Side Note: In this series I edit one of my images on a weekly basis (and in different editing programs) in order to share my post production workflow and process as a photographer. Read the original post that kicked off the series (and with more background info), here.
Learning as I go along and sharing the stoke.
Let's go!
For this week’s edit, I am editing a landscape image in Darktable.
It was captured many moons ago (2013) while driving along the coastline of South Africa, between Muizenberg and Strand.
I spotted a small yacht making its way across the ocean underneath the billowing clouds from a clearing squall, then proceeded to almost write off my car as I tried to find a place to pull off the narrow road to make the image in this week’s video.
Technical Info:
Camera: Nikon D700 FX DSLR
Handheld exposure
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Apperture: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Focal length: 200mm (Nikon 28-200mm f3.5-5.6 AF-G Lens)
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Camera Confession
01:56 - Pre Process Trick (Top Secret)
04:07 - Thought Process Behind The Edit
05:42 - Colour Edit Starts (With Darktable Overview On The Fly)
08:20 - The Base Module
13:45 - The Tone Module
17:36 - The Colour Module
18:43 - The Corrections Module
21:13 - ISO 12646 Secret
24:48 - Masking in Darktable (Basic)
27:29 - B/W Edit Starts
29:18 - Amateur Hour
32:51 - Outtro
Editing stages:
Video showing the transition between editing stages:
That’s it for this week!
Any interesting thoughts, tips or techniques to share?
Simply hit reply and let me know / comment below (so we can all benefit).
Have a great week!
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Until next time ✌🏽.
Cornelius
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The Weekly Edit #03 (Darktable)