This is fantastic! The Nik Collection can do some amazing things (and is worth spending some time with if you haven't already). Their contrast and polarizer to

This is fantastic! The Nik Collection can do some amazing things (and is worth spending some time with if you haven't already). Their contrast and polarizer tools are particularly good, as well as their B/W workflow. From what I was told by a former Googler, they acquired Nik for the team, but didn't really have a use for the tools they created - they were mostly interested in the skills for Google Photos. At least Google found a way to pass the software on to another owner that will likely keep developing these tools, although it took a couple of years for that to happen. PS - RAW editing tools seem to all have their own strengths and weaknesses. In my experience, Lightroom is the easiest to use (and gives good results overall), but Capture One (by Phase One) has much better color management. Skin tones just look 'right' with the default flow, and it's free (lite version) / discounted for Sony cameras. Canon's Digital Photo Professional is free (for supported cameras) and rather clunky, but it can produce very sharp results with some 'soft' lenses, like the 16-36mm f/2.8 II. If you have a photo you really like and have some time to get the most out of it, you could produce a TIFF via Digital Photo Professional (assuming you have a Canon), then process with Lightroom/Capture One for basic settings, and finally adjust to your liking with Nik Collection.