Hi,

What is the best sequence in which to perform the various photo
correction functions in Photoshop?

I used to do the sharpening first so as to be working with the most
pristine data. I recently read in "Professional Photoshop" that
sharpening should be done last.

Here's what I normally do on a set of event pictures:

* Levels. Just RGB only unless the colors are way off.
* Saturation. My D100 seems to produce slightly undersaturated
pictures. Sat + 10 to 20.
* Unsharpen mask. Zoom in to 2X and increase AMOUNT until not quite
crispy.
o I leave the RADIUS at 1.0 and THRESHOLD to 0. They don't
seem to do much???
* Color balance (optional, usually to ~compensate for incorrect white
balance).
* Brightness
* Contrast

If I am working with NEF files, I do the White Balance, EV compensation
and sharpening on the RAW data.

Is this the best order in which to do these functions?

If you need to do any retouching, is it best to do it before, during or
after the color/density corrections?

Thank you,

BrianP