Discussion: maintaining objectivity in editing vs 'emotive' editing ;-)

Occasionally yes. But this is part of the learning process. That said, at least since I am using Darktable I have become more conscious of what I am doing to the image.

My style at the moment is rather bland and closer to vintage. I have become tired of the “phone” look (colors over the top, insane dynamic range compression, clinical uniform sharpness without actual detail) and want to do the opposite.

So I cull and process in B&W first, make sure I got the tone range where I want it, purposefully de-sharpen the edges of my images to focus on the subject, and then turn on colors for very mild correction (mosly harmony, and maybe pushing the middle a bit where it makes sense).

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