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Post by shp on Feb 25, 2010 1:03:27 GMT -5
Each time I go to try and reduce noise or at least remove it there's always a prompt (I actually thought it would automatically remove the noise in PS, but I was wrong). The prompt gets me confuse and I can't really figure what each are for, like for instance "Strength", "Radial", and "...Threshold", I think. Unless I'm thinking about the Unsharp Mask one, but the program's rather confusing at this point. I got the lighting down phat, well, for small subjects, the composition I love playing around with (you guys got me hooked...), and messing around with the pictures using various settings like Monochrome, but the noise, I think, is the one that gets me the most, as I can't actually understand it. I've cleaned out my laptop to have a fresh start and plan to pull up various tutorials on eHow and DeviantArt (I heard there were more tutorials there and the kind I can generally understand as they show PICTURES. XD. Not that I can't read... I can, just pictures help when I dont understand a certain phrase or something like that. Done babbling, your turn. XD
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Post by ScottWood on Feb 25, 2010 1:11:13 GMT -5
I would need to see am image that has a noise problem. With that being said, Photoshop is not very good at removing noise. There are some great plugins out there that work well, I am a big fan of noise ninja.
Even then, it is best to shoot at the lowest ISO possible to avoid the noise in the first place.
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Post by shp on Feb 25, 2010 1:36:45 GMT -5
I've heard of this Noise Ninja. I might download the free trial again, but when I first tried it out it was enough to confuse me right away. Hopefully I will get the hang of all this soon, because it doesn't look like I'll be going to college for a very, very long time - possibly never. -.- Aunt forgot to give me the tax papers I needed to fill out a stinking FAFSA.
I read somewhere it was average to shoot at ISO100, but I've returned to using ISO64 (the lowest ISO setting possible on my camera, unfortunately). Of course, I would have to increase it for certain pictures, probably for landscapes.
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Post by ScottWood on Feb 25, 2010 9:39:38 GMT -5
Why is it unfortunate to shoot at ISO64? If that is the lowest your camera goes, then that is what you should always want. Don't think of things as an average, think about what the specific camera in your hand is capable of.
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Post by shp on Feb 25, 2010 13:36:09 GMT -5
I did notice when I shoot at ISO64, rather than ISO100, there are usually less noise that I can barely see. All right, then, I'm sticking with ISO64 and I will try that Noise Ninja again, after I read some tutorials on it, lol. Thanks for the help, Scott.
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Post by MarianMurdoch on Feb 25, 2010 14:14:59 GMT -5
A good place for tutorials if you're a visual person like I am is YouTube.  |
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Post by ScottWood on Feb 25, 2010 16:03:52 GMT -5
Remember, you don't want to remove noise from every image you make. Only try removing it if there is actually noise to remove. As with everything in digital photography, there is a trade off. Removing noise also cuts down the image quality some. You have a fine line you have to walk.
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Post by MarianMurdoch on Feb 25, 2010 16:33:29 GMT -5
Very true, Scott! Sometimes, too, a bit of noise makes it look like an old-school image and lends itself well to black and white or sepia.
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Post by shp on Feb 25, 2010 18:01:39 GMT -5
All right, then. I will be careful about the noise, but unfortunately I can't understand most YouTube videos unless they have subtitles - I'm deaf (I use a cochlear imlant to hear). I did find an useful tutorial on DeviantArt, would definitely go there again despite the possible risk of viruses.
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