Darktable: Filmic RGB, Sigmoid Or Neither?

Darktable is an amazing piece of software, however, the decision to develop a separate module from the Filmic RGB module which they have named Sigmoid has caused some confusion among Darktable users. They are both intended to do the same, or very similar things, but both give quite different results. First of all some informationContinue reading “Darktable: Filmic RGB, Sigmoid Or Neither?”

My New Techniques For Editing Images (Examples)

For the last couple of years, I’ve been obsessed with getting things right in camera and using straight out of camera (sooc) images wherever possible. Its 2023 and I’ve decided to start editing much more. Funny thing is, for the last few months I’ve been editing a raw files a lot more anyway, but IContinue reading “My New Techniques For Editing Images (Examples)”

Darktable 4.2 Review And Overview

Another year is ending (and ended!) with a new Darktable release, and the free and open source community brings us another stunning release with Darktable 4.2. This is a major update, and not because it offers many new features (it has a few great news features!), but because many parts of it have been re-written,Continue reading “Darktable 4.2 Review And Overview”

A Selection Of Darktable Styles – Part 2

Darktable has its own presets that are known as Styles. They’re a powerful and useful part of editing in Darktable, and they can be great starting points to give your images a consistent look and feel. As a major contributor to Fujifilm film simulation “recipes”, it’s been at the back of my mind for aContinue reading “A Selection Of Darktable Styles – Part 2”

Why you should invest time to learn Darktable

Darktable is a free and open source raw editor that you can download and install on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. It has been developed by photographers, for photographers, and because they are not interested in using gimmicks to make money, it is a very powerful, professional and capable piece of editing software. TheContinue reading “Why you should invest time to learn Darktable”