Category: noise reduction

How to reduce noise in your photos with no 3rd party plugins in Lightroom and Camera Raw

John Aldred

There’s plenty of great applications and plugins out there that will help you reduce noise in your images. Some are standalone apps while others are plugins. But there’s a lot you can do straight from within Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and Lightroom without all that. This video from Blake Rudis at F64 Academy talks us through […]

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Which Camera is the Noisiest? This visual database compares sensor noise

Udi Tirosh

The quality of long exposures is determined mostly by the amount of noise a camera produces. The lower the noise levels, the better the exposure. This is especially true if you are shooting lots of nightscapes or night skies, where most of the photo is black. And Brendan Davey shoots a lot of night photos, in fact he shoots […]

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How to reduce noise and more easily work with “Blend if” layer sliders in Photoshop CC

John Aldred

Photoshop’s layer blending options are some of its most powerful tools but also one of its most frustrating, particularly the “Blend if” sliders.  Designed to help you blend a layer with those below it based on the luminance of colour channels, actually seeing what’s effect it’s having on a layer often can be difficult. In this video from […]

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What’s the Best HDR Software? Lightroom vs Photoshop vs Photomatix Pro

Kevin Choi

HDR (high dynamic range) images require you to combine two or more photos. Choosing the best HDR software is important as it is essential for a stunning HDR image. Before you consider HDR software, ask yourself if your photo requires it. What is HDR Photography? It is not uncommon for…

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What’s the Best HDR Software? Lightroom vs Photoshop vs Photomatix Pro

Kevin Choi

HDR (high dynamic range) images require you to combine two or more photos. Choosing the best HDR software is important as it is essential for a stunning HDR image. Before you consider HDR software, ask yourself if your photo requires it. What is HDR Photography? It is not uncommon for…

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