Dealing w/ high ISO noise?
Sep 18, 2018 09:49:12 #
Here’s a link to a YouTube video that I recently found very helpful on this.
https://youtu.be/yy4uujCeFxo
https://youtu.be/yy4uujCeFxo
Sep 18, 2018 10:13:38 #
Denoise by Topaz is my FIRST step after I've sized my raw file, and converting it to 16BIT TIF for editing. The best noise app out there IMHO!!
Sep 18, 2018 10:27:54 #
Here's an example of 'help' on how to use LR noise & sharpening from a google search and a few clicks into the results.
https://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/technique/camera_skills/lightroom-tips-sharpening-noise-reduction-106105
https://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/technique/camera_skills/lightroom-tips-sharpening-noise-reduction-106105
Sep 18, 2018 11:43:52 #
Wuligal
Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.
You might try this in PS CC but your image has to be in raw:
1. open image
2. open "sharpen" in slider panel on right hand side. (it's the third icon from the left at the top)
3. hold down option key, pull 'mask" slider to right. You will see an inverted B&W image.
4. pull sharpen slider to Right, (it sharpens only the edges)
5. pull luminance slider to Right. This will soften and blur everything except the edges. This works great for star photos because it keeps the stars crisp but the noise in the sky is blended.
1. open image
2. open "sharpen" in slider panel on right hand side. (it's the third icon from the left at the top)
3. hold down option key, pull 'mask" slider to right. You will see an inverted B&W image.
4. pull sharpen slider to Right, (it sharpens only the edges)
5. pull luminance slider to Right. This will soften and blur everything except the edges. This works great for star photos because it keeps the stars crisp but the noise in the sky is blended.
Sep 18, 2018 12:31:57 #
Some cameras, like my Canon 60D, have a 'High ISO Noise Reduction' setting which can help before you go into post processing. I also turn IS off when shooting night shots.
Sep 18, 2018 12:36:47 #
And worth mentioning again - NEVER underexpose with a Canon if low noise is your goal. ETTR/EBTR!
Sep 18, 2018 15:25:30 #
Even in my film days I never understood the over zealous attempts to reduce noise. I on the other hand used Tri-XPan a film with a pleasing grain which suited my style of photography. Instead of trying to get rid of nois learn to live with it.
rmalarz wrote:
The only experience I can share is that similar to visible grain in high ISO films, noise is just part of the equation when one starts using high ISO settings in digital. Learn that it's just part of the image when using high ISO settings. Though, exposure techniques can reduce the amount of visible noise.
With the seemingly inordinate objection to noise in images, I wrote an article on noise and its reduction. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-page?upnum=1537
--Bob
With the seemingly inordinate objection to noise in images, I wrote an article on noise and its reduction. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-page?upnum=1537
--Bob
Sep 18, 2018 22:44:00 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Alan1729 wrote:
Even in my film days I never understood the over zealous attempts to reduce noise. I on the other hand used Tri-XPan a film with a pleasing grain which suited my style of photography. Instead of trying to get rid of nois learn to live with it.
Film grain and digital noise are two very different concepts. While film grain can be used creatively, digital noise is just plain ugly and only very rarely can be used creatively.
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