Kill the Post-Processing Paralysis: A Landscape Editor's Minimal Workflow That Actually Works

Kill the Post-Processing Paralysis: A Landscape Editor's Minimal Workflow That Actually Works

There’s a specific kind of discouragement that hits landscape photographers and I’ve watched it happen to clients of mine for years. You nail the shot in the field, drive home buzzing, load the RAWs onto the computer, and then just… stall. The files look flat. The shadows are a mess. The sky is blown or the foreground is a muddy void. And because you don’t have a clear entry point into the edit, you close the application and tell yourself you’ll come back to it.

Why the X100VI's Raw Files Are a Game-Changer for Film-Inspired Presets

Why the X100VI's Raw Files Are a Game-Changer for Film-Inspired Presets

A Camera Built for Film Lovers (and Preset Designers) I’ve been watching the photography community’s reaction to the Fujifilm X100VI with genuine interest, and I think there’s something important happening here that goes beyond typical camera reviews. This compact isn’t just winning hearts because of its portability or retro design—it’s winning them because the raw files it produces are remarkably cooperative when you’re chasing that authentic film look. This matters for those of us building actions and presets, and I’ll tell you why.