Intro Installing the Adobe DNG Converter and Profiles Using and Workflow Intro : In today's article and its follow-up, I aim to explore Adobe Processing Profiles, much like I did earlier this year in "The Raw Advantage – My new Streamlined Workflow". Yet, with changes in my workflow and the availability of a new version... Continue Reading →
Most visitors come to OSP for its Fujifilm recipes list in the Largest Collection. Now that I've pulled the plug on that, I'm curious to see what happens next. Luts are still growing, and Infrared doesn't attract a lot of people, but maybe I have something that will interest some people, and that is… In... Continue Reading →
For quite a while, I had been shooting in both Raw and Jpg. It seemed like a smart approach – capturing images in both formats provided flexibility, allowing me to have the high-quality Raw files for editing and the more readily accessible Jpg's for quick sharing or viewing. However, as time passed, I began to... Continue Reading →
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is something you hear a lot about nowadays. You might already have your own thoughts on it, whether you're not interested or find it confusing and/or to complicated. But dealing with AI doesn't have to be complicated. Here's an insight on how I use it today, and how it might be... Continue Reading →
Well, with this I have probably attracted the attention of some 'free WordPress' users, and many will probably think that this is completely fake, well, the header picture is indeed photoshopped, but the claim is not completely impossible, although an average of 7 a 8000 pictures is probably more feasible. Suppose you post one photo... Continue Reading →
Introduction:The header photo isn't very good. It's been edited to make it clear what this article is about. So, it's not the final result we're aiming for. Also, the editing was done using RawTherapee and Showfoto, but you could use other photo editing programs too. RawTherapee was used for adjusting the exposure, while Showfoto has... Continue Reading →
It's not the first time on Open Source Photography, you can find tools that help you visualize HaldCLUTs or 3DLUTs, generate previews, or even convert them to another LUT format and size. The https://www.color.io/free-online-lut-converter is one of those tools. The cool thing here is that you have a wide range of different outputs to choose... Continue Reading →
This tutorial focuses on the process of sharpening a bird or any other animal, which is essentially similar to sharpening a person or any object. Nevertheless, when working with animals, particularly birds, you may have the intention to enhance their appearance and make them more prominent compared to other subjects. That is the main objective... Continue Reading →
The (almost) original version of Nik software, shortly before DXO bought it and started selling it under its own stable. For those who are still interested, and it is best not to wait too long, because this Nik Collection can still be downloaded for free and is available via Internet Archive or archive.org Download it... Continue Reading →
First and foremost, what is EXIF ?EXIF or Exchangeable Image File Format - initial release in 1995Is a standard used for images and sound.Contains data such as camera settings (Aperture, Speed, Iso, Focal Length,…)Image metrics such as Pixels and Size.Date and TimeGeolocation, User, Copyright information.And much more… jExifToolGUI is a graphical tool based on Phil... Continue Reading →
A while ago I published an article about a script that I used to control the RAW files in my workflow -> A Script to solve a Workflow ProblemIn my workflow I splitted the JPGs and RAW files while transferring to my computerThen I sorted my JPGs, and only kept the RAWs of my best JPGs.The... Continue Reading →
Nowadays you can find loads of free Luts - 3DLuts .Cube format as used in Adobe, Luminar, Darktable ON1 etc…How great would it be if you could just use it in Rawtherapee Film Simulation !But, no, unfortunately not.Rawtherapee can only work with PNG HaldCluts.But wait !There is a simple solution!The Vertopal Free Online ConverterHere you... Continue Reading →
I expected that Darktable Light Part 1 would attract people, but it was five times more than I expected.Well, that's proof that there are many who would rather see Darktable differently ! In part 1 I showed you how to rid Darktable of its database annoyances.The tweak I'm showing you today could have worked the... Continue Reading →
No, this is not a joke, nor is it a new version.This article is primarily intended for those who like Darktable's editing features, but want to edit photo's without using a database, library, tagging, actually just with a photo browser. I never was a big fan of Darktable myself, I loved working with Rawtherapee or... Continue Reading →
I always have a number of articles in the starting phase, partially or completely finished, in my WordPress drafts drawer.This is one that's been ready for a while, but I haven't got around to publish it.The essence of this writing has to do with how we are too easily persuaded to buy new things, it... Continue Reading →
I browse a lot to find new Luts, Presets and Recipes.And on one of those sessions I found a video by Andy Astbury, Raw Therapee Basics: Color Management Input Profiles.It's quite a long video, but I was able to pick up some interesting things in it.The video brought me to "How to Get LCP and... Continue Reading →
A tutorial on using textures in Gimp.What do we need :Well, a Texture to start with, and preferably more than one.There will be another tutorial soon about textures and how to make them.What you should know is that the photo you are going to use as a texture, unless it has a completely even structure... Continue Reading →
I have a problem in my photo workflow for quite some time, and finally I created a solution in the form of a script I wrote.Maybe you have a similar problem, and you also work with Linux, then I may have a possible solution below. However, even if you are a Windows user, scripts are... Continue Reading →
What is Open Source Photography for me ?Well, it mainly stands to be Free... Free, in the freedom of choice,Free, from having to pay,Free, in the choice to sponsor,Free, in the choice of Camera, unfortunately this is not completely free :-)Free, in the choice of Operating Systemand Free in the choice of Photo Editing Software... Continue Reading →
My watch for size comparison I did my first experiments with Olympus and bird photography, with an E-M5 Mark II and Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm f/4-5.6 II POWER O.I.S. At that time I was still a Fujifilm user, and compared this lens next to my Fuji X-H1 and Fujifilm XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM... Continue Reading →
When you come home after a photo shoot or trip, and you are going to copy your photos and/or videos to your computer, how do you do that ? Many use their regular photo & video editing program to copy photos and/or videos, however, can it structurally organize your pictures and videos by renaming them... Continue Reading →
The December edition of OSP Magazine consists of 8 pages this time (this included) and many links to external pages, hopefully there's something for you! In the last two months and so after switching to magazines I have learned two things: OSP Photography apparently shows up very well in search results for Recipes, Luts and... Continue Reading →
About Editing, So you're actually a photographer, just like me ?Then I can assume that you don't have any film editing software lying around ?well, you're lucky !Just like the great Open Source Software RawTherapee, Darktable and Digikam for photography,you have Shotcut for creating top quality movies.And it is available for Windows, Mac OS and... Continue Reading →
The first part is about the technique of copying the Look and Feel from one picture to another in Darktable - In the second part, whe are going to create a Lut (PNG and 3DCube) from that Look and Feel. How often do you see great pictures on the internet and wish your own pictures... Continue Reading →
Hey, A "normal unboxing" is a video in which someone receives a package and unpacks it. The unpacker provides a video and the steps he takes with comments and thus gives his very first impression.Well, I don't have a package here, but I do have some new software that I found on the internet -... Continue Reading →
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