Another "how the sausage was made" post [View all]
On another platform’s photography group dedicated to aircraft, someone recently asserted that one or more of my posts were “fake” photos. I’m unsure if the basis of the complaint was they were too perfect, i.e AI generated, or screen shots from a video game as I suspect was the case with the Brazilian AF photo. I quickly assuaged their fear by posting the original RAW (Nikon .NEF) and all ended well. I thought maybe I would share these as some might find the sausage interesting.
My workflow for photos is, PS Camera Raw where I have found one of the most important steps is to Dehaze. Shooting RAW contains everything you can see and a lot you can’t. This is where I accentuate/de-emphasize colors, bring up shadows and tone down highlights, and sometimes de-noise.
Topaz Labs then is used to de-noise if more is needed, and sharpen. My last post was here was my 55 year old slides for the museum display that I had processed probably 10 years ago. I went back to my original .tif scans and utilized this new workflow and was blown away at the detail and color I could suck out of those scans with the newest software. Something I had never seen before was the diesel exhaust from those Army trucks leaving the DMZ. Topaz is nearing the holy grail of photo magic IMO.
Check out the exhaust of that deuce and half: https://democraticunderground.com/1036151761
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