Image Masters

I shoot more digital images than I shot with film, even though I am bracketing appreciably less, since I can preview the image on the camera's LCD screen. However, my camera is set to produce less contrasty, underexposed images to prevent the highlights from washing out. I rely on noise reduction software to eliminate noise that might be generated by underexposing.

Before DxO I had to make editing choices while looking at flat dark originals and then apply time consuming processing to them individually. This was fine for me but not good if others were involved in the editing process. I had to explain to them that they were looking at, in effect, digital "negatives" that all needed processing. There simply wasn't time to adjust all images in a shooting for proper tonality. I no longer have to make excuses about default camera settings if I'm showing my originals to others. I just run the entire shoot through DxO first. I now have the computer process an entire shoot using DxO Optics Pro in a couple of hours or less, unattended.

If I shoot at high ISO's or there is important information in the shadows, DxO applies noise reduction more efficiently than I can manually. DxO also corrects for lens defects at the same time. My L series Canon lenses are remarkable performers and my core three lenses, the 16-35mm, 24-70mm and 70-200mm lenses all have DxO modules. DxO corrects distortion, chromatic aberrations and vignetting as well as optimizing resolution. It is startling to see an image be considerably sharper and realize that it is due wholly to DxO applying lens sharpening. DxO has appreciably increased the image quality of these lenses as well as my Canon 15mm fisheye lens which I use for 360 degree QTVR panoramas.