![]() ![]() Combining multiple shots into one – for example HDR (beyond simple cases obviously).Though it might be worth considering available Darktable styles or Lightroom presets first. Using plugins like G’mic or Nik Collection.Large area fixes using Resynthesizer which was later on implemented also in Photoshop as content aware fill/move functions.Here is my list of adjustments I can think of which warrant pixel painting editor: The other reason to use something like Photoshop / GIMP would be when a very accurate masking is required. There seem to be only very specific image manipulations that cannot be handled by raw processing programs these days. I suspect that Lightroom gurus would be able to achieve similar results with Lightroom alone and no Photoshop. So I haven't used GIMP (acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program) at all for the images shown here. It turned out that majority of our Lightroom / Photoshop combo use can be covered by Darktable alone. Darktable & GIMPĪfter coming home from the workshop I tried to reproduce the same results with my usual tools. ![]() The practicality of this approach depends on the specific circumstances. Again this could be done in Lightroom to an extent. The price to pay is supposedly memory and computing power used and we didn't even attempt it on our underpowered laptops.Īnother adjustment we did extensively in Photoshop in a destructive fashion was cloning/healing. One could probably get around these by using Photoshop smart objects – including Lightroom result as a smart object would allow for altering both local contrast (clarity) and denoising even later on and having them propagated back into Photoshop file. The adjustment layers I was missing the most were local contrast (I believe Lightroom calls this clarity) and denoising. If you need to venture beyond this list, you end up creating an old-fashioned real layer negating most of the adjustment layers benefits. Adjustments layers in Photoshop seem to be working well but have serious limitations – their list currently includes only fill layers, tonal adjustments, colour adjustments, and a few effects. Allan naturally teaches use of adjustments layers where possible and uses masks extensively, so majority of adjustments become local to parts of the image. Photoshop editing would normally start with the initial layer copy as a backup. Once the image looked like at a decent starting point, we would import it into Photoshop (16 bit per colour channel). We touched on local adjustments but didn't spend much time on them. The suggested workflow was to start in Lightroom and do some basic adjustments there – overall exposure and contrast, crop, noise reduction, etc. And since Allan was always nearby, I could quickly ask where to find specific functions and options I was looking for. Having used Darktable and GIMP extensively I haven't encountered any significant issues with their proprietary counterparts. I would like to take this opportunity for a brief reflection and comparison with my usual tools. ![]() Having done the workshop I ended up with a number of processed images, techniques Allan uses to process his landscape photos, and a better understanding about the proprietary software we used. We did some morning and evening shoots in different locations of Maniototo region, but the bulk of the time we spent processing them. Recently I took the opportunity to have a closer look when I participated in a 4-day long workshop Photoshop and the landscape with our local professional photographer Allan Cox.Īllan kindly let me use his spare notebook with Lightroom and Photoshop installed since I have none of these. I had a fair idea that free-libre photography software compared well to the mainstream proprietary options. Bonus 2: Photoshop keyboard shortcuts in GIMP.Bonus 1: Migrating from Lightroom to Darktable?.Comparison of Lightroom & Photoshop versus Darktable & GIMP ![]()
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