...

I use an "eye one", makes a huge difference having my monitor (EIZO) calibrated properly.

Regds
Brian