Blend If.. Noise Reduction and Sharpening in Photoshop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- Watch the original Blend If Tutorial here:
• How to use the Blend I...
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I just couldn’t leave well enough alone with the Blend If options in Photoshop. After playing with the Blend If options I came up with a way to make organic Noise Reduction and Sharpening adjustments.
What I mean by this is that if you make a Noise Reduction layer that protects the highlights and shadows with the Blend if options then anything you put under (lighter or darker) will change the outcome of the Noise reduction layer above it. The same will happen with sharpening.
When you sharpen a photograph it is best to not sharpen globally as global sharpening will also sharpen the Shadows and that is typically where all of the noise resides. Likewise, if you reduce the noise in an image it is best to do it on just the shadows as much of what is considered noise in the shadows is actually detail in the midtones.
Using the Blend If options you can create a Noise Reduction layer or a sharpening layer and then tell Photoshop what you want it to protect using the Blend if options. If anything changes under those layers, the Blend If options will kick in and organically change based on the Blend If constraints.
I don’t know if you are as excited about this as I am or if this all sounded like psychobabble to you. No problem either way, the video tutorial will cover it in great detail. I have also created a series of Actions for you that do all of the heavy lifting! Enjoy the tutorial and get your hands dirty with the blend if options, they are incredible! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Thanks. That's really nice. A lot of my noise reduction focuses on skies, and it's great to have such a focused tool to just affect the areas where there is visible noise.
Thank you for sharing this info. It will really help improve my photos. Great Job!!
Great work Blake, thanks for sharing it with us. Looking forward to trying it - I'll have the tutorial running on a loop!
Awesome! It is pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
may 25 - thanks Blake, i have gone through this video several times and taken notes and am at a point where i finally get it - i am still going through working out the ZS express - will let you know how that goes when i get my brain wrapped around it...d
Thanks for lthe GREAT info of using the Blend-if for Noise control.
The best info ever seen on online !!!
I too have just come across your tutorials. I agree with Remo excellently explained and inspiring. I too will be back for more. Thank you.
+Stephanie Lewis Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!
Excellent Tutorial - I have been avoiding the Blend-If sliders - now I have a much better understanding! Thanks!!
No need to avoid them now :)
Excellent tutorial, just came upon your channel, this is the first tut I've seen. Excellently explained. my compliments. Subbed and will be coming back for more.
Top class information. Thanks
+Remo Fiore Awesome to hear! Thanks my friend, your support means a million to me.
Excellent technique explained really well. Thanks
Thanks for this video. I realise that I was underestimating the power and possibilities of blend if.
Glad I could help!
Gracias por compartir . Saludos
Great tutorial , thnx for sharing.
Thank you very much Blake.
seen these techniques I n other tuts, but yours was easiest to understand 👍👍
awesome tutorial
thanks it's such a amazing tutorial :D
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
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An outstanding technique, will definitely use it in my shots. thanks a ton for your generosity and sharing
Thanks! I really appreciate you checking it out!
+Eأ
Hi, It's one of the best techniques I've ever seen.
One question: In these actions "reduce noise and sharpening" , is it necessary to make adjustments in the "layer style / underline layer?
Thanks
thank you my friend
how do you use noise reduction and sharpening together? I assume you noise blend if and then sharpen blend if both at the end of your workflow. I am new to Photoshop and I am having problems doing my noise reduction/sharpening. Your tutorial is awesome and seems to be the piece I am missing!!! just need to know how to use your 2 techniques together so I can have that eureka moment. Thanks again for the great info!!!!!!
This is insanely EPIC! Wow.... thank you so much!
No problem!
Old, but still good. Excellent trick !
Thanks!
Thank you Blake. Really you can make any plugging in Photoshop. Kind Regards.
No problem!
BRILLIANT
Great idea for targeted effect, thanks
No problem! Thanks for watching.
Thanks very much, how do you learn all this
Great learning..
That’s freaking awesome dude
I ♥ blend if!
Great video good job mate
Thanks!
excellent
Blake, are the actions still available somewhere? The dropbox link is no longer valid
You are bloody good!!!
Thank you :)
Brilliant, 10x!
Thanks!
Where is the PS action?
Hi Blake. Is this action still available for download?
Cheers!
This is a fabulous sharpening technique. Is this the latest on this process - or have you developed a new sharpening process since 2015?
I have! But they are in my Zone System Express 5 panel. I have a new wicked technique that I don't let out unless you are in the course 😁 some things have to be a secret 🤣
f64 Academy so how do I find out about that?? Is there a link or something. Seriously - this is best sharpening I have tried so if there is something better than this - well I have to know about it!
Sure thing, shoot me an email: blake@f64academy.com
So how does one handle noise in the mid tones?
I usually allow noise in the mids as they feather into the highlights.
Hi there? very interesting video, I was just thinking what if we work with Luminosity masks? Doesn't it select also the different "Lights or darks?"..... hmmm, just thinking out loud :) Hi pass is another thing :)
Yes, they are very different! However, you could use a Luminosity Mask with Blend If. The thing about Blend If is that it changes based on what is underneath it where a Luminosity Mask is a carbon copy or snapshot of the luminance that you took at the time. I did a whole video about this here: th-cam.com/video/5HTIoPfg1iA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for your answer Blake, as always a great teacher! I'm going to check on the suggested video. Cheers!
So would you want to use both of these actions on the same image or no?
+Brandon Hale you very well could as they target different areas of the image with little to no overlap.
+Brandon Hale you very well could as they target different areas of the image with little to no overlap.
The actions are no longer at the link
They are, but they're small. Look closely; you'll see the download link.
I only could see default actions in PS how did you get the other actions?
+SciTk I make a ton of Actions so you will see a rather long list there. You can download these Actions here: th-cam.com/video/6yeg_kD1Dsc/w-d-xo.html
+f64 Academy thanks so much
ok, so you are Mr Nick !
Who is Mr Nick?
Blend If or Bust.
The single down vote comes from Blake's ex-girlfriend from Sophomore year in high school. She is still mad about the break up. Maybe call her.
+Three One Dangit Shannon! I knew she'd haunt me forever!
+f64 Academy HAHA! Great uploads btw
+Three One thanks for stopping by!
Dang dude, talkin so fast and clickin so fast - it's like your talkin in freaking Greek! Geeze, I want to understand but holy crap! I feel like I did back in 7 grade algebra. HA!
:) Well, there is a button to watch this at half speed. It may be useful, however, it makes me sound like I'm a drunk slurring my speech, hehe
awesome tutorial
Thanks for watching!