Capture image

Input : light from environment

The camera sensor reacts to the light

The camera converts the light to a signal then records it in a RAW file

Output : RAW image

Edit image

Input : RAW image

This order is nice because there are dependencies.

First the more basic changes :

  1. Whitepoint
  2. Exposure
  3. Lens correction
  4. Noise reduction

Then the “artistic choices”

Gamma correction

Basically contrast ?
Are "curves" just "manual" versions of the gamma correction ?
What's the difference between gamma correction and tone mapping ? Is gamma correction a type of tone mapping ?

Tone mapping

Output : Metadata , [[XMP sidecar files]]

Distribute

Input :

For internet
For Paper printing

Output :

Archive

Input :

Output :

Sources