Fundamentals of Photo Editing in Darktable
What you'll learn
- Photo Editing with Darktable
- RAW Image Editing
- RAW Processing
- Darktable Layout
- Darktable Modules
- Setting Up Your Camera for RAW Photography
- Uploading RAW Photos to Your Computer
- Making Popular Image Adjustments
- Color Correcting RAW Images
- Sharpening RAW Images
- Saving/Exporting RAW Images
- Adding Styles and Tags to Your Photos
Requirements
- Have a computer
- Have a camera capable of taking RAW photos (i.e. DSLR camera)
Description
Want to learn how to properly edit your RAW photos using the popular and FREE RAW Processing Software Darktable? Want to know how to properly set up your camera for RAW photography? Looking to finally learn the Darktable layout, panels, and modules so you aren't "stabbing in the dark" when making image adjustments?
I'm Mike Davies, photographer, course instructor, and owner of Davies Media Design. I'm here to introduce you to one of the most powerful pieces of RAW processing software on the planet. The best part? It's totally free!
In this course, I provide:
An introduction to Darktable and RAW Photography
Instructions on how to take RAW photos with your camera
An overview of importing RAW images to your computer and opening them in Darktable
An in-depth look at the Darktable layout
A demonstration of all the Panels found in Darktable
An introduction to modules, as well as an in-depth look at my favorite modules for photo editing
Definitions for photo editing and Darktable concepts
Insight into why certain modules/image adjustments are used for RAW editing
Step-by-step instruction on how to edit/remove/add your photo's:
Exposure
Shadows and Highlights
Tone Curve
Color Balance
White Balance
Noise
Sharpening
Vignette
Exporting guidelines and recommendations
Whether you're a casual photographer familiar with RAW photography, or someone looking to learn RAW image processing for the first time, this course is perfect for you! My lectures are easy for beginners to follow, but in-depth enough for anyone to walk away knowing more about Darktable and image editing than they previously did.
As an instructor on Udemy, my courses have over 7,000 students and a 4.5 star rating. Plus, I personally answer your questions about Darktable and photo editing, and encourage feedback to improve the course.
It's time you finally mastered RAW photo editing and Darktable! Enroll today for lifetime access - including access to future content added to the course.
Who this course is for:
- Digital Photographers
- Beginner Photographers
- Beginner Photo Retouchers
- Beginner Photo Editors
- Anyone Wanting to Learn Darktable or RAW Image Processing
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Course content
- Preview02:12
- Preview01:38
- 04:05How to Take RAW Photos (Camera Settings)
- Preview02:11
- 03:44Import RAW Photos to Your Computer
- 04:03Open a RAW Image Into Darktable
- 07:09Why There's No Save Button in Darktable
- 5 questionsIntro to Darktable Quiz
Instructors
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 2,147 Reviews
- 8,090 Students
- 2 Courses
I'm a GIMP guru and owner of Davies Media Design, one of the largest GIMP educators in the world! I've been using GIMP since before it was cool (back in 2011) and have watched this software grow up to be a real asset to any graphic designer or photographer. My goal is to help beginners master GIMP and other free and open source software so they can create beautiful projects of their own without needing to purchase expensive image manipulation programs like Photoshop.
My videos & tutorials on GIMP have received over 6 million views from all over the world. They can be seen on sites like YouTube, where I have over 70,000 subscribers.
My GIMP Masterclass is a best-selling course on Udemy. I also have a course on Darktable, with more subjects to come!
I have a Marketing Degree from the University of Central Florida and am the owner of Davies Media Design - a company that designs courses, video tutorials, and eBooks for GIMP, Inkscape, and Darktable. In addition to teaching online, I have also taught various workshops in the US.
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 113 Reviews
- 318 Students
- 1 Course
I edit professional projects in Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, and After Effects, creating marketing and educational videos for many companies around the US. I also shoot and edit wedding videos in my spare time. In addition to video editing, I create "mashup" style music mixes for competitive dance teams, using Ableton Live.