Mono Flat 2020

Canon Digital Photo Professional Recipe

North Rostral Column, Saint-Petersburg. December, 2019. Example of applying Mono Flat 2020 recipe in Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
North Rostral Column, Saint-Petersburg. December, 2019

What is the Mono Flat 2020 recipe?

Mono Flat 2020 is my creative recipe for Canon Digital Photo Professional 4 RAW image processing, viewing, and editing software. It allows you to achieve a professional-grade monochrome photo style with just a single action.

How does it work?

After applying the Mono Flat 2020 recipe, your photo will be converted to monochrome with medium contrast and a reduced tonal range. High black and low white points values produce a flat look with reduced details, giving a special mood to your image.

Example of applying Mono Flat 2020 recipe in the Canon Digital Photo Professional 4. Before and after comparison
Example of applying the Mono Flat 2020 recipe without any additional correction.

Don't worry about the settings you have applied to your RAW image before. The recipe only changes the Picture Style to Monochrome and adjusts image tone curve.

So, you can achieve a professional-grade monochrome photo style and keep same style for batch of photos with no need to leave Canon Digital Photo Professional.

I would like to recommend using the Mono Flat 2020 recipe with all types of photos, including street photos, daily snapshots, landscapes, portraits, and anything that requires a monochrome flat look.

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Do you prefer toned images?

Especially for those photographers who prefer to tone monochrome images, I've created four variations of the Mono Flat 2020 recipe. Those variations are based on the standard toning effects that are available in the Canon Digital Photo Professional 4: sepia, blue, purple and green.

Get variation of the Mono Flat 2020 recipe that applies one of the standard toning effect

Mono Flat 2020 Sepia Toning

Mono Flat 2020 Blue Toning

Mono Flat 2020 Purple Toning

Mono Flat 2020 Green Toning