As such I don’t think there is a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ interpretation that someone can choose with their own images. How a particular photographer may want their images to look is an intensely personal decision. The next image uses the HDR backlight preset. There are also a few HDR presets in OpticsPro 11 that can be used. The contrasty preset was used on the next image. The next one uses the neutral colours preset. Now let’s have a look at the ‘washed out’ preset. DxO OpticsPro 11 polarized postcard preset The next image uses the ‘polarized postcard’ preset. DxO OpticsPro 11 standard landscape preset Each of these can be applied to an image with one mouse click.

Now let’s look at some of the standard presets available in OpticsPro 11. No other adjustments were done to the file.

The image above was run through OpticsPro 11 with the software applying its standard corrections only. DxO OpticsPro 11 with automatic adjustments only Many folks would find this to be an acceptable image and there certainly is nothing wrong with shooting in jpeg if that is a person’s preference.Īs we look at the balance of the images in this article it should be noted that they were all processed from the corresponding RAW file. The purpose of the article is simply to introduce the notion of using presets and how they can impact an image.įirst let’s have a look at an out-of-camera jpeg. It is important that I state right up front that I do not consider myself any kind of an expert in post processing techniques. I assume that other photographic software also includes some standard presets. This article shows a range of ‘single click’ presets that are available in OpticsPro 11 to demonstrate the effect that they can have on an image. Post processing can be an intimidating adventure for a lot of folks who are used to shooting jpegs.

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