Damien Symonds

Hi Donna, I can only find a record of you taking one class (Raw). Is it possible that you took the others under a different name, or have you always been Clemons?

Oh, right! Bugger.

How did you go?

It's easy to - when you launch the calibration software, just drag its window onto the screen you wish to calibrate. What's not easy is making the screens match. Which Spyder do you have?

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that!!!

Happy new year, @RobinCroom. PLEASE post lots and lots of photos in class for me in 2019.

Happy new year, @Elke. I hope I'll get to see lots and lots of your photos in the Raw Class in 2019?

Happy new year, @Amy Marks. PLEASE dive into the Raw Class and start posting photos for me in 2019.

Happy new year, @Lisa Friday. PLEASE post some photos in the Raw Class this year.

Happy new year, @Melissalile. I hope I'll get to see lots and lots of your photos in class in 2019?

Hi Rahul, I've moved this question into Brian's section, because I've seen him talk about this frequently.

Can you run the free Recuva first, before deciding whether to invest in the Plus one?

Have you seen this? https://www.damiensymonds.net/magic-fairy-dust-tutorial.html

Links to examples?

Oh shit. No, you must never edit in a dark room.

Calibration is best done in dim light. So early in the morning is great. But any time of day is fine, as long as you can close the curtains or whatever. I trust you don't edit in a dark room? That is CATASTROPHIC.

Did you see this thread yesterday? https://www.facebook.com/groups/195567190503489/permalink/2131375090256013/

Hi @Eran, how did it turn out?

The second link is starting with a warm photo. Do you have one? Do you have the "before" of the first link?

Looks like the standard matte crap. Which of his photos in particular would you like to mimic?

No, it's not right. Well done for noticing! Lots of people never notice. https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html

I'm so sorry, the focus isn't good enough to keep these photos ?

Right, I see. Well, noise is not the problem by itself. Noise can always be removed. The problem is the focus (or lack of it) that might remain when the noise is removed. So can you go ahead and remove the noise on one of them, then show me a 100% crop?

No, but that's ok. Just checking. Am I correct to assume that your main concern is the hazy areas where the light from the window has affected some of the heads?

Hi @karri.chaney, did you shoot raw?