{"id":525,"date":"2025-03-24T17:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logsbylynn.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:43:29","slug":"your-high-iso-photos-will-never-be-noisy-again-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logsbylynn.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/your-high-iso-photos-will-never-be-noisy-again-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Your High ISO Photos Will NEVER Be Noisy Again! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today’s quick tutorial from instructor Mark Dumbleton<\/a> begins with an important question: “Are you unknowingly sabotaging your chances of eliminating noise at extremely high ISO settings? Because there’s a good chance that you are.” If so, that’s about to change once you watch the quick video below.<\/p>\n

Dumbleton promises to demonstrate a time-proven post-processing workflow that delivers “incredibly clean and sharp results” so you don’t have to worry about bumping up ISO when dealing with low-light situations, long exposure effects, action shots, and much more.<\/p>\n

You’ll learn why starting with a well-exposed image is essential for achieving optimum results. But let’s assume you already have a noisy photo that needs to be repaired. Dumbleton’s demonstration shot is a properly exposed bird photo captured at ISO 12,800. It looks quite sharp but the noticeable noise is a real image killer unless these ugly distractions are eliminated.<\/p>\n

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In barely nine minutes Dumbleton demonstrates a step-by-step method for transforming this noisy mess into a portfolio-worthy final image that’s both sharp and surprisingly clean. The first thing he does is run the shot through DXO Pure Raw, a popular noise-reduction plugin that he prefers to Lightroom’s AI Denoise for reasons he explains. Pay close attention to the bird’s beak.<\/p>\n

Dumbleton explains the best settings to use for retaining necessary detail while banishing the noise and conveys this important fact: “When you shoot at very high ISOs your image will naturally lose a lot of character and sharpness,” unless you address this challenge by following the Lightroom workflow that Dumbleton explains next.<\/p>\n

He first refines composition with a quick, thoughtful crop that give his subject a bit more space on the right side and bottom of the frame. He chooses the Adobe Standard profile and analyzes the photo from a local<\/em>, not global<\/em> perspective, meaning that his plan is to independently target different portions of the shot and enhance them as needed through the use of simple masks.<\/p>\n

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Once the tones are accurately balanced and the bird is clearly isolated he slightly boots Exposure, modifies Contrast, and applies a Radial Gradient to slightly drop highlights on the brightest part of the bird. He also tweaks color, vibrance, and saturation to create a cooler look while adding a bit of magenta to fix an overall green cast.<\/p>\n

Dumbleton makes a few more important enhancements in the final minutes of the video to complete his impressive transformation. Once you’re done watching head over to his popular YouTube channel<\/a> where there are many more how-to videos to be found.<\/p>\n

And don’t miss the eye-opening tutorial we featured recently with another image-editing expert who takes a deep dive into the difference between RAW files and Jpeg images<\/a> and recommends which file format is best for your style of photography. Prepare to be surprised.<\/p>\n

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