It might seem that fitting the foreground in the frame is the primary requirement for a good composition. However, as seen in the above variations on the same shot, the chosen focal length can have a dramatic impact on how the background appears. Let's explore this more to better understand which focal length you should choose when composing a photo.
Let's look at how to highlight this beautiful historic bank building amidst the busy urban scene on Royal Boulevard.
Not only can you create powerful masks quickly in darktable, you can also reuse them in multiple modules, saving time and allowing you to apply different types of changes (e.g. exposure, color, or detail) to the same masked area. Let's look at some examples of how to reuse masks below.
In this image, we are using an instance of the LUT 3D module with the Kodak T-Max 400 LUT from RawTherapee to convert it to black and white. The above version is good, but you can create many more moods and styles by adding color back in after converting to black and white. Let's review some examples below.
Shooting into the sun can result in underexposure and a loss of detail, especially in the shadows. If the situation forces you to shoot into the sun, learn how to compensate for these effects in darktable.
