Darktable Sceptic's Guide to Darktable - Part 3 - Beginner's Workflow

Support me on Patreon:   / andyhutchinson   Darktable has about 42 ways to do everything, which is why every beginner workflow video on YouTube contradicts the last one. In part three of the Hater's Guide I cut through it with a ten-step workflow you could run hungover, half asleep and quietly furious: lens corrections, demosaic, highlight reconstruction, exposure, white balance (hiding in Colour Calibration, obviously), AgX, tone equaliser, colour balance RGB, and the optional bits at the end. It's a starting point, not gospel. Follow it, get a decent photo out the other side, then start swapping modules in as you need them. Download my darktable theme: https://ahutchinson.substack.com/p/th... Download the RAW to follow along: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QZhq... Download a PDF showing the stack for future reference: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kfAP... 📝 For more in-depth articles and insights, check out my Substack: https://ahutchinson.substack.com 🌐 Connect with me across platforms: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/andyhutchins... Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/andyhutchinson Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/repomonkey/ Blog: https://andyhutchinson.com.au All of my videos:    • All videos   Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - The Small Print 01:57 - Why ‘Beginner’ Workflows on Darktable are so Common 04:00 - Setup 05:05 - 1. Lens Correction 05:38 - 2. Demosaic 06:26 - 3. Highlights 07:04 - 4. Exposure 08:19 - 5. White Balance 09:24 - 6. Tone Mapping 10:35 - 7. Tone Equaliser 11:40 - 8. Color Balance RGB 13:05 - 9. Sharpening 13:47 - 10. Final Touches 14:21 - The Workflow 15:17 - Outro