Does AI understand fill light on face?

I helped a friend digitize both photos & slides recently after her Mom passed. I used their Canon flatbed scanner @ 300 pixel because 600 was grainy/wavy plus I print @ 300 so why bother. With the slides I used my phone to backlight the slide, the flatbed just did not work well, and shot with my Z6 using 18-105 lens @ 18mm. I shot RAW and processed via DxO PL 5 at that time. I also used my Epson flatbed for additional scans. She kept adding as more were found. I find that the Epson software a better solution than Canon. Personal choice. I did not include the models of the multi-pupose printers as the scanners have matching capabilities. Plus one has been replaced since.

Thank you for the background on Meg and the photography primer as well as this last photo. Meg looks to be in great shape and dance very much agrees with her. I usually shoot dance couples and I value the the extremities with a bit of blur. I shoot my dance friends in dance studio showcases, exhibitions and both public and private shows. In doing so I also shoot with available light as I do not own any strobes just speed lights. The owner of the studio is sensitive to flashes. So at SS from 1/120~1/160 some motion blur will be in abundance at times.

The soft focus is prevalent as well. I do know most of the routines as I am also a dancer (Ballroom)so I can usually time the shot to catch the movement at its zenith. Love the extension that Meg gets, and you caught! Thank you for sharing your output and your knowledge. I do appreciate it.

I have added a non-nude edit of one of my shots from this past spring. This is Mary & Benjamin performing a Waltz. I do love the mirrors most of the time as it adds to the subjects.

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The ET-8550 max is 19x13 in landscape mode. I have had this printer for about a year now. I have used that size on 3 occasions so far. I got tired of the cartridges.

Just so you know there is a 30 day trial. Be sure that the new version does not Uninstall your existing version. It shouldn't as NIK is now allowing other versions to coexist. Just exit the install if warns you. I have multiple installs of NIK all the way back to 1.2. I do use 6.0 at this time.

Very interesting shot. Thank for asking the question. I decided just to download the jpg image you posted to see if I could make some changes that you may approve of. I used DxO PL elite to do the enhancements. This includes the local adjustments to target areas. I did crop out the closest foreground as to me it pulled you away from the mountains and the great sky. I added a bit of contrast to pull out some to the detail of the cliffs and brighten the right & left sides. I also played a bit with the luminosity of the lower elevations.

My power editor is Affinity Photo 2.2 but I did not use it. Thanks for leaving in the meta data so DxO could pull down the correct optics pack.

Just for fun I would try using the eyedropper tool in the white balance, if available. It would seem the that the RAW edit is leaning a bit toward the cooler side, blue. Just find the whitest spot, zoom the flag, in the pic and see if it make a difference. If not then ctrl Z to undo. I don't use PS elements, I use DxO PL but ctrl Z or Edit undo should be there.

Keep at it.

Rich43224,
I had to look up the specs on the D600 before I sent this. Basically with the lighting in most gyms I understand the challenge. I shoot dance couples in action and find the existing light wanting but at least you are not dealing with lighting that changes colors in certain areas, I hope. Would you share your standard settings on your D600 and your preferred lens as well when shooting in gyms? I think your D600 is very capable.

I am a hobbyist photog. I started with a D3100 in 2013 and 2 years ago purchased a reconditioned Z6 from Nikon with an FTZ so I can use my D & F glass. I shoot RAW 98% and always underexposed so as to not blow out the highlights when shooting dancers. At times I would +1 to +1.5 exposure compensation and still do with the Z6. My go to lens is a Nikkor 18~105 3.5 ~ 5.0 Zoom. You may require a bit longer as dance floors are not as long as basketball courts. But it works for me. My usual settings are f3.5 ~ 5.0 I do not go above 5 for inside shots. SS 125~160 will freeze most of the action with dancers. I don't mind a bit of blur at the finger tips or toes, the extremities so to speak. The ISO is the key for me. with the Z6 I can go to 3500 at times in shadowed areas up to 5000, It is rare to go that high for me. The D3100 would go to ISO 1500 after that it was to grainy.

I do use DxO PL6 elite to process. However Nikon's NX Studio does a pretty good job too, for free. Capture 1 is also available to Nikon owners for free. I have all 3 plus ON1 Raw 2022. DxO PL is my go to for processing I have NIK Collection as well as Affinity Photo for edits.

I use an Epson ET 8550. This is a tank printer and max size is 13x19. It is not cheap at $800 but I was tired of the damn cartridge merry go round. There are other sized Epson ET printers that may fit your needs. The standalone printer app is a big bonus for me. Plus the remote printer app is easy to setup. I have had Canons in the past, they were fine but the cartridge BS is still a pain. I installed a Canon for friend about a 18 months ago and never could get the remote app to work properly. Good luck on your quest.

Looking with a critical eye or 2. It would seem that the chest areas of the subjects have been replicated and their respective eyes are exceedingly difficult to see any coloring. Me thinks it be an optical delusion but finely done. I am a bit envious.

I was using Adobe CC a few years back but I since moved on. I did use both versions of Lightroom. It did work quite well. I regularly shoot videos for a dance studio with my Samsung phone. At the end of a group class I capture the routine for that class. I download via cable edit & post to a private group on FB. I can also use a special app to copy to my NAS as long as I have a connection to the Net. Push comes to shove Dropbox works too. I did try the Windows phone app but it was very restricted as to what it could do. I am retired IT so I have additional skills that help within the digital world. Use what works for you. Thanks for asking.

Since your screen changed white I would check if your graphics driver needs an update.

As others have said there is a formatting difference between Mac & Windows default OS storage. I format my external drives to ExFat. Both systems can read this format. I have friends that use Macs only and we can share drive when formatted with ExFat
NTFS is a windows format. It can be read with a Mac but with the proper version.

I would purchase another external. I bought a WD 8TB drive for $170 two weeks ago. It came formatted with ExFat already so I did not have to redo it. You should be able to copy the files via the MAC from the existing HD to the new one.

Good luck

I use NX Studio with the A1000 camera. It's RAW images are of the NRW format. My primary app is DXO PL6 but it will not process the A1000 images. I also have ON1 RAW 2022 which does handle this format

I have used the apps from Nikon since 2008. I prefer the Nikon Transfer app that is a part of the install to be the best way to rename the image files while moving them from the camera's SD card to computer invaluable. I rename files to match the project. The Nikon message center helps keep the apps and camera firmware up to date as well. It really is a suite of products to use with their cameras.

The cost is zero for product that will process a proprietary RAW format to either JPG or TIFF format. It does allow you to copy settings made from one image to another. There are local adjustments that use the UTouch technology from the NIK Collection. Nikon was an early adopter of that technology. It may have been Co- authored. Don't quote me though.

You only need to invest some time to decide. I installed it for a friend on her system as she is the one with A1000 & a D5500. I usually process her images for her as we usually shoot together. I find the new NX Studio to be a much better app than the old NX View.