How I get clean images from high ISO photos 

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This video Did more for me in 40 minutes than i have learned in 10 years of watching other videos

This is by far the best de-noise tutorial out there. And I’m watching and searching for years. Thank you, this is treasure 👍

Now this is the kind of video I crave for when I want to learn something. Highly detailed, well explained, and no BS. Learned quite a lot from it. Thank you so much for such top notch video!

The Alt key and sliders blew my mind. This has been the best explanation of noise and sharpening I've ever seen. Thank you!

A fantastically logical, well thought out video as usual, treat to watch and learn from. Thanks!

Very rare these days that a photo tutorial show me something I don't know, but I actually learned a lot from this! If I'm being honest, I don't mind luminance noise in most images. I usually just stick to chroma reduction since that barely affects sharpness, and I'll even put more grain on top if the luma noise is high. I'll have to keep these tips in mind though if I really want to clean something up.

For years, I’ve been so scared to shoot photos at night due to high iso and getting grain in photos, but after watching this video and getting all this information I’m now excited to go out at night and take some test shots/edit them. Thank you so much! 😊

There was a method I used to do with my old point and shoot and old phone camera because they produced a lot noise and didn't have manual mode. I would keep my camera very still and shoot in burst, creating like 10+ images of the same scene. I would take those images and stack them into 1 Photoshop project. I might want to select all the layers and auto align them just to be safe. With all of them selected, I would then convert them into 1 smart object. I would go to the top of my screen and select Layer > Smart Objects > Stack Mode > Mean and this will blend all the images together. Because the noise location differs from one image to the next, blending them will smooth out the image as if there is no noise at all

Scott, this is brilliant. I never would have thought of doing that. I am planning to change my workflow to incorporate it!

This was the most amazing presentation. I've been working with Topaz DeNoise a lot, but your masking approach is so superior and makes so much sense. You are my new, favorite youtuber....I will be following your work very closely in the future!

This is by far the best video i've seen on noise and sharpening. Thanks for taking the time to explain it all!

This is yet the best workshp on nr reduction and sharpening I have seen in years! Thank you for sharing.

There are so many photo videos online that don't teach you anything new, but from time to time, you find one like this one! So helpful and clear! I learned so many useful tips in such a small video. Thank you !

The absolute best noise-related video on the internet. Many thanks! Liked and Subscribed.

Scott, your video is a masterclass! Your way of explaining things works so well for me - exactly the level of detail I need. I admire your skill in photography, and communication.

Wow, this is a ‘must watch’ for every digital photographer; there’s so much misconceptions that you’ve cleared up in this one video. Thanks for sharing👍🏼👍🏼 Subbed😄

HOLY MOLY! I thought I was the only one using layers to reduce noise especially with nighttime photography. But this was an Excellent job of explaining the process and methodology. You've gained a subscriber. Thank you!

This is the best in-depth video on this subject I've seen, thanks for taking the time to do this so well.

truly this one of the most amazingly educational videos i have watched ever about photography . many thanks

This just popped up in my recommended videos, now I see I’ve been doing my noise reduction wrong for the past 13/14 years. I will subscribe and look for more tutorials so I can learn more. This is an outstanding description of how to deal with noise, must be the best on RU-vid hands down. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this, I bet it took ages 😎

A long video, Scott, but I stayed with it and pleased I did. Just started using a Z9 and I had already learned about it’s ISO invariance and so now avoid ISO levels between 100 and 500. 500 is my default unless I’m doing landscapes with a tripod. Not every image is worth the time you put into the kingfisher shot but the photoshop technique is very interesting and one day I’ll give it a try! I have LR, PS and Denoise so your advice is very helpful. Many thanks.

Thank you! This is the best and most comprehensive video on noise reduction I've ever seen, a coffee for you, mate!

I congratulate you for putting a wonderful tutorial up for everyone to learn from. Fascinating stuff about dual ISO's Noise reduction/sharpness etc. etc. Happy I found your channel!!!!

Nicely done.... probably the most comprehensive tutorial on noise reduction I have ever seen.... amazingly surprised by the fact that I was aware of most of the content, still was able to gain from it, I generally shoot at base ISO with controlled lighting and usually don’t have to deal with much noise issues, I have used photoshop layers magic for 25 years on this occasion it was the case of adding 2+2 to get to 4. As they say you never stop learning.....

Very good. I am just beginning bird photography (75 years old but still going strong!) with an old Canon t3i---600D--and a Canon 55-250 lens. So, I'm limited. But before I invest in a more appropriate quality telephoto lens I want to learn as much as I can. Your videos are extremely helpful. Very well presented and understandable. Thank you. (Also, I like that you get right to the topic and don't have a lot of blah-blah before the lesson.)

Probably one of the best video regarding how to deal with noise ! Today YT gave me a really great recommandation, subbed !

This video is so good...I'm blown away. I love the Photons to Photos website as well as your sharpening technique.

Hi Scott, I am a bird photographer and noise is very important especially when I go to a rainforest or overcast conditions. I have been looking for a possibility to test run the fact on my Z9. Starting from ISO 64 to 10.000, I have captured series of photos with same aperture (7,1) (500mm f4 Lens) and changed only the shutter in every step to provide the same white balance on the photo-series. Btw I can share the results. - According to the diagram there are two important points to focus : 1- The noise level on ISO100 and ISO500 looks to be the same as nearly 1,45 2- The noise level on ISO400 and ISO2000 looks to be the same as nearly 3,35 Of course we are not able to test and prove with special devices but can make our own test to compare. The results are unfortunately not like in the diagram. Comparing photos taken in ISO 400 to ISO600, There is significantly more noise in ISO 600 than ISO400. When continued to compare with ISO 800 and the above, getting relatively more noises in every step that I go above. I can only agree "the noise in ISO 500 is slightly less then ISO 400". This is a good news for z9 users. At least one step gain is someting in hand. Comparing ISO400 to ISO 2000 is almost not possible and the results are far different like day and night. For sure 400 is much cleaner and with lesser noise. Although the diagram confirms to be the same but is not the fact and the case indeed. Of course the information and the data source you shared is defending an important argument. I agree it has a value of a news to share. But in the same way, such individual tests that we could make at home should also confirm and prove the argument issued. Above are my tests and my realities vs the website's information. On the other side if it was really correct, why would manufacturer NIKON give the options between ISO 500 to1600 as there would be more noise than ISO400. They would immediatly jump from ISO400 to 2000 in the settings. That would make sense. I can not blame the website for the other cameras. But Z9 is the highest available top level series of NIKON. It is extremely important and I respect you did right to share. If possible in your convenience, I would definitely respect to your tests to compare and share with us if possible. To be honest it took me only half an hour to put things together and compare. I am taking all the information you are sharing extremely important and serious. So grateful that you are sharing and posting all. All the best. Thank you once again Scott.

Most of the time noise is not as big of an issue as over exposed areas and lack of dynamic range in digital image files. Contrary to SLR cameras using film, DSLR cameras picks up details in darker areas better than brightly lit areas so I always shoot at -0.5 stop; slightly under-exposed. While this leads to slightly noisier photos, it also gives the added benefit of slightly shorter shutter times and hopefully sharper images as all my shots are handheld of things that move. I think some noise in images are fine, its part of the art. All the images in this video are totally fine without noise reduction, and you could probably produce fairly large prints from them and nobody would care about the existing noise. And thats the key: those you share them with enjoys your art without worrying about technical stuff. You, the photographer may perceive problems with the noise, but for everybody else it is a non-issue until you really cant make out anything. Life is too short to eradicate all noise in photos . This video shows some really great methods to reduce a lot of noise, but for most images, blown out areas leaves you nothing to work with. Where these methods may really come into play are if you are trying to resurrect old photos; digital photos from the 90s or 35mm film scans etc. You'd be surprised how noisy or rather grainy 100ISO film was, even when perfectly exposed.

Very useful. One of the best videos I've watched on processing ISO images.

Love this! Structured, sufficiently in-depth and to the point. Insightful and truly useful video to gain an understanding of how it actually works. Thank you for that. Huge respect. Subscribed now.

Gotta love the YT algorithm, it normally pushes meh at me but once in a while you get a real gem, subbed.

Wow! Best explanation about Noise/ISO in-variance I have come across so far :) Thank you Sir!

Thank you for this video! This must be the best video about noise that is on youtube. I've been using LR since version 3 and been quite happy with my editing but this will lift it a notch higher thanks to your explanation on the sliders. New subscriber here.

YT recommended your video to me, 6+ videos later, I gotta tell you, your information, practical applications & on-location shoots are jam-packed with gems! Seriously, I've learned so much! New Sub! 🤙🏾

What a great video. So much information in such a modest run time. Thank you so much for this! You revolutionized how I think about not only ISO about how I edit for noise reduction and sharpening. Wow, solid stuff. Instant subscribe!

All good things come to people who are prepared to put the effort in. Absolutely the best noise reduction vid on You tube I have ever seen, Brilliant can’t wait to try. Thanks for sharing

This is one of the gems you can find in YT. Appreciate the time and effort in sharing your secret sauce to us! A master class indeed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

VERY helpful tips! I can't believe how much my quality has improved

This was a superb video, thank you so much. I'm looking forward to trying out some of these methods. Fantastic tutorial!

Thank you so much for this amazing video, it is so helpful! I was thinking of finding a better noise reduction program, but now I've found a whole new way to use the one I already have. That really made my day. Shared your video immediately with some friends 😀

Perfect combination of knowledge, experience, skill, patience, and creative problem solving. You know your tools as well as we all should aspire to. Thank you.

The content you share in this video is incredible. Thanks so much!!!

Well done is all I can say. So much information presented in a logical and easily understandable way. Thank you!

By far the best and most humble video I have ever seen... Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge. 🙇🏻

Briilaint! I've used lightroom for years now and couldnt grasp the noise reduction filters. Now I'm so glad I've found this vlog! Thank you

Somehow insanely intricate and detailed tutorial, and yet feels like you explained it well enough a child could do it. Saving this one for sure.

For a beginner to editing like myself, this video gives me the knowledge and confidence to attack my noisiest images. Thank you so much!

Brilliant - best exposition on noise and it's reduction that I've seen. Thank you.

Great video and so well explained...I have learned more about noise managing here than I have ever had. Thank you...

All I have to say is WOW! One of the best explanations of iso and how to clean it up. I've been doing photography as a hobby for the past 25 years and you've just made my day! Taking the Z9 out for birding in a few hrs and will have to try your method for cleaning up some of those dirty pics. Thank You.

Absolutely the best photo editing video on RU-vid Thanks for that amazing tutorial !

This is by FAR the best tutorial about sharpness, noise and noise reduction, I've seen so far !

Single best video about noise I've seen! Fantastic

Wow! What great content. I have struggle with this issue and you showed the way to fix a high noise probelm so simply. Thank you!

Scott, Fantastic job. The best I've seen on the net. In addition, explained in a simple, concise and intelligent way. Bravissimo!

Subscribed. Never have I learnt such useful information during one video.

Your video has been super helpful. I did not know that numerous base ISOs exist. Also, I now further understand how to use the unsharp mask and reducing noise features in lightroom. I'm so glad I came upon your video!

Mate, this is the first video I've watched about ISO and noise reduction since videography is more my niche, but man this left me in awe. Thank you for sharing this here, you trully are a legend!

I don't know if I could ever be so fastidious with processing my photos as the Photoshop mask method but now at least I know what I could do if I were be patient enough. This has been the best lesson of noise reduction in the known universe. Thank you Scott.

Thank you Scott for this excellent and informative viedeo! There is so much invaluable content and your perfect step by step explanations made it intelligent despite its complexity. It definitely helps me to improve my photography in choosing the optimal ISO in difficult conditions and how to denoise my images more purposefully.

Amazing Technique really !! Will definitely give it a try, thanks for sharing it. Also the photo you chose to try this is just fantastic!

This is the best tutorial I’ve watched ever. Thank you so much!

This might be the most useful and helpful youtube photography tutorial I've seen. Thank you

When I clicked on this videos, I wasn't sure what to expect, but this is such a GOOD video and really helps understanding noise. Thank you so much for this!

This is the best tutorial I have seen for this. It is easy to understand. Thank you.

@Walks on The Wild Side You just get new Subscriber no more fears to used ISO button . Hard to believe that everything can be explained so clearly and comprehensibly in such a short time Thank you so much.

One of the best tutorials I've ever watched. Thank you for this.

Great video well done, you explained everything you did with clarity and in great detail. Easy to understand and follow. You make understanding all the different pieces of software their strengths and limitations. Thank you I now understand how all the different software packages can work together to make a great photo.

it blew my mind how much i didnt know about ISO and noise... so good video, so informative, THANK YOU.

Wonderful tutorial! I really appreciate your sharing your post-editing process. Very helpful. Thanks!

A process after my own heart! Thank you for a no BS tutorial. Subscribed!!

An excellent tutorial on noise reduction and the best I have seen. Thank you!

Great and detailed explanation on noise. Thankyou for taking your time to do this vid.

Your method of teaching works brilliantly for me. I've always needed to know how and why and sometimes experts speed through the details or skip the why. I will watch this over and over until I get it committed to memory. Thanks!

This HAS to be one of if not the best vids on photo enhancement, particularly in regard to sharpening/ ISO, I have seen in I don't know how many years of surfing the net and reading. THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant video! Haven’t finished watching it but have already learnt so very much.

Superb tutorial, Scott. I've always used Nik software for noise reduction and then masked out the subject, but never had results like your methods. Many thanks.

Wow! The amount of valuable information in this video is mind blowing! Thank you!

Best noise explanation video and noise editing explanation video so far on RU-vid! Thank you

Scott, fantastic video! Very informative with very practical advice about dealing with digital noise and sharpness. I am subscriber now and will follow you closely and I will recommend your channel to my friends. Thank you very much! Now on to discover the gems on your other videos!

Scott you’re a national treasure mate…this was awesome

This is the best walk through/ explanation of what ISO and noise is and how to process it. Thanks a million! 👍😃😄

Wow, best video about this topic so far!

Just wanted you to know, your video is the first video that provided step by step instructions, that made sense for me in dealing with noise in my photos. I really appreciate you sharing you knowledge on this. It will make a world of different in my photo editing process and the quality of my photos going forward.

Superb video! I now know the best ISO marks for all my cameras and a “I can’t believe I didn’t think of that” method for in-depth noise reduction! Thank you! 👍

This is a most interesting tutorial, and I have put into practise and now see the difference. One never stops learning!

Wow this is such a good explanation and it tough me so much. The pacing of the video is great, never boring and never so that I couldn't keep up...

1st RU-vid Photographer I have found that I would actually join in a Patron Subscription. Fantastic work.

hi Scott i have found your channel and subbed you ,absolutely amazing content many thanks for sharing you are an expert at producing easy to understand and follow videos, and i have really enjoyed starting from the bottom and working my way up as a new photographer who actually started taking pics of water fowl as you say we are all near to a pond or lake somewhere ,also you are one of the very few youtubers who actually take the time to reply to your followers and i commend you for that , take care buddy keep up the amazing work cheers.

If you were one of my school teachers back in the day, I would have enjoyed going to school and definitely would have learned a lot more. Without doubt the best noise video I've ever seen. Thank you sir.

I was ready to skip the first section thinking that I knew everything I needed to know about ISO, but I'm so glad I stuck around. I learned about the specifics of my camera's noise levels and realized that my prior assumptions were all wrong. Thanks so much!

Excellent video! Really well presented! I was struggling with noise in my photos but now I feel I have the tools to move forward. Thank you so much!

Ahh, well done. You can never stop learning in photography and I gained a great amount of knowledge from this video!

Made sense of a tricky subject and I liked the photonstophoto link. Thanks for taking the time to put it all together.

Scott you are fantastic. I have been dabbling devising and using my own ‘secret sauce’ and it has been by and large working well for me, but you are great at giving me a fresh look and some new ideas which I can take into my own processing. Thankyou and keep making these awesome videos. Best regards, James

This is a gem of a video!! Thanks for sharing this valuable information.

I've been a photographer for about two years, and I can easily say this is one of the best and most helpful videos I've found, well done!!!

Hi Scott, You have opened my eyes - was banging in a preset of Noise oly & ignoring colour and sharpness pretty much. You just gave me so many better pictures - thank yiou!