Thank you Nick. That kindv of content how to use DT in the artistic process is so important.
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
Your very welcome! The artistic thought process is an incredibly important element that a lot of videos don’t talk about. It’s what inspires the technical aspects. Hence I make that an important factor in my videos.
@valeriaporopat68543 ай бұрын
your channel is amazing, been looking for other people using Darktable and here you are commanding it like a pro. Thank you for your contents
@DylanPStephens9 ай бұрын
Thanks Nick, more great DT content 👍🏼
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
You are very welcome sir! And thank you for watching!
@MikaelWiman8 ай бұрын
I am very impressed by your videos. Short, to the point and inspirational. Keep them coming!
@deepskypics8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for leaving your kind words! And thank you for watching! Will do
@stephanieroche49737 ай бұрын
Keep up the excellent work! This one was a game-changer for me . Simple, short and very, very easy to follow. Great job!
@deepskypics7 ай бұрын
Hey thank you for the kind words! I do my best to make this as easy to understand and straightforward as possible ✌️
@richardomar68202 ай бұрын
Super amazing greatly appreciated...🎉
@JasonGillmanJr6 ай бұрын
Still relatively new to darktable, and up to this point, had been flubbing around with the monochrome module like a poor. Thanks for the tip on using the color calibration module for B&W photos!
@deepskypics6 ай бұрын
Of course mate! Enjoy! Glad you found value in the video.
@lefixkoch62726 ай бұрын
I am impressed how good your tutorials are. Keep it coming. I personally also like the look of the monochrome module. I would like to see a video on how to do dark backgrounds in portraits. greetings
@The_Monkey_King9 ай бұрын
8:04 Thanks for the content! Hey Nick, I think you need to adjust the Tone Equaliser mask sir…? You can adjust the mask range so that the TE points span across shadows to highlights (the dynamic range). That gives you finer control over the adjustments possible. With your current mask, the dynamic range is only adjusted by about 3-4 points on the TE line, about -4 to -2 EV.
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
Your very welcome! Great question! When adding contrast, I wanted to use the tone equalizer as a simple tone curve. When you select the simple tone curve or contrast presets it turns the preserve details to no and turns off contrast compensation options - meaning it applies no filter. You can adjust the exposure of the mask, but it just moves the location of where the data is. I typically apply the guided filter or EIGF when recovering shadows and highlights because it helps preserve local contrast. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching & commenting!
@noogie139 ай бұрын
Oh, and I forgot to mention: great photos!! Love these landscapes!! That first shot of the tree was gorgeous
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much for the kind words! That day, I really lucked out with the fog. I came there with a sunset picture in mind and day took a different turn hahaha. I love photographing “bad” weather.
@davidturnbull64135 ай бұрын
Brilliant, you're a legend, keep up the great work.
@deepskypics5 ай бұрын
@@davidturnbull6413 haha Ansel Adams is the real legend. Thanks for such a kind comment it made me chuckle and smile haha More to come! Getting into 4X5 large format photography and it turns out DT is beautiful in processing scanned film
@noogie139 ай бұрын
Appreciate the video Nick! Love learning from other darktable users :-). Keep it up!
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
Hey thanks mate! Will do! And thanks for watching.
@jakubmatraszek564 ай бұрын
Hey Nick, fascinating video! However, most B&W darktable tutorials focus on converting a color image to B&W. Would you consider making a video on your workflow for photos that are B&W from the start (e.g. scans of black and white films)? I struggle with those edits a lot.
@FullofCrapp3 ай бұрын
just downloaded it like just now and subscribed 😂😂😂 was looking for a free editor just for touching up my photos! Its amazing for a beginner like me! Thanks for all the information!!!
@danielspenner36837 ай бұрын
Oh, speaking of Ansel Adams: He, too used to work with color filters quite a bit. With a redfilter he got that dark sky, almost black. In color calibration we can emulate the effect using the blue slider in brightness tab. Dragging it down will darken the sky to our liking.
@deepskypics7 ай бұрын
Darktables color calibration for s amazing! That’s what I hoped to get across with the lady photo, how you can use change the color response of RGB - akin to color filters
@MarquesRomeu3 ай бұрын
@deepskypics Hi. I just started using Darktable and your videos are realy helpfull and well made. Thanks alot, keep them coming.
@greatpix2 ай бұрын
I thought the conventional approach to sharpening was to do a little in the RAW editor and then, depending on the output destination, some amount of sharpening again.
@fABIO-cs3un9 ай бұрын
Hi Nick, I found your channel yesterday and I think your videos are really helpful for darktable users trying to improve their editing skills and darktable usage in general. You've mentioned that for this B&W effect it's crucial to nail the white balance, can you make a video on how to correctly adjust the white balance with the color calibration module? I find it really counterintuitive and the auto detect functions lead to underwhelming results, but maybe I'm just using it wrong
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
I was thinking of doing that at some point soon and/or making a more comprehensive workflow video. Good feedback to know that some people are struggling to get good results with it as it’s a good im great video idea 👍. Thank you! For WB - with color calibration, first try “as shot in camera”. If your camera didn’t get you where you want it try 2 things. 1) use the eye dropper tool and select a neutral white/gray/black area and it will correct WB based on a tonal average of that area. 2) Go to custom and slowly adjust sliders to get it exactly where you want. Hope this helps!
@sanjeevvenkatesan35229 ай бұрын
great teachings
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
Thank you mate! Thanks for dropping by and watching
@danielspenner36837 ай бұрын
Nice!!! I have created some really pleasing results using the technique in your video. However, if you are using tone equalizer, checking the masking tab is key to a full effect in all tonal ranges. In image 2 you can see, that they mask should be spread out much further to cover all tonal ranges in the image. The results will be better. It's like an audio equalizer with 8 knobs instead of only three or four. The first image I liked the most!
@deepskypics7 ай бұрын
In glad your getting pleasing results mate! ✊ With the Tone Equalizer, you can use it as a simple tone curve (see simple tone curve preset in DT) in which it functions like Color Balance RGB highlight/shadow brilliance, just giving you more control. It’s another way you can use the tone equalizer. That’s what I did here for creating simple contrast. When using the tone equalizer, normally I would use mask feature, but when it functions as a simple tone curve its not necessary ✌️
@danielspenner36837 ай бұрын
@@deepskypics True! Didn't realize, that the preset acts as a simple tone curve.
@selwynleacock66019 ай бұрын
How do you get that white border around the photo?
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
Great question! There is a module called framing. I select white as color and 5% border size.
@Slave-Of-Christ9 ай бұрын
Very nice!
@deepskypics9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Thanks for watching & commenting
@ytanneanne48518 ай бұрын
Thanks Great video !
@deepskypics8 ай бұрын
Hey thanks mate!
@signedelacroix72137 ай бұрын
How would you make that picture Albumer?
@deepskypics7 ай бұрын
I’m not sure what you mean by albumer can you elaborate?
@signedelacroix72137 ай бұрын
@@deepskypics I mean Albumen. Typo. Sorry.
@deepskypics7 ай бұрын
@@signedelacroix7213 haha your good! Now that is an intriguing question! Looks like a very old B&W silver print style. Never thought about that before. Hmmm! Here’s 2 thoughts. I wonder if you make it go B&zeke then add a very slight yellow ish tint back with RGB primaries or 4-ways tab if color balance RGB. 2) Process it black & white, then stain some printing paper with coffee and print it in that. You can rescan the photo by taking a photo with a macro lens
@alessandromatania93967 ай бұрын
I have an issue while exporting black and white photos. They look less contrast than the ones I see in Darktable. How can I fix that?
@deepskypics7 ай бұрын
Hmmm! Are you exporting to SRGB? The web genuinely only supports SRGB. I can’t be 100% sure without tinkering with your CPU and Darktable of course, but I’m guessing it has something to do with the output profile and export settings
@deepskypics7 ай бұрын
If this doesn’t resolve it, post on PIXLS.US or Darktable (unofficial) facebook page with pictures of your settings for help ✌️
@alessandromatania93967 ай бұрын
I solved by removing the OpenCL support. I found this solution in an old GitHub post. I don’t know why but this works
@alessandromatania93967 ай бұрын
@@deepskypics I solved by removing the OpenCL support. I found this solution in an old GitHub post. I don’t know why but this works
@excaliburstify6 ай бұрын
I love your darktable videos. They would be even better if you put your video of your face in the lower left. Often that image conceals what you are trying to show on screen. The left part of the develop screen is less important than the right side. 😊