Gold Steve Perry - Noise Reduction Using Lightroom and Photoshop

https://backcountrygallery.com/new-video-workshop-noise-reduction-using-lr-ps/




The course includes four different videos, each one getting more advanced than the next. Let’s take a look.

Video #1 – Intro And Field Techniques

• Four field techniques that help keep noise in check
• The importance of shooting RAW for the best results
• The BIG ISO mistake I see all the time – and how to prevent it
• How ISO accidents happen – and what to watch out for
• What I tell my workshop participants to do before every shot
• Why properly filling the frame is critical
• A dramatic demonstration showing how cropping works against noise reduction
• The detrimental way cropping impacts noise for image output
• Why tack sharp images are super-critical for high ISO shots
• What a tack-sharp image should really look like
• Why marginal sharpness is a disaster for noise reduction
• Why pulling shadow detail is a dangerous game with high ISO shots
• How to recognize shadow issues in the field – and what to do about them

Video # 2 – Basic Lightroom Noise Reduction Techniques

• How to fix a moderately noisy image using just Lightroom
• Why the sharpening and noise reduction panels are next to each other
• How sharpening impacts noise
• Secrets to using the Masking slider to avoid making noise worse
• Basics for how a mask works in any program
• How to determine the correct amount of sharpness masking
• The difference between color and luminance noise
• How the Luminance slider works
• How to use the Detail slider and how it works with the Luminance slider
• What the Contrast slider does and how it interacts with the Luminance slider
• How to use sharpening to bring back detail to the image
• Exactly how the Radius slider works and how to use it with higher ISO shots
• How the Detail slider works – and how it can make or break a noisy image
• How to use all of the sliders at your disposal to get the best balance between noise reduction and detail
• Why it’s critical to leave a little noise behind

Video # 3 – Using Lightroom And Photoshop For Noise Reduction

• More application of the techniques from the first video
• What to do when Lightroom can’t quite get rid of the noise and keep the detail you want
• How to keep maximum detail without compromising noise reduction
• The secret to leveraging sharp areas of the image for noise reduction
• How multiple versions of the image can help optimize noise reduction
• How to prep an image for heavy noise reduction
• How to prep an image to keep maximum detail in the subject
• How to use Photoshop to blend images for the best noise to detail ratio
• Layer mask basics (note – this isn’t a course on layers / masks, but we go over what you need for the NR techniques)
• Smart Object basics – using them to tweak our previous adjustments
• Basics for using the Brush tool
• How we blend two layers to get the best noise reduction

Video #4 – LR & PS – Advanced Blending And Sharpening Techniques

• More application of the techniques in the first two videos
• How to handle a more complex image with multiple problems
• Why sharpening a photo without sharpening noise is critical for saving high ISO images
• How Lightroom sometimes can’t quite get sharpening right without making things too noisy
• High-pass sharpening basics
• Amazing technique for sharpening a photo without sharpening noise (high-pass trick)
• How to achieve various levels of sharpness in your image – all without sharpening noise
• Using blend modes for sharpening
• Deciding how much sharpening is enough
• Image blending for optimum noise reduction and detail in sharp, moderately sharp, and blurry areas
• Making an ISO 12,800 image look like an ISO 400 (or less) image
• How contrast, clarity, and other Lightroom controls can increase noise exponentially
• How to use those same tools without putting noise through the roof

And that’s just the overview!

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