darktable 3.6 includes a new interface in its color calibration module to quickly extract the best white balance and RGB mixer settings from a color checker image. Color checkers, like a Datacolor X-Rite Passport, for example, are common tools in the industry. In the second photo, I used Darktable to desaturate the image and add photo grain, and again played around with lighting curves to get the look that I wanted and to darken the shadows. Another aspect of color editing thats changed in the new version of darktable is color checker support. I used Darktables to play around with the contrast to get the shadows to pop more and to add even more light coming through the window that I got with the photo I took in SL. I even wrote up a very basic tutorial on how to set up lighting for a shoot. Now, of course, I use point lighting all the time in my photos. This first photo was taken when I got very interested with what you can do with point lights and the shadows that can be generated in SL with them. Its comparable to Lightroom but has a lot of advantages over it.

I’ve barely scratched the surface with the possibilities it opens up. Darktable is a free alternative for editing your RAW files and managing your photos. You can do all types of interesting post-processing with it.

This is a photo processing program for Linux and Mac OS X (and vague Windows support), and it’s a rather marvelous piece of software. Both of them were intended to teach myself about a wonderful piece of freeware called Darktable. After my post about my Wacom tablet and mediocre drawing skills, I thought I’d show you two more pics that I did just for my Flickr account.

Darktable tutorial 2021