


Image #2: Sony Imaging Edge software alone Artistic filters, effects and overlays.Adjust locally within the image using masking.Adjusting colors: saturation and vibrance for the overall image.Adjusting the basic exposure, contrast, highlights and shadows, blacks and whites for the overall image.Geometry: correcting for straight horizons and cropping.Corrections for the camera and lens, including geometry and chromatic noise.The GIMP is an open source program comparable to Photoshop, it cannot read a RAW file directly.

The programs that can translate from the RAW file and make corrections for the camera profile are: Sony Imaging Edge, RAW Therapee and DarkTable. In order to have the skills to pull that off I have been experimenting with a variety of programs. But sometimes you want to take a picture to a higher level and have more control. The JPG files out of camera are very good and, often, all you need. Sony RX10iv JPG, straight from the camera. My watcher in the tree is not an exception, although its face is quite shadow-y. Typically the JPG straight out of the camera is quite good. Image #1: the JPG straight from the camera This post is a comparison of photo processing software by taking one photo and testing different methods. In the photo processing tools on my belt I describe the programs I use and some of my adventures working toward a regular approach to process photos, in my post-LightRoom world.
