A little extra contrast here, some sharpening there, darken that background, brighten that face, make the sky bluer, pump up the saturation on the flowers… all local adjustments. This article shows two examples of where to use global, and where to use local adjustments, using DxO PhotoLab 2 ELITE Edition. But then there are special photos that require extra treatment. PhotoLibrary isnt as capable at organizing your photos as Lightroom and Capture One Comes in two versions, but you will likely want the more expensive Elite version Buying options: A perpetual. Sometimes the default, “auto” adjustments are enough, and sometimes you will manually adjust the sliders to get the image looking its best.

The original RAW processing will add contrast and color, but then you’re likely going to do more. Pretty much every RAW photo needs adjustments the way a RAW files looks when it comes out of the camera is quite flat and undersaturated, which is by design. This is a series of posts I've written for the DxO Blog, which I am posting an excerpt of here for your enjoyment.

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