So by this point I probably have you sold on this whole HDR thing, but what about that damn HDR Noise? I like to call it HDN, High Dynamic Noise, and pardon my English it is a pain in the ass! However, there are some methods for getting rid of it. In this tutorial I discuss how to drastically reduce the noise in an image brought on by the compacting of noise from several brackets using Topaz DeNoise and the blur tool in Photoshop CS5. Check out the before and after to see if this is something that interests you:
f.64 Academy and f.64 Elite are the brainchildren of Blake Rudis. While he is a landscape photographer, he is most passionate about post-processing images in Photoshop and mentoring others.
For Blake, it's all about the art and process synergy. He dives deep into complex topics and makes them easy to understand through his outside-the-box thinking so that you can use these tricks in your workflow today!
For Blake, it's all about the art and process synergy. He dives deep into complex topics and makes them easy to understand through his outside-the-box thinking so that you can use these tricks in your workflow today!
Blake I had never thought about the blur tool to reduce noise it is a great idea. In order to avoid noise I usually apply the topaz noise at the very begin of my work flow and I guess it works fine. I apply it to each of my braketed photos I save them as Tiff files 32 bits and then run photomatix. It also helps to avoid noise. Sorry for my bad english.
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Nice, that is a good option, although a lot of work on the front side! I guess it would be ideal for situations where you are forced to use a higher ISO. Thanks for your input!