diffuse or sharpen

Dec 21 2025

The Darktable Scene-Referred Workflow With AgX

Avid Andrew

This post provides an overview of how to use the scene-referred workflow in darktable using easy, step-by-step instructions.

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Apr 06 2025

Creating An Analog Look With A Historic Red Tram

Avid Andrew

When your subject is old and historic, it may be desirable to give the entire image an aged, analog look. Using the color wheel, let's explore how to create an analogous color harmony and give and old-time look to this photo.

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Feb 08 2025

Sigiriya Rising

Avid Andrew

The mighty Sigiriya rises from the surrounding plains in dramatic fasion. This UNESCO World Heritage site is both impressive and beautiful to see. Let's look at how to bring out this beauty and detail in darktable.

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Dec 22 2024

Cutting Through The Haze With Sigmoid

Avid Andrew

Shooting far-away subjects often results in haze, characterized by a loss of contrast and a loss of detail. Fortunately, sigmoid is well-suited to recover this contrast and pairs well with the haze removal, local contrast, or diffuse or sharpen modules to reverse the haze. Let's dive in and see...

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Feb 21 2024

Adjusting The Shadows and Highlights Using Tone Equalizer

Avid Andrew

It's hard to overstate the power of the tone equalizer module in darktable: it can perform tone adjustments on the whole image or only a certain luminance range and preserve details throughout the process. This module has a lot of options, which can seem intimidating at first (especially if coming...

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Jan 22 2021

The Darktable Scene-Referred Workflow

Avid Andrew

Quickly get started with the darktable scene-referred workflow using easy, step-by-step instructions. Learn the purpose of each step rather than just clicking buttons and moving sliders, so these actions become intuitive when developing your photos.