DogBot Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) EDIT: There is an apparently related issue with RAW files. --------------------------------------------------------------- Original clueless question Is this a setting? a bug? I am baffled. But here is the problem: in the photo below you see the Windows 10 Explorer's preview of a photos I took. I looks like the photo in my camera, and like the lighting when I took it. it also looks like that in every editor I have including photoshop. The problem is when I open it in affinity. I ahve no Idea where to go with this. How could I possible color correct it? What is this that I am looking at? Edited March 28, 2018 by DogBot Make question more useful to others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted March 27, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hi DogBot, Welcome to the forums. As it's a JPEG the image should look similar to when it's previewed in Windows. Do you know if the image has a colour profile assigned/included as this will be used when opened by Affinity. Could you upload the image or send me a link via PM and I'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stan Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Grab the selection brush tool and "paint" the model. Then go to Refine and adjust feather & smooth to your satisfaction. I usually go for a 2 to 3 px feather to avoid a "sharp" demarcation between the model and the background. Next go to Filters > Shadows/Highlights and adjust to your satisfaction. This will lighten the model and leave the background dark/subdued in order to reduce image clutter. I usually make this kind of an adjustment in LR or C1 where I have more control and I can apply a clarity adjustment and add some "punch". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogBot Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Lee D said: Hi Lee, thank you, here is the image. But in general, now I know to look for color profiles. That makes complete sense. I did not know about this. Thank you!!!! 1 hour ago, Lee D said: Hi DogBot, Welcome to the forums. As it's a JPEG the image should look similar to when it's previewed in Windows. Do you know if the image has a colour profile assigned/included as this will be used when opened by Affinity. Could you upload the image or send me a link via PM and I'll take a look. Lee D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hi DogBot! For info about color management in general you may find the various topics listed on the Cambridge In Colour Color Management & Printing webpage useful. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogBot Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Possible related issue with Affinity Photo Edited March 28, 2018 by DogBot Make question more useful to others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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