Tips to Reduce Image Noise in Photography

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• Tips to Reduce Image Noise in Photography
• How a Single Photograph Can Change a Person’s Perspective: The Pale Blue Dot (Video)
• Techniques for Photographing Exploding Objects (Video)

Tips to Reduce Image Noise in Photography Posted: 22 Nov 2013 04:26 PM PST Do you want to know the 5 tips to successfully reduce noise in images? These 5 tips will show you how you can easily and successfully reduce noise from camera techniques to post-processing in Photoshop. “Happy Moment” captured by Radoslav Toth (Click Image to See More From Radoslav Toth) 1. Low ISO Settings To reduce the noise in the image, keep the ISO low. Increase it only when absolutely necessary. Higher ISO settings are suitable when you want to keep away from camera shake, or perhaps motion blur. The slightest decrease in ISO settings are enough to make huge changes at reducing the noise in images, especially when they are at the highest ISO values. 2. Tripods and Camera Features It will be of great convenience if you have a tripod. Attach your camera to your tripod. That way, you can have your camera set to the slowest ISO (ISO 100 will be good) with very little noise. This method is applicable if your subjects are static and in low light condition. Better yet, if you camera has the Long Exposure Noise Reduction feature, make use of it! 3.  Keep Away From Heat Are you aware of the fact that your image noise can increase significantly when your camera’s sensor is hot? When you photograph under a hot and humid condition, remember to always keep your camera away from being under direct sunlight. Whenever you aren’t using your camera, keep it away in a bad. That’ll be the best option in such circumstances. When in winter, do not ever leave your camera near the radiator. 4. Shoot In RAW When possible, shoot in RAW. Shooting in RAW makes it possible for you to tweak and make necessary editing towards the settings. This way, you can reduce the noise in images when you convert the files with your processing software. Noise reduction is applied in-camera when you shoot in JPEGs. 5. Check The Noise When you use the Detail tab in Adobe Camera Raw, begin with Noise Reduction. Set to 25 for Color. Set to 0 for Luminance. After that, zoom in and take a look at the image at 100%. This makes it possible for you to adjust these sliders so that it will suit the shot. About the Author This article was written by a contributor Michelle Jinn. Go to full article: Tips to Reduce Image Noise in Photography What are your thoughts on this article? Join the discussion on Facebook or Google+ Article from: PictureCorrect Photography Tips

How a Single Photograph Can Change a Person’s Perspective: The Pale Blue Dot (Video) Posted: 22 Nov 2013 02:03 PM PST The photograph known as “The Pale Blue Dot” (seen below the video) is an image taken in 1990 by the Voyager 1 space probe. Taken from an unfathomable distance of six billion kilometers (or 3.7 billion miles) in space, the photo depicts Earth as a tiny, pale blue dot surrounded by vast darkness. According to NASA, Earth takes up less than one pixel in the original 640,000-pixel photograph. The picture has become a symbol of the infiniteness of the universe, and our comparatively small part in it, showing the power of photography to put life into perspective: The above video, compiled by Reid Gower as part of the educational project known as The Sagan Series, presents late scientist Carl Sagan’s poetic reflections on the significance of this photograph. Featuring narration from Sagan’s PBS series Cosmos (drawn from his book Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space) paired with illustrative photos, the video proves both thought-provoking and inspirational. Sagan’s eloquent words are worth reading in full, and can be found below, along with selected photos from the video: “From this distant vantage point, the earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for us, it’s different. Consider again that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. “The Pale Blue Dot” photo, taken by Voyager 1 On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering; thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines; every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species—lived there—on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors, so that in glory and triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner. How frequent their misunderstandings. How eager they are to kill one another. How fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe are challenged by this point of pale light. Earth’s size compared to Saturn Our planet is a lonely speck in the great, enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate—Visit? Yes. Settle? Not yet. Like it or not, for the moment, the earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is, perhaps, no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the only home we’ve ever known—The Pale Blue Dot.” Go to full article: How a Single Photograph Can Change a Person’s Perspective: The Pale Blue Dot (Video) What are your thoughts on this article? Join the discussion on Facebook or Google+ Article from: PictureCorrect Photography Tips

Techniques for Photographing Exploding Objects (Video) Posted: 22 Nov 2013 11:09 AM PST Photographing objects as still lifes can be fun. Photographing exploding objects, however, can be even more fun. Conceptual photographer Dan Saelinger does this very thing for his clients. But instead of finding an object and photoshopping it until it looks like it’s exploding, he has created an elaborate setup to photograph objects actually exploding. This includes buying several identical objects, deconstructing them, reconstructing them, and then exploding them. Check out this behind-the-scenes look on how he does it: Tips for Photographing Your Own Exploding Objects: Buy Several Identical Objects – Chances are you’re not going to get the perfect shot the first time around. You may end up shooting dozens of photographs before you snag the perfect moment. Take It Apart, Then Put It Together – Some object may not explode just how you want them too. Instead of hoping they’ll do what you want, it’s best to take them apart and reassemble them in a less secure manner to ensure a more explosive effect. Be Safe – Even if you’re exploding small things that may not seem harmful, explosions can be unpredictable and you want yourself, your crew, and your gear to be safe (and clean). Preset Your Lighting – Do all of your lighting and background checks before you start photographing your exploding object. This way everything is ready to go and you won’t waste time and materials on unfavorably lit photographs. Dan was using Broncolor lighting equipment. Saelinger prefers to use real props and stunts as opposed to creating a his shots in photoshop Timing is a particularly tricky part in photographing explosions, but there are several light and sound sensitive devices you can invest in for capturing photos at just the right moment. For Further Training on High Speed Photography: One of the best-selling photography eBooks on the market covers how to do many photography techniques that produce unusual, eye-catching results (including extensive chapters on high speed photography). It can be found here: Trick Photography and Special Effects Go to full article: Techniques for Photographing Exploding Objects (Video) What are your thoughts on this article? Join the discussion on Facebook or Google+ Article from: PictureCorrect Photography Tips

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