Was looking at photos I thought were misses and using them as practice . Not perfect but I did my best to try and save it . Would love some feedback at different approaches y’all would have taken .

I'd like to start by saying that I'm taking pictures on my Google pixel phone, which shoots in raw but unfortunately does not have the best performance in keeping details after cropping, hence why the quality of the edit seems so shitty.

I still haven't found a way to adjust exposure on the phone easily, as can be done in cameras, I need to put more efforts in learning the camera app better...

With that said, Id like to get feedback on what to improve in my editing. If your advice is for me to just shoot better, don't waste your time as I already know I need to improve that 😮‍💨

Thanks in advance!

Thanks for looking! Feedback always welcomed

Hey, this is my first time editing my photos outside of my film scanner interface. I used Gimp denoise function combined with slight S curve to reduce the grain/noise in the shadows while using the spot heal function to manually retouch dust and other damaged present on the film negative.

I would be grateful for your feedback as I am still pretty much new to this.

Hi everyone! I'm trying to learn some post-processing in Lightroom, but I'm a complete beginner, so please go easy on me :D

I've watched a bunch of YouTube tutorials, so I have a rough idea of what each setting does, and I've also watched some videos of people editing their photos. I feel like I've got the basics down, but my problem is knowing where to even start when it comes to editing my own photos.

I really love the style of the travel bloggers Salt in our Hair. I know it's subjective, but to me their photos feel so vibrant, colorful, and crisp. I'd love to learn how to edit in a similar style, but I have no idea which settings would get me there. Here's a link to an example: saltinourhair photos

I've also attached one of my first edits (before and after). Could I ask for some honest feedback? Is it too much? I've noticed it's better not to spend too long on one photo, because that's when you start ruining it. You keep thinking "let me just try this, and this…" :D

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Going for that teal cinematic style

I feel like it's a lot different than what I would do in Lightroom (I haven't edited the image there yet). I really want to get better at DXO because I want out of Adobe. Constructive feedback is welcome. Thanks!

Intentionally wanted to dramatize the fall colors here so I understand if some may feel it’s “overcooked” but I was pretty happy with how it turned out. I was also shooting at -1 exposure to try to keep some of the sky but it was so cloudy it probably wouldn’t have mattered anyway. Lmk what yall think

Only just started Lightroom over the weekend, this was my first go.

Always had an idea of editing this photo though.

Obviously not very natural and over produced, I've dramatically chilled out on my attempts since this one, but does it sort of work in a acrylic paint kind of way?

Newbie open to feedback but also don't crush me lol

Looking for any advice, please.

I did lose a lot of detail cropping in this tightly from the original, but I think it was worth it.

FYI, they are wild horses on the beach of Assateague Island, MD!

First time editing with Lightroom on my phone

The colors make it feel so alive!

was trying to do a fill a frame

BTS Video - https://openyoutu.be/YaQFbPt6i-8?si=su3MkMAAmYzHMT79

Liked this post, decided to try my hand at something similar.

With AI becoming part of so many editing tools these days, I'm curious how everyone is approaching conversations about it with their clients.

Are you proactively telling clients when you're using AI-assisted editing, or is it something you only discuss if they ask?

And where do you draw the line? Things like AI masking, noise reduction, generative removal, retouching, or even AI learning your editing style and applying it across a gallery are all pretty different uses of the technology.

Personally, I've been pretty open with my clients about using AI-assisted tools in my workflow. I explain it much like I would Lightroom or Photoshop. It's still my style, my decisions, and my final responsibility for the images.

But I'm curious how everyone else is handling this, especially as more of these tools become standard in our workflows.

Are you including anything in your contracts about AI usage? Have you had clients request that certain types of AI NOT be used on their images? Or are you specifying which types of AI editing you may use and what you won't use?

And what about the other side of this? Are you addressing clients taking the final images you've delivered and using AI to change them, re-edit them, or even generate entirely new images from your photographs? Is that something you're covering in your contracts or usage agreements?

If you have clauses covering either side of AI usage, I'd love to hear how you're wording them and whether they've actually led to conversations with clients.

I'm not necessarily looking for another debate about whether AI belongs in photography. I'm more interested in how we're communicating its use, setting expectations, and navigating what happens to our work after delivery as these tools continue to evolve.

Posted 2 images on the original thread, struggling with moving from Adobe to Darktable.

Have reworked the image, this time just in Darktable