Is Your Point & Shoot Camera Enough? A Deep Dive Edit

Can a point and shoot camera deliver a professional landscape? Watch me edit a raw file from a Swiss ski tour in ON1. This is Episode #21 of The Weekly Edit, a series in which I take one photograph and edit it from start to finish in a different application each episode - sharing what I learn rather than pretending there is one correct workflow. This video covers the full editing process in ON1 Photo RAW 2026. I take a flat image captured on a Canon G16 and work through the tone, colour, and contrast adjustments needed to bring out the mountain landscape. This process is not about the gear, but about understanding how to approach photo editing to realize your creative intent. I walk through my specific workflow, including how to use photo masking to selectively apply contrast to the foreground without affecting the rest of the image. If you are looking for tips on how to edit photos from older or smaller sensors, this walkthrough shows how to balance noise reduction and sharpening to keep a filmic character. Learning as I go along and sharing the stoke. Let's go! 📬 PHOTOGRAPHY DISPATCHES Join my free weekly newsletter where I share photography, adventures, editing, and the lessons I'm learning along the way: https://photographydispatches.com/ (Free "Envision the Edit" guide included). CHAPTERS 00:00 – Intro: back in ON1 Photo RAW 2026 00:44 – The image: abstract snow layers, Canon G16 on ski tour 02:34 – Vision for the edit: magenta hues, depth, no masks 03:01 – ON1 layout + Brilliance AI first look 06:46 – Tone & Color: exposure, highlights, shadows, midtones 08:41 – Cooling magenta cast + Purity highlight / shadow control 10:04 – Sharpening, leaving grain + auto lens correction 12:14 – Crop to rule-of-thirds to cut negative space 13:56 – New 2026 Lightroom and Capture One starter presets 17:00 – Effects stack: Curves, Dynamic Contrast masked to foreground, Big Softy vignette 20:06 – Before / After + final thoughts Would you have taken this edit in the same direction, or would you have pushed the colour, contrast or crop differently? And if you use ON1 Photo RAW, what do you think of the latest version? SOFTWARE USED ON1 Photo RAW 2026: https://yt.corneliusmuller.co/on1 (use code CORNELIUSM20 for 20% off any one time purchase) 🔥 ON1 PHOTO RAW 2027 PRE-LAUNCH OFFER ON1 is currently running a pre-launch offer for Photo RAW 2027, and my discount code stacks with the existing pre-launch pricing for new customers, so you can get an additional discount on top of the current offer. Use code CORNELIUSM20 at checkout: https://yt.corneliusmuller.co/on1 IMAGE DETAILS Canon PowerShot G16 + 6.1-30.5 (28-140mm) point & shoot lens 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, 30.5mm (140mm full fram eq.), handheld on ski tour Would you print a point & shoot file to A1/A2, or stick to your big camera for prints? And in ON1 - do you start from Brilliance AI or go straight to manual Tone & Color? Let me know what you think down in the comments. WATCH NEXT The Weekly Edit playlist: https://yt.corneliusmuller.co/the-wee... GO DEEPER: 🌐 BUILD YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE I use Pixpa for my photography portfolio. Explore Pixpa and use code PXREF55 for up to 55% off: https://yt.corneliusmuller.co/pixpa 🧢 SEASONAL VAGABOND I often wear a cap from our Seasonal Vagabond collection: https://yt.corneliusmuller.co/seasona... (use code CMYTFAM15 for a 15% discount) 🏔️ PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Join me in the Swiss Alps for a Ski Touring and Photography Workshop: https://www.corneliusmuller.co/photog... Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. 📍 MORE FROM ME Website: https://www.corneliusmuller.co/ Instagram:   / themullerfiles   X: https://x.com/themullerfiles #ON1PhotoRAW #LandscapePhotography #SkiTouring