Adobe Lightroom: RAW Edit 72 (FroKnowsPhoto)

RAW file 72

This is one of the most interesting files I’ve edited recently. Colour, lines, texture, shapes, tension, contrast, glamour… it has a bit of everything. In fact, it has so many different elements, I’m honestly not sure what to do with it.

DNG (wait, what?) Edit of the Week 69 (FroKnowsPhoto)

This weeks RAW file is actually a DNG file. Not that it makes a big difference.

So you might be wondering – what the hell is a DNG file? Well as it turns out, this weeks image is a sample taken from a brand new Nikon D4. The problem is that this camera is so new the RAW file support is a bit patchy across the spectrum of image editing software.

DNG or ‘digital negative’ is an open raw file format from Adobe designed to alleviate some of the incompatibility problems expected in the future, and as you can see is having some use even in the short term. It just goes to show that scrambling to get the cutting edge gear right out of the block isn’t a risk-free no-brainer and can bite you in the arse if you’re not careful.

Anyway, on with today’s edit.

RAW Edit of the Week 44 (FroKnowsPhoto)

How will I edit this RAW file?

I took a dip into some of the older RAW files I haven’t done before with this edit because the current file didn’t inspire me at all. I liked the look of this one, and you can see straight away there is room for improvement. The photographer must have used a long lens with a big aperture to get that kind of background blur! Read on to see what direction I go…