Just a quick note. I've had a number of people comment about the end where I use the same treatment on the bird's back as I do the background. It's a little heavy handed, but please keep in mind that this was originally slated as part of a larger project and, at this point, I hadn't discussed making yet. I wanted to keep it simple and intended to go into more detail later on in the program. That said, ideally in this scenario I would add the brush adjustment to the mask BUT I would lower the opacity of the brush so the bird got less of the effect and retained a little more detail. A point I was going to make later on in the series :)
Hi, just one comment. Since the new Denoise function is basically replacing the RAW demosaicing process with the RAW Detail demosaicing the image you made your sharpening mask decision on is invalid in this workflow. If you want to use the Denoise function then you should defer all decisions on sharpening until you performed the Denoise. After that I would indeed go ahead and set the sharpening mask value (which may be lower overall because you have to protect against less noise and thus can allow for more sharpening to be applied)...
I would like to disagree with you. The Denoise function causes irreversible changes to the original raw file, and with insensitive settings, it can destroy fine details. For this reason, it is practical to at least roughly estimate the effect in the preview, to understand what the result of the Denoise function will be. The sharpening value can then be further adjusted in a new raw file (DNG). However, if the Denoise function is incorrectly set and denoising is performed, this action cannot be undone, and it is necessary to repeat the Denoise process with the original raw file. Remembering the original setting value can be helpful in this regard. It can also be found in the first step of the denoised DNG editing history.
@@i.m.5621 My point is that the edit you applied is completely invalid because the base for your adjustments is different from the very beginning as the denoise automatically uses a different demosaicing algorithm that renders noise and sharpness completely differently even when noise reduction is disabled.
You did not exaggerate. This is a true Masterclass. Complete, credible, useful, no time wasted. Your video answers many questions about denoise/sharpening and teaches how to do so professionally constantly and easily. Thank you!
Your tips and techniques never let me down. When I see you come out with something, I always have a look, and what you cover, many times, helps make me a better photographer.
Brilliant! I am in the process of editing Namibia photos where I used Canon 100-500 with 1.4x. Most morning and afternoon shots were ISO 2500 to 12,800 and water hole night shots 25,600. This was so much new information I can use. Thanks
I just found this button!!! What a great way to give a true thanks! Thank you for sharing...This is by far the workflow I have found for denoising photos.....The ability to denies a high ISO photo opens a whole new world of wildlife photogarphy, especially with my older Son A6000!! Keep up the great work!
Outstanding Steve. No matter how much we think we know, there's always another tip of many tips that help us get better. In addition to picking up sharpening and denoising techniques, I learned how to zoom in a mask! Bravo and well done!!!
I'm starting to use lightroom and maybe more experienced users won't like that you take your time to explain all the shortcuts and little tricks, but for me this was Incredibly useful. Thank you very much!
Steve, you're simply the best ! You are the kind of teacher who explains complicated things so well that they seem easy to realize. And this method runs so well, as usual ! You probably know the French expression : "If you didn't exist, you should be invented". Thank you Steve,
I am at least 1000% wiser about denoising, masking and texture etc from watching this video. Can't wait to test it on my own images! Thank you so much for being the kind of person who can present things in such a way that they are easy enough to understand and put into practice. Love your videos!
I've been following you for the past few months and have also purchased some of your Nikon guides. Though I am primarily a live performance/concert photographer, many of your suggestions, teachings, etc. are 100% applicable to what I do.....the LR Denoise video being the latest and greatest. Thank you!
Excellent again Steve. I've learnt so much about LR from your excellent video I purchased when it launched some years ago on the LR Library module, in fact I often go back to it for refresher instructions. Like others have stated here, I would also happily purchase 100 hours of your instruction on the LR develop module too! Food for thought. Cheers, Ray (London UK)
There are good videos. There are great videos. And, then there is this video. Just incredible. Thanks so much for this masterclass. I've never had a 40+ minute video seem to end so soon!
Hi my friend. I want to thank you for this video. I know that to reach the level of knowledge you demonstrate you have had to sit in front of the computer for many hours and it is appreciated that you share it with all of us. I send you a big hug from Argentina!
Some of the best photography education in the business. You really shouldn't be giving this away for free Steve. That said, I am very grateful that you do!
LOL, giving it away wasn't the intention when I started :) It's just too much - it would have been a year's worth of shooting video every day I was home. It takes a lot longer than it looks - that represented about 6 or 7 days of work. (Which I why I thought it was a shame to just delete it). I think I'm just happier writing books :)
An absolute master class. Thank you so much for clarifying so many little features in the sharpening area that I just never understood and which are seldom covered in other tutorials. Also, for showing everything in such clear detail. So often tutorials just show you the sliders along side the picture, so it is too minute to read what tools are being used ... then the presenter zips through everything so quickly that you don't really have time to absorb what they are showing you. I only updated my version of Lightroom recently, so am just discovering the joys of AI denoise now. It all makes so much more sense now. Going to be going back through some of my older wildlife night shots and pre-sunrise shots to see if there are some gems amongst them that were previously too noisy to use.
I Googled and TH-camd looking for exactly this information. Found a lot that didn’t explain anything about it, wasting my time. Then I found your video and I knew You would explain it all! Love your videos and material. It is always very informative and explained in an easily understandable way. Truly impressive! Thanks!!!
Without a doubt, this is the BEST tutorial that I have ever seen on noise and sharpening. I now look forward to looking at some of my noisier images and see what I can do. I really enjoyed the after noise reduction enhancement noise reduction. Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you Steve for this in-depth look at Denoise. As always, I learned a lot and will be processing more confidently now rather than guessing how it worked. I appreciate the step-by-step instructions; your videos are the best I have encountered. So grateful!
Congratulations, I see that you have an excellent command of Lightroom, without using 1000 thousand programs you have a simple and effective workflow. As far as I'm concerned, I follow more or less a line like yours. Thanks again for your very interesting tutorials.
Thank you for putting out such a detailed class on Denoise and Sharpening. I'm looking at my keepers differently, and the tip about looking around the eye for more details makes a huge difference. Your delivery makes it easy to stay focused even during a 43-minute video. Great content!
Thank you for sharing...This is by far the workflow I have found for denoising photos.....The ability to denies a high ISO photo opens a whole new world of wildlife photogarphy, especially with my older Son A6000!! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for posting this video Steve. I've maneuvered my way around Lightroom Classic without the help of untold videos because I tend to retain more information that way. I've reached the point where I'm looking for more guidance on certain areas of the tool to help me refine my workflow and to correct mistakes I'm sure I've made up to this point. Thankfully this is a hobby:). As always, your commercial free, straightforward and simple language has made this video an absolute keeper and I can already see improvements in the way I am using the Denoise and sharpening tools. I think a lot of TH-camrs could learn a thing or 4 from how you approach things. In any event, since you were generous enough to post this extensive and remarkably informative video and not charge a penny for it, I'll be buying another one of you informative books to further refine my hobby and to thank you for all you do. Cheers!
Thank you as always Steve! I have been using all those tools and I am fairly fluent in Lightroom but I never thought to go back and use the mask tool for the background and turn down the texture! Kudos to you!
Steve, thank for putting this out. In the past I used to rely in Topaz Denoise for wildlife images and recently I have been trying out more frequently Lightroom’s denoise. But this technique is far superior and my initial results are much better. Many thanks again.
Thank you for showing how to properly use these tools with the caveat that you need a *IN FOCUS* image to begin with, that point alone will save many from headaches, frustration wasted time and energy 👍⭐🙌 Good stuff sir, great video and instruction. Thank you and blessings to you and yours.
Very good tips! I'm an image taker and strive to capture the sharpest images possible. This video has been a great help, even though I've figured out a lot on my own. I think other denoise software, especially in batch processing, is more efficient in terms of time at work. During events, I shoot tens of thousands of images. Lightroom works very well if we follow your advice, dealing with personal images, I prefer your options. Thanks for sharing your expertise; I always learn a lot from watching your videos. By the way, I love the Z9. I can crop in significantly and create a picture within a picture. Additionally, denoise software keeps improving over time. The Z9 files clean up very well if you encounter noise. Your technique has been immensely helpful in my personal images. Thanks again; you're one of the best on TH-cam and in the birding community. I appreciate your willingness to share.
This was very helpful. I had a big shoot on the weekend at kids sport and being indoors i had to bump up the ISO. The photos had a lot of noise but this has helped clear them up immensely. Thanks :)
Fantastic. Thanks for creating this video. Besides the denoising aspects of it, I think that it has the best practical description of when an image is sharp. I have always struggled with this.
It’s so good seeing your take on this process. I do a very similar job with my images and it’s really good to see a pro solution With a few nuances I wasn’t sure about. Thanks so much for sharing this
Excellent technique Steve. I have been using denoise and sharpening like I did 15 years ago and this has opened up my eyes on how to use the new tools. Thanks for the info!
Great video Steve, you demonstrated it extremely well. I've been using it from when they launched it and found it is the very best solution for noise reduction. Adobe nailed it.
Love your educational videos! Just watched your Z6III photo tips video, and I never would think to use focus stacking for multiple subjects in a wildlife photo, but it totally makes sense! Thank you
Excellent video. I learned a lot. I feel like I've had to shoot at ISO 12,800 quite a bit when shooting birds early in the morning. And while I've gotten some reasonable results, I think applying the masking will help out quite a bit to preserve the detail in the feathers. Some of my image have gotten that plastic look you described. You covered some great techniques and I can't wait to give it a try.
As the great Bruce Fraser liked to say about focus and capture sharpening, “detail is difference.” Fraser was the father of modern digital imaging sharpening, breaking it down into three stages: Capture, Detail, and Output. That’s still the optimal way to work. Capture sharpening is globally applied to the entire image; Detail sharpening is localized to the most important details; Output sharpening is specific to the way the photo will be specific to the way the image is meant to be seen and size of reproduction : on screen or printed, and if printed, whether or matte or glossy media.
Hi, Steve. I’m late to this party but so glad I got here. Thanks for “sending me over” from your behind the scenes Z6iii video. Both superb videos. Can’t wait to try those sliders and the masking. I had no idea what they did and so I’ve been ignoring them.
Great video! I use Denoise for my high ISO shots but now I look forward to applying your techniques that will just bring my photos to another level….appreciate your videos!
Steve, Awesome video on using Denoise effectively. Now I know to use the masking slider to make optimize the denies application. Thank you again for this very useful masterclass.
Steve, great idea to make videos that focus more (or additionally) on the post-processing part of wildlife photography. These days half (or so) of photo quality comes from the post-shoot part. And many of us struggle more with this part than the actual shooting part. Thanks for the video!! And please make more of these!
As usual, you have revealed a number of tips that I had not used or discovered in DeNoise and LrC which seem excellent and which I will try. Thanks a lot. Pierre
That really is amazing. Without knowing your finish shot was 12k+ ISO no one would ever guess you had to use that to get enough light and shutter speed to take it in the first place. You'd just guess there was plenty of light, close enough to not need a tele and just took it at low ISO right out of the gate.
With content such as this I'd gladly let you talk for many, many hours... maybe even 100. 😄 This was very informative. Thank you for all the time and effort you've put forth over the years.
Great video, Steve. Using the "Texture" bar to mask noise in the background is a new technique for me. I'm looking forward to giving that a test drive.
Thank you for a very good video. I have compared it with Topaz Photo AI and found that your method gives a way more natural look - and much better control over the noise and sharpness. Look forward to more of this type of videos.
Thank you for the advice! I've been using the de-noise tool since it came out. However, this is definitely a huge improvement over my now old way of doing it!😅😅😅
Great video! Thanks! I wish my laptop did de-noising in LR faster but I can see your technique makes it easier to be more selective with what you sharpen or de-noise, and love that it doesn't smoosh details or affect color to the degree that "that one de-noising app" does.
Thanks for the video. I learned a lot. I’ve often wondered the best way to use the new denoise function, as well as the lightroom sharpening. How do you feel the sharpening compares to smart sharpen in photoshop. A video on your opinion on sharpening methods would be interesting. There are so many different ways to do that.
Great video; very clear. Excellently done! Because of the current set of post-processing tools, ISO settings, as part of the exposure triangle, have become somewhat of an afterthought in "getting the shot"---and definitely behind both SS and aperture in priority. thanks so much!
Wow, Steve! This is the best video I've seen on this subject! I have tried some of these moves before, but not in the systematic way you demonstrate. I sure will in the future. Thanks for posting this!!
Great video!!! Quite the opposite workflow that I currently use, but totally makes sense the way you have explained and demonstrated it. Cannot wait to give this a try. Thank you!
Fantastic, comprehensive tutorial. I use darktable to process my raw files but I can easily adapt these processes to dt. I am very fond of landscape photography but have recently got interested in bird photography using auto ISO for fast moving subjects so this is a very useful video. One point that I picked up from another wildlife photography specialist is that being selective with denoising and sharpening actually enhances the viewer's perception of the image because it emphasises the sharpness and detail retention of the parts of the image where the viewer expects to be the most sharp and detailed. Your processing follows that philosophy. I love the early sample photos, very beautiful captures of birds. I have subscribed and liked. Thank you. Very worthwhile watching to the end and not too long by any means.
Thank you for the educational lesson Steve, it’s has opened up my knowledge of how to properly use denoise & sharpening . I’m guilty of abusing that denoise slider in my image processing…
Steve - Thanks so much for sharing this. I was never a PhotoShopping person until maybe last summer (I grew up in film so limited options), but I've been trying to catch up. What you did in that last bird on this video is astonishing! I feel like taking some high ISO bird photos in the backyard just to practice and create some WOW. I'm fortunate to have a barred owl stop by often, but he is usually pretty shaded so this will be an opportunity too! As a side benefit it will probably let me begin to finetune a new lens: Tamron 150-600 G2 (on NIkon D7500). THANK YOU!! Steve
typically outstanding video from you Steve, I certainly recommend all your e-books to everyone here, they are full of really excellent educational content, they've helped me massively over the last few years! cheers from the UK. PS many of the other software solutions I've seen for this problem fail because they can't really reduce noise without killing fine detail, for this reason I'm surprised they are as popular with many people as they seem I guess we all have different expectations!
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Just a quick note. I've had a number of people comment about the end where I use the same treatment on the bird's back as I do the background. It's a little heavy handed, but please keep in mind that this was originally slated as part of a larger project and, at this point, I hadn't discussed making yet. I wanted to keep it simple and intended to go into more detail later on in the program.
That said, ideally in this scenario I would add the brush adjustment to the mask BUT I would lower the opacity of the brush so the bird got less of the effect and retained a little more detail. A point I was going to make later on in the series :)
Very helpful, and clearly explained , thank you
Hi, just one comment. Since the new Denoise function is basically replacing the RAW demosaicing process with the RAW Detail demosaicing the image you made your sharpening mask decision on is invalid in this workflow. If you want to use the Denoise function then you should defer all decisions on sharpening until you performed the Denoise. After that I would indeed go ahead and set the sharpening mask value (which may be lower overall because you have to protect against less noise and thus can allow for more sharpening to be applied)...
I would like to disagree with you. The Denoise function causes irreversible changes to the original raw file, and with insensitive settings, it can destroy fine details. For this reason, it is practical to at least roughly estimate the effect in the preview, to understand what the result of the Denoise function will be. The sharpening value can then be further adjusted in a new raw file (DNG). However, if the Denoise function is incorrectly set and denoising is performed, this action cannot be undone, and it is necessary to repeat the Denoise process with the original raw file. Remembering the original setting value can be helpful in this regard. It can also be found in the first step of the denoised DNG editing history.
@@i.m.5621 My point is that the edit you applied is completely invalid because the base for your adjustments is different from the very beginning as the denoise automatically uses a different demosaicing algorithm that renders noise and sharpness completely differently even when noise reduction is disabled.
You did not exaggerate. This is a true Masterclass. Complete, credible, useful, no time wasted. Your video answers many questions about denoise/sharpening and teaches how to do so professionally constantly and easily. Thank you!
I would absolutely watch 100 hours of lessons on post processing from you! Thanks so much for this great tutorial.
For many of us, you have put new tools tool in the toolbox. You did a lot of work on this and spent a lot of time on this. Thank you.
Your tips and techniques never let me down. When I see you come out with something, I always have a look, and what you cover, many times, helps make me a better photographer.
OUTSTANDING!!!! Noise...what noise? You ROCK, Steve!
Brilliant! I am in the process of editing Namibia photos where I used Canon 100-500 with 1.4x. Most morning and afternoon shots were ISO 2500 to 12,800 and water hole night shots 25,600. This was so much new information I can use. Thanks
I would have paid money for this. Absolutely fantastic information you are giving out here, Steve! The photography community thanks you 🙏
I just found this button!!! What a great way to give a true thanks!
Thank you for sharing...This is by far the workflow I have found for denoising photos.....The ability to denies a high ISO photo opens a whole new world of wildlife photogarphy, especially with my older Son A6000!! Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much!
A typically detailed thorough and easy to follow instructional video. Well done maestro.
Outstanding Steve. No matter how much we think we know, there's always another tip of many tips that help us get better. In addition to picking up sharpening and denoising techniques, I learned how to zoom in a mask! Bravo and well done!!!
I'm starting to use lightroom and maybe more experienced users won't like that you take your time to explain all the shortcuts and little tricks, but for me this was Incredibly useful. Thank you very much!
I re-edited some of my older photos with this technique and...wow. My editing results improved significantly! Thank you SO MUCH for this video!
Steve, you're simply the best ! You are the kind of teacher who explains complicated things so well that they seem easy to realize. And this method runs so well, as usual ! You probably know the French expression : "If you didn't exist, you should be invented". Thank you Steve,
I am at least 1000% wiser about denoising, masking and texture etc from watching this video. Can't wait to test it on my own images! Thank you so much for being the kind of person who can present things in such a way that they are easy enough to understand and put into practice. Love your videos!
I've been following you for the past few months and have also purchased some of your Nikon guides. Though I am primarily a live performance/concert photographer, many of your suggestions, teachings, etc. are 100% applicable to what I do.....the LR Denoise video being the latest and greatest. Thank you!
Thanks so much!
Excellent again Steve. I've learnt so much about LR from your excellent video I purchased when it launched some years ago on the LR Library module, in fact I often go back to it for refresher instructions. Like others have stated here, I would also happily purchase 100 hours of your instruction on the LR develop module too! Food for thought. Cheers, Ray (London UK)
There are good videos. There are great videos. And, then there is this video. Just incredible. Thanks so much for this masterclass. I've never had a 40+ minute video seem to end so soon!
Wow, thank you!
Yep great tutorial 🙌
Hi my friend. I want to thank you for this video. I know that to reach the level of knowledge you demonstrate you have had to sit in front of the computer for many hours and it is appreciated that you share it with all of us. I send you a big hug from Argentina!
Some of the best photography education in the business. You really shouldn't be giving this away for free Steve. That said, I am very grateful that you do!
LOL, giving it away wasn't the intention when I started :) It's just too much - it would have been a year's worth of shooting video every day I was home. It takes a lot longer than it looks - that represented about 6 or 7 days of work. (Which I why I thought it was a shame to just delete it). I think I'm just happier writing books :)
Steve, This is HUGE! What a fantastic, simple, clear path to seriously improve images. No fuss, no muss, I LOVE it!
Many thanks Steve. From someone who is about to move from Lightroom Mobile to the full version this was very helpful. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
An absolute master class. Thank you so much for clarifying so many little features in the sharpening area that I just never understood and which are seldom covered in other tutorials. Also, for showing everything in such clear detail. So often tutorials just show you the sliders along side the picture, so it is too minute to read what tools are being used ... then the presenter zips through everything so quickly that you don't really have time to absorb what they are showing you. I only updated my version of Lightroom recently, so am just discovering the joys of AI denoise now. It all makes so much more sense now. Going to be going back through some of my older wildlife night shots and pre-sunrise shots to see if there are some gems amongst them that were previously too noisy to use.
I Googled and TH-camd looking for exactly this information. Found a lot that didn’t explain anything about it, wasting my time. Then I found your video and I knew You would explain it all! Love your videos and material. It is always very informative and explained in an easily understandable way. Truly impressive! Thanks!!!
Thanks Steve. Incredibly well explained and very effective without having to go in to Photoshop.
Without a doubt, this is the BEST tutorial that I have ever seen on noise and sharpening. I now look forward to looking at some of my noisier images and see what I can do. I really enjoyed the after noise reduction enhancement noise reduction. Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you Steve for this in-depth look at Denoise. As always, I learned a lot and will be processing more confidently now rather than guessing how it worked. I appreciate the step-by-step instructions; your videos are the best I have encountered. So grateful!
Outstanding as always, Steve. You are a natural teacher. Thank you.
I consider myself an experienced photographer and Lightroom user but I must say this video really taught me some new things! Great video Steve!
Congratulations, I see that you have an excellent command of Lightroom, without using 1000 thousand programs you have a simple and effective workflow. As far as I'm concerned, I follow more or less a line like yours. Thanks again for your very interesting tutorials.
Thank you for putting out such a detailed class on Denoise and Sharpening. I'm looking at my keepers differently, and the tip about looking around the eye for more details makes a huge difference. Your delivery makes it easy to stay focused even during a 43-minute video. Great content!
Thank you for sharing...This is by far the workflow I have found for denoising photos.....The ability to denies a high ISO photo opens a whole new world of wildlife photogarphy, especially with my older Son A6000!! Keep up the great work!
Honestly Steve you really are a great tutor. Now I know how to denoise properly, yea. Thank you thank you thank you😊
Magnificient video, the best denoiser video I have seen, thankyou for sharing it in yt with all of us
Thank you so much for posting this video Steve. I've maneuvered my way around Lightroom Classic without the help of untold videos because I tend to retain more information that way. I've reached the point where I'm looking for more guidance on certain areas of the tool to help me refine my workflow and to correct mistakes I'm sure I've made up to this point. Thankfully this is a hobby:). As always, your commercial free, straightforward and simple language has made this video an absolute keeper and I can already see improvements in the way I am using the Denoise and sharpening tools. I think a lot of TH-camrs could learn a thing or 4 from how you approach things. In any event, since you were generous enough to post this extensive and remarkably informative video and not charge a penny for it, I'll be buying another one of you informative books to further refine my hobby and to thank you for all you do. Cheers!
Thank you as always Steve! I have been using all those tools and I am fairly fluent in Lightroom but I never thought to go back and use the mask tool for the background and turn down the texture! Kudos to you!
Steve, thank for putting this out. In the past I used to rely in Topaz Denoise for wildlife images and recently I have been trying out more frequently Lightroom’s denoise. But this technique is far superior and my initial results are much better. Many thanks again.
Thank you for showing how to properly use these tools with the caveat that you need a *IN FOCUS* image to begin with, that point alone will save many from headaches, frustration wasted time and energy 👍⭐🙌
Good stuff sir, great video and instruction.
Thank you and blessings to you and yours.
Just got back from a Uganda trip and have a large number of pics shot at 6400 ISO. This technique is amazing in the result. THANKS!!!
Very good tips! I'm an image taker and strive to capture the sharpest images possible. This video has been a great help, even though I've figured out a lot on my own. I think other denoise software, especially in batch processing, is more efficient in terms of time at work. During events, I shoot tens of thousands of images. Lightroom works very well if we follow your advice, dealing with personal images, I prefer your options. Thanks for sharing your expertise; I always learn a lot from watching your videos.
By the way, I love the Z9. I can crop in significantly and create a picture within a picture. Additionally, denoise software keeps improving over time. The Z9 files clean up very well if you encounter noise. Your technique has been immensely helpful in my personal images. Thanks again; you're one of the best on TH-cam and in the birding community. I appreciate your willingness to share.
This was very helpful. I had a big shoot on the weekend at kids sport and being indoors i had to bump up the ISO. The photos had a lot of noise but this has helped clear them up immensely. Thanks :)
Fantastic. Thanks for creating this video. Besides the denoising aspects of it, I think that it has the best practical description of when an image is sharp. I have always struggled with this.
It’s so good seeing your take on this process. I do a very similar job with my images and it’s really good to see a pro solution With a few nuances I wasn’t sure about. Thanks so much for sharing this
Excellent technique Steve. I have been using denoise and sharpening like I did 15 years ago and this has opened up my eyes on how to use the new tools. Thanks for the info!
Steve, thank you for the class. I learned much more about Lightroom and denoise.
Great video Steve, you demonstrated it extremely well. I've been using it from when they launched it and found it is the very best solution for noise reduction. Adobe nailed it.
As usual Steve, well presented and right to the point. Well done.
Excellent video Steve. Really explains the Denoise function in great detail. Thanks.
Great approach! The results look good. I will give it a try! Thanks for sharing!
Just amazing! Thank you so much, heading out to your website now :)
Thanks, Steve. Really a comprehensive tutorial on the subject
Steve - thank you, thank you, thank you....! So, so, helpful at all levels.
Superb Steve thanks for improving my skills as always ,
Love your educational videos! Just watched your Z6III photo tips video, and I never would think to use focus stacking for multiple subjects in a wildlife photo, but it totally makes sense! Thank you
Excellent video. I learned a lot. I feel like I've had to shoot at ISO 12,800 quite a bit when shooting birds early in the morning. And while I've gotten some reasonable results, I think applying the masking will help out quite a bit to preserve the detail in the feathers. Some of my image have gotten that plastic look you described. You covered some great techniques and I can't wait to give it a try.
As the great Bruce Fraser liked to say about focus and capture sharpening, “detail is difference.” Fraser was the father of modern digital imaging sharpening, breaking it down into three stages: Capture, Detail, and Output. That’s still the optimal way to work. Capture sharpening is globally applied to the entire image; Detail sharpening is localized to the most important details; Output sharpening is specific to the way the photo will be specific to the way the image is meant to be seen and size of reproduction : on screen or printed, and if printed, whether or matte or glossy media.
Hi, Steve. I’m late to this party but so glad I got here. Thanks for “sending me over” from your behind the scenes Z6iii video. Both superb videos. Can’t wait to try those sliders and the masking. I had no idea what they did and so I’ve been ignoring them.
WOW!! Loved this video and all the others...thanks Steve!
Просто чудово! Дуже дякую. Багато корисної інформації і все послідовно і зрозуміло. Дякую.
Incredible job! These informations coming for free are gold for us! Thank you very much 🙏
Great video! I use Denoise for my high ISO shots but now I look forward to applying your techniques that will just bring my photos to another level….appreciate your videos!
Steve, Awesome video on using Denoise effectively. Now I know to use the masking slider to make optimize the denies application. Thank you again for this very useful masterclass.
Steve, great idea to make videos that focus more (or additionally) on the post-processing part of wildlife photography. These days half (or so) of photo quality comes from the post-shoot part. And many of us struggle more with this part than the actual shooting part. Thanks for the video!! And please make more of these!
As always…another very comprehensive tutorial on an effective tool for my kit. Thanks Steve
As usual, you have revealed a number of tips that I had not used or discovered in DeNoise and LrC which seem excellent and which I will try. Thanks a lot. Pierre
Legendary explanation. You sir, are born to be a teacher.
That really is amazing. Without knowing your finish shot was 12k+ ISO no one would ever guess you had to use that to get enough light and shutter speed to take it in the first place. You'd just guess there was plenty of light, close enough to not need a tele and just took it at low ISO right out of the gate.
With content such as this I'd gladly let you talk for many, many hours... maybe even 100. 😄 This was very informative. Thank you for all the time and effort you've put forth over the years.
Thanks Steve, learnt more in that 40 minutes than struggling over the last few months!
Wow! Thanks Steve for this highly educational master class!
Thank you for a very practical video for subscribers of LR. I will experiment with the techniques you have presented.
This was awesome! So good to see that I have basically the same workflow as a professional like you. Thank you and cheers from Salzburg! 😊
Great additional information on Denoise - I use it often, so extra tips are ideal, thank you
One excellent tutorial.Thank you.
Great video, Steve. Using the "Texture" bar to mask noise in the background is a new technique for me. I'm looking forward to giving that a test drive.
Thank you for a very good video. I have compared it with Topaz Photo AI and found that your method gives a way more natural look - and much better control over the noise and sharpness. Look forward to more of this type of videos.
Great video Steve. Appreciate your willingness to share your techniques that could take years to evolve alone.
Thanks very much for this detailed video.
Learned a lot from it.
Thank you for the advice! I've been using the de-noise tool since it came out. However, this is definitely a huge improvement over my now old way of doing it!😅😅😅
Great video! Thanks! I wish my laptop did de-noising in LR faster but I can see your technique makes it easier to be more selective with what you sharpen or de-noise, and love that it doesn't smoosh details or affect color to the degree that "that one de-noising app" does.
Thanks for the video. I learned a lot. I’ve often wondered the best way to use the new denoise function, as well as the lightroom sharpening. How do you feel the sharpening compares to smart sharpen in photoshop. A video on your opinion on sharpening methods would be interesting. There are so many different ways to do that.
Great video; very clear. Excellently done! Because of the current set of post-processing tools, ISO settings, as part of the exposure triangle, have become somewhat of an afterthought in "getting the shot"---and definitely behind both SS and aperture in priority. thanks so much!
Wow, Steve! This is the best video I've seen on this subject! I have tried some of these moves before, but not in the systematic way you demonstrate. I sure will in the future. Thanks for posting this!!
A wonderful instructional video, well explained, and demonstrated. I've learnt a lot. Thank you.
Great video!!! Quite the opposite workflow that I currently use, but totally makes sense the way you have explained and demonstrated it. Cannot wait to give this a try. Thank you!
Fantastic, comprehensive tutorial. I use darktable to process my raw files but I can easily adapt these processes to dt. I am very fond of landscape photography but have recently got interested in bird photography using auto ISO for fast moving subjects so this is a very useful video.
One point that I picked up from another wildlife photography specialist is that being selective with denoising and sharpening actually enhances the viewer's perception of the image because it emphasises the sharpness and detail retention of the parts of the image where the viewer expects to be the most sharp and detailed. Your processing follows that philosophy.
I love the early sample photos, very beautiful captures of birds. I have subscribed and liked. Thank you. Very worthwhile watching to the end and not too long by any means.
Thanks so much!
Thank you very much for this video. I really find it very useful to edit my pictures... All the best for you Steve!!!... All the best
Absolutely fabulous information presented in a logical and understandable fashion. Thank you so much for posting this!
I always Denoise first as I want to edit a clean image vs a noisy image. Thanks!
Thank you for the educational lesson Steve, it’s has opened up my knowledge of how to properly use denoise & sharpening . I’m guilty of abusing that denoise slider in my image processing…
Excellent! I’ve worked with the feature some but now can take it to the next level. Thanks.
Wow, thats the best noise reduction tutorial on YT. Thanks
Great instruction, looking forward to practising myself. Thanks
Wow - excellent stuff, Steve. Can't wait to use this workflow when I need noise reduction/sharpening. Thanks!
Hi Steve, another fabulous class. I would also be happy to subscribe to a full LRC lesson. Thank you.
Thankyou. You have no idea how many pictures of mine you have saved!
wonderful video....now I need to go back and re-do some photos!
Steve - Thanks so much for sharing this. I was never a PhotoShopping person until maybe last summer (I grew up in film so limited options), but I've been trying to catch up. What you did in that last bird on this video is astonishing! I feel like taking some high ISO bird photos in the backyard just to practice and create some WOW. I'm fortunate to have a barred owl stop by often, but he is usually pretty shaded so this will be an opportunity too! As a side benefit it will probably let me begin to finetune a new lens: Tamron 150-600 G2 (on NIkon D7500). THANK YOU!! Steve
typically outstanding video from you Steve, I certainly recommend all your e-books to everyone here, they are full of really excellent educational content, they've helped me massively over the last few years! cheers from the UK. PS many of the other software solutions I've seen for this problem fail because they can't really reduce noise without killing fine detail, for this reason I'm surprised they are as popular with many people as they seem I guess we all have different expectations!
5 STARS - Idea, I'd buy a deck of playing cards with a split image on one side and the recipe on the other. Four suites per deck, with a suite being different sections of each model's panels. Better yet, I'd buy an ebook showing each recipe's results. I'd use it to go with your LrC video course.