This week I am editing a landscape image in the recently launched DxO PhotoLab 8.
In my review video when it launched I only went over the new features (here), so this is the first full edit in the most recent version. My image from this week was made while co-leading a photo workshop in the Spitzkoppe region of Namibia a few years back - 2017 actually!
I hope you enjoy it.
Learning as I go along and sharing the stoke.
Let’s go!
Technical Info:
Camera: Nikon D700 DSLR (FX)
Lens: Laowa 12mm Rectilinear (Pre-Production Model)
Support: Tripod
Shutter speed: 1/350 sec
Apperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Focal length: 12mm (Full Frame)
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:17 - Camera Confession & Image Location
03:30 - Image Composition - Why?
04:31 - DxO Default Image Modifications
05:04 - Thought Process Behind The Edit (Vision)
06:48 - Colour Edit Starts
07:31 - Smart Lighting Module (Powerful)
08:46 - Selective Tone Module
09:01 - ClearView Plus
10:38 - Lens Profile Mystery Solved (It Was Obvious)!
10:50 - Manual Lens Vignette Correction
11:21 - White Balance Trick
12:36 - Surprising Myself and Adding a LUT…
13:21 - Split Toning
15:09 - Vibrance Up, Saturation Down
15:33 - DeepPrime Noise Reduction
16:34 - One of My Favourite Features Is Not Possible (Old Lens)
17:24 - Manual Lens Perspective Correction
18:16 - Grain: Discuss
19:17 - Adding Grain for Sharpness (Don’t Be Afraid!)
20:59 - White Frame Eye Calibration Tip
21:32 - Local Adjustments (Masking)
22:18 - Sky Adjustment Via Control Line
24:15 - Cropping (Rule of Thirds)
25:14 - New Luma Curve With Tone Picker Tool
26:34 - B/W Edit Starts
27:48 - B/W Convesrion Via Rendering Module
28:06 - Remember to Remove Split Toning in B/W!
28:51 - Applying Film B/W Rendering
30:13 - Contrast Adjustments
31:27 - Sky Adjustments for the B/W Edit
33:51 - 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
Last week’s edit:
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The Weekly Edit #09 (DxO PhotoLab 8)