Final image with global and local adjustments applied Step 1 & 2 – Corrections & Global adjustments only Creative enhancements, photo edits (step 3)Īnd finally, for me, the secret sauce to any image processing is to apply local adjustments, in terms of colour, contrast, highlight, and shadow adjustments to enhance and bring the photo to life. I use global adjustments to even out or balance the image (see below).
When assessing and processing my RAW files, I am always thinking in terms of local and global adjustments. JPEG output of unprocessed RAW file, no corrections Local and Global Adjustments The idea here is to create a balanced RAW file for either further editing or as a final image.īelow is a JPEG output from a non corrected RAW file that I will be working on using my default workspace. My personal workspace with most common adjustments & tools Once I have taken care of any camera / lens defects that might affect my image I then go onto processing my RAW file using a custom made Workspace in DxO Photolab that allows me to work with the following, and generally in the order you see. This first preset takes care of camera / lens like chromatic aberrations, distortion, vignetting, and lens softness! RAW File Processing (step 2) Lens softness activated, Global slider on 0, and both the Details and the Bokeh sliders set to 50 (or Sharpness Maskdefaultsettings, if a DxO Optics Module is not available).īut I have created my own preset that applies the following corrections Default corrections.Cromatic aberration on Auto (and lateral chromatic aberration correction activated).Protection of saturated colors on Auto.Color rendering unchanged for JPEGs, camera default rendering for RAW files.When you first load your images into DxO Photolab uses a default preset that does the following DxO Photolab comes with a number of ready made presets to help you get started. Presets simply allow you to apply a set of corrections to one or more images at the same time. I like to breakdown my processing workflow into the following
DxO Photolab optic corrections address chromatic aberrations, distortion, vignetting, and lens softness!
My preferred RAW file processor and photo editor is DxO Photolab, why? Because DxO’s main thrust is the development of RAW files and correcting lens defects found in specific lens/camera combinations.
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