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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 359894" data-attributes="member: 16090">I also shoot only RAW;as there is no dearth of space or need for faster shooting; and like to extract most from the DR. I use the Nikon NX-D and it makes what I want pretty easy.1. For highlights and shadows I use the &quot;Active D-Lighting&quot; presets. There are five of them, and they boost the shadows by different amount.2. For general exposure I use &quot;Exposure Compensation&quot;. My D3300 over exposes by upto 1EV, especially the reds, so I pull them back. If the image is underexposed I pull it up.3. For colour I find that &quot;Vivid&quot; gives me most pleasing effect.Beyond these, it depends on the image.. Some require straightening. In some critical ones I use the &quot;Distortion Control&quot; tool. I usually sharpen to +6 or +7. In case there is noise that I want to get rid of, I use the &quot;Noise Reduction&quot;, but then I reduce the sharpness to +1 so that the noisy regions are smoothed out.I did try curves and and other exotic options, but barring cases when it is really required, I avoid it. One place where it worked well was in bringing out vibrant colours of the evening sky.In general I try to get it right in camera, so there is less manipulation required (of course getting maximum out of DR is an exception)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 359894, member: 16090"] I also shoot only RAW;as there is no dearth of space or need for faster shooting; and like to extract most from the DR. I use the Nikon NX-D and it makes what I want pretty easy. 1. For highlights and shadows I use the "Active D-Lighting" presets. There are five of them, and they boost the shadows by different amount. 2. For general exposure I use "Exposure Compensation". My D3300 over exposes by upto 1EV, especially the reds, so I pull them back. If the image is underexposed I pull it up. 3. For colour I find that "Vivid" gives me most pleasing effect. Beyond these, it depends on the image. . Some require straightening . In some critical ones I use the "Distortion Control" tool . I usually sharpen to +6 or +7 . In case there is noise that I want to get rid of, I use the "Noise Reduction", but then I reduce the sharpness to +1 so that the noisy regions are smoothed out. I did try curves and and other exotic options, but barring cases when it is really required, I avoid it. One place where it worked well was in bringing out vibrant colours of the evening sky. In general I try to get it right in camera, so there is less manipulation required (of course getting maximum out of DR is an exception) [/QUOTE]

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