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I quit editing photos

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Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by jmclnx »

I believe if you put photos out on the WEB, at the very least use exiv2 to add a some kind of copyright and strip out telemetry if any exists. Who knows any company pays attention to this, but at least I know it is "protected" :)

This is the file I used for exiv2:

    #
    # To apply to a Pic do:
    #    $ exiv2 -m copyright.txt 
    #
    # This should blank personal id info
    #
    set Exif.Image.Model " "
    set Exif.Image.Make " "
    add Exif.Image.Copyright Ascii "Copyright (c) 2026 MYNAME MYEMAIL"
    set Exif.Photo.UserComment "Can be shared using Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by Topgamer7 »

zecg wrote: post #2

This FLOSS RAW editor works really well, btw: http://www.rawtherapee.com/

I tried rt, but it was really slow. I typically am taking pub league sports photos. So I try to get through them fast. Dark table really scratched the itch there.

There are some bugs, like batched styles seem to be... order dependent. But its been suiting my needs for a few years.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by dobladov »

Topgamer7 wrote: post #4
zecg wrote: post #2

This FLOSS RAW editor works really well, btw: http://www.rawtherapee.com/

I tried rt, but it was really slow. I typically am taking pub league sports photos. So I try to get through them fast. Dark table really scratched the itch there. There are some bugs, like batched styles seem to be... order dependent. But its been suiting my needs for a few years.

There's also RapidRAW https://github.com/CyberTimon/RapidRAW

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by rr808 »

Me too, I figured I spent more time on the computer than taking pics. Now I shoot jpg and if I have some spare time I go out and shoot. If I take a good pic I share it with basic editing if any instead of waiting to get it "perfect".

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by graemep »

nozzlegear wrote: post #6
zecg wrote: post #2

This FLOSS RAW editor works really well, btw: http://www.rawtherapee.com/

That URL and product name have a real expertsexchange thing going on that's a bit unfortunate.

I agree, but giving up editing photos rather than using a different editor seems bizarre though.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by kvgr »

I started photography last year, i shoot raw because i dont like sony colors. But I have very quick process: "auto", little fidgeting with sliders, one in 10 photos gets a mask for sky and then i apply some preset that i like most for the photo. I just cant spend 30minutes on one photo.

But the editing process is very subjective. even in era of film there was a lot of processing, colors with chemicals, fixing defects. Just manual photoshop.

I understand the simplicity and joy of purists, but to each his own i guess.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by Copernicron »

zecg wrote: post #2

This FLOSS RAW editor works really well, btw: http://www.rawtherapee.com/

It works well provided your needs are simple. I rely on a lot of features in LR that simply don't exist in any open source tool. Even a lot of closed source ones lack them. As much as I would like to move to something else I'm kind of stuck.
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