Photo post-processing workflow
Discover a convenient way to optimize your photo editing workflow with Darktable.
Photo editing settings explained
In this article, I will explain commonly used photo editing settings tools
Open Source Softwares
No need to pay for expensive software when it comes to photo post processing, Darktable and The Gimp are handy equivalent of Lightroom and Photoshop.
Types of photo editing
Corrective editing, raw photography, technical corrections or simply for fun or to express your creativity, photo editing fits many purposes.
Core elements of honest post-processing
I will give you my definition of "honest photo editing", based on those three core elements: light, colors, details
Metadatas editing
Digital photos contain informations about how the image was developed, this type of data is called metadata.
You can edit metadata with Darktable and The Gimp to change your authorship and to describe the image with tags.
Gradients
A gradients is a progrssion from one color to another. You can use this as an additionnal light source to improve your photos.
Layers
Simply put, layers are images stacked on top of each other.
Layers are mostly used in combination with a reduced opacity so that elements of the images behind are shown by transparency.
When to use:
Layers can be useful to emulate particle effects or to blend different images.
Oftentimes you will also benefit from duplicating layers in Gimp so that you can apply different settings to them while preserving the original one.
Diffuse or sharpen
Combine the power of sharpening and blurring in one tool
Contrast equalizer
One of the most powerful tools available in Darktable, helps you improve sharpness, contrast, saturation and more !
High pass filter
The concept of highpass filter exist in many domains such as electronic, you can use it to sharpen your photos.
Blurs
Sometimes less is more, find out how to add character to your picture or to mask areas with blur.
Saturation
Colorful images are often considered eye-appealing, if you are unsatisfied witth colors intensity in your photos, that is when a saturation tool come in handy.
Subjectivity, in favor of photo editing
Human perception of reality is a subjective matter. We all see the world differently. This knowledge is especially useful to improve your photograhs.
Shadows and highlights
Light & darkness are part of our universe, and also an important component of photography, which can be highly improve through photo editing.
HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Have you ever heard of High Dynamuc Range ?
This very useful technology improves visible contrast you can observe between light and dark area in a picture.
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In the world of digital photography, photo editing software plays an indispensable role in crafting stunning visual stories. Darktable, a full fledge free and open-source photography workflow application and raw developer, stands out as an exemplary tool for image editing. Offering robust editing features, Darktable can elevate visual qualities of your photography to new heights and help you manage your digital negatives efficiently, in your own database.
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