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Tuesday, August 10, 2010Reduce Noise With Multiple ShotsUse Photoshop Layer Stacks to clean up an image Got noise in one exposure? Make a bunch of exposures and watch the noise disappear. Read More... |
Tuesday, June 8, 2010Lose Noise With Plug-InsCaponigro explains why and how he uses Noiseware Who doesn’t have noise? If you don’t run into noise in your digital images, at least once in a while, you may not be pushing the envelope enough. Read More... |
Tuesday, April 6, 2010Blur Color Noise In PhotoshopTry this simple but powerful technique to make a cleaner-looking image When you have noise in an image, there’s a lot you can do about it. Read More... |
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Reduce Noise With Adobe Camera Raw And LightroomAdobe Camera Raw and Lightroom both offer easy-to-use controls that will reduce noise without compromising image sharpness, saturation or hue variety Reducing noise in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom (the controls and results are identical) is easy. There are only two sliders for two different kinds of noise—Luminance and Color. Read More... |
Tuesday, December 15, 2009Reduce Noise With Photoshop FiltersDespeckle, Dust & Scratches, Median and Reduce Noise are all tools that are built into Photoshop, and they may be the only tools you need Despeckle, Dust & Scratches, Median and Reduce Noise. Read More... |
Tuesday, November 10, 2009ProofingTo make consistent prints, a proofing regimen is a good idea Proofing: Evaluating an image printed on a particular substrate, making adjustments, reprinting, reevaluating the image, and repeating until optimum results are achieved. Read More... |
Tuesday, October 13, 2009Noise: Lose It, Part IIReducing chrominance and luminance noise at capture Knowing the type and kind of noise produced will help guide you to solutions to reduce it. Read More... |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009Noise: Lose It, Part IEliminate noise at the source Noise happens. There’s always some degree of noise present in any electronic device that receives or transmits a signal. Read More... |
Friday, April 10, 2009Noise—Use ItThe first in a series of columns about controlling noise Noise. It happens. What is it? Texture not native to the subject photographed, but introduced by the capture medium, editing process or output media. There are many reasons why it happens. There are things you can do to avoid it and things you can do to reduce it. (All are subjects for the future.) But once it’s there, noise often can be hard to separate from the detail of the subject; it may obscure it. Bottom line: It’s better not to have noise. If you need noise, you can always add it later. Need noise? Yes. There are many uses for noise. Today, we have more control over noise than at any other time in the medium. Read More... |
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Contender: Nicholas Mele
It can happen in an instant -
Contender: Cindy McDaniel
Going underwater for an unpredictable look -
Contender: Martin Christopher
“Angel Face” was photographed for a local hair salon’s ad campaign -
Contender: Bruce Roscoe
Meticulous attention to the lighting creates strong chiaroscuro and a dramatic effect -
Contender: Kevin Ziechmann
Reality and photography collide in this self-portrait -
Contender: David Miller
Rendering a split look in a “Frankenstein” photo -
Contender: Jeff Nadler
Black and white film and natural light gave this image its distinctive look -
Contender: Jessica Christie
Capturing emotions and creating a retro look -
Contender: Laura Bello
A little bling and vibrant color demand a viewer’s attention -
Contender: Dhrumil S. Desai
Style and substance came into play in making this warm-toned black and white portrait
