Dylan K Photography

In this video I'll walk you through 9 essential (and one bonus!) editing tools in darktable, enough to get you started on editing your great photos! Download darktable: https://www.darktable.org/install/ Want to edit photos on your computer, but don't want to pay a monthly subscription for Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom? darktable to the rescue! (And no, the lower case "d" is not an error.) darktable is a free, open-source photo editing program for Windows, MacOS, and Linux that works very similarly to Adobe Lightroom, and it's a great application for editing photos at just as high of quality as the competition.

Changes the hue, saturation, and lightness (HSL) of specific colors in darktable using the Color Zones module! It's a super useful tool to adjust the colors in your photos just the way you like them, and it's even more flexible and useful than the HSL panel in Adobe Lightroom. Want more darktable tutorials? Check out my playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Please like and subscribe if this video has been helpful to you! darktable is a free alternative to Adobe Lightroom for RAW photo editing on the desktop. Download it from their website: https://www.darktable.org/install/

Just a quick moody edit! Remember, moody vibes take more than just moody editing - think about the kind of light you need for moody photos too! #adobe​ #lightroom​ #alternative​ #free

One of the most basic things you need to be able to do in any photo editor is...just how to you get a photo into it?? Not hard on darktable, just watch this video, plus I'll teach you a super easy way to keep your photos organized on your hard drive! darktable is a free, open-source photo editor for the desktop, super similar to Adobe Lightroom, but...no monthly subscription fee! Download darktable here: https://www.darktable.org/install/​ Check out more of my darktable tutorials here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH-pw...​ #darktable​ #freephotoediting​ #lightroomalternative

Don't want to deal with all of darktable's 9,946,145 modules? Just use the RGB curve! You can change your exposure, contrast, and color toning all in just this one tool. In this tutorial, I'll take you through the basics of using the RGB curve and the versatility it can offer you. It's just another great way to use darktable to edit your photos for free as an alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

What's the best tripod for vlogging? Or just the best tripod for Zoom or desktop videos? I'm a big fan of the SwitchPod (it didn't hurt I won mine in a contest), and in this video I break down why a GorillaPod-style tabletop tripod is probably not what you need for vlogging. SwitchPod website (not an affiliate link): https://switchpod.co/ Tripod mount adapter kit (not an affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3cf7Lia

darktable is a free alternative to Adobe Lightroom Classic for organizing and editing your photos on desktop. In this video I'll show you some basic edits to polish your photos once they're imported into darktable. And yeah, the official spelling of darktable includes the lower-case first letter 😅 Download darktable here: https://www.darktable.org/install/

Maybe you're like me and you don't have a spare couple hundred bucks to buy every new camera bag (I'd love to get the Peak Design Everyday Messenger for example). But I built three of my own camera bags for city cruising, every day shooting, and backpack hiking out of bags I already had, and each one cost less than $20. Check out these three DIY camera bags and you can put together what you need without having to spend hundreds of dollars on gear (although new gear is SO MUCH FUN...for about five minutes 😂)

Want to edit your photos and RAW images, but can't shell out for Adobe Lightroom every month? With a baby on the way and photography as a hobby, I'm in the same spot. That's why for the past four years I've been using darktable to edit photos for free, and with similar functionality as Lightroom. This video gives you an intro to the lighttable tab of darktable, i.e. how to import photos into darktable and how to organize photos in darktable. In a future video I'll jump into the basics of photo editing using the darkroom tab of darktable. (the names aren't confusing at all, right?) Download darktable for Windows, macOS, and Linux here: https://www.darktable.org/install/

What does the SwitchPod and SwitchPod ball head come with? What's in the box? Let's open it up! I actually won something on Instagram!! I got this SwitchPod (but not the ball head, I bought that after winning) by entering an IG contest by @switchpod.co and I'm pretty pumped. Get your own here (not an affiliate link): https://switchpod.co/

I had just one goal in 2020 - to photograph a hundred people to jumpstart my portrait photography experience. I didn't make it to 100, only 79. Is it worth trying to finish, or should I just quit?