How To: Properly Use and Understand Frequency Separation 

I created my actions for frequency separation a while ago, saw your video, checked my apply image settings and sure enough I had the substract method for 16 bit. I fixed it and using the add method instead. Thanks learned something new today, even a small shift can cause issues

Dude! Such A good teacher! How the hell hasn't your channel blown up? Good stuff man

I have just been introduced to the concept of frequency separation today through other videos and I had no clue why the recommended settings were being recommended. Frankly, neither were some of the people making the videos (and understandably so because photographers are not "scientists!") I have to say as someone who is very into math, science, metrics, and just wanting to understand how things work, this video was EXACTLY the type of explanation I was hoping to find on why these values should be what they are. Thank you!!!

Steve, This was THE BEST explication I have seen. Thank you.

Hi Steve. My name is Jorge. I am a Photographer and I live in the city of Rosario, in Argentina. I want to congratulate you and thank you. Congratulations on your way of explaining concepts that were very difficult for me to understand. This is, without a doubt, the best video I've seen (and I've seen many) on Frequency Separation. You are an excellent teacher. And I want to thank you for your generosity in sharing your knowledge. Today I discovered this channel and I already subscribe and I will study your videos. Thank you so much!!! receive a cordial greeting from me. Jorge (George) (My English is not very good and I use Google translate. Sorry! 😅)

Man I finally understand how this works thank you so much these other videos don’t explain it right

You've this concept, very easy to be understood. Thanks.

Thank you so much for the explanation, finally i can understand this.

Thanks for this steve, really insightfull and helpful

This one of is the best Skin Retouching tutorial I have ever watched. Thankyou

Awesome tutorial - clarified things that some other videos I've watched made confusing head-scratchers! Thanks for uploading

Best tutorial I have seen on this subject

Today I tried to figure out how to scientifically check if there is a shift that I can see. You saved my day! Thank you 😊

In the 3D world, High Frequency is like a Normal Map or Bump Map. Low Frequency is like Color map or Albedo Map

great explanation, thanks!

THANK U VERY PLENTY, I am very grateful.

Dude! That's just the best!

Hi Steve, Thanks for the great tutorial! I learnt a lot, God bless you man!

Thanks for this video! I noticed that some frequency separation videos used the addidive method and some used the subtractive method. I wasn't sure whether it was a Mac versus PC thing or just six of one half dozen of another so this video answered my question. Just a thought from a viewer perspective. Towards the end when you were duplicating some steps maybe you could put the screen image back up; even if you're zooming through the steps I think it's more instructive to watch what's happening on your screen rather than just listening to you say what your doing; alternatively just do a jump edit and say I just repeated the steps I explained earlier in the video. But thanks again for this video and I hit the thumbs up and the Subscribe buttons!

Congrats! 1k subs!

Great video ! thanks !

Been trying to understand this.. thanks

Thank you Steve.

Would have liked to see the technical explanation, where you incorporate the wavelengths...

Thank you so much for breaking this concept down for some of us new to photography. Like many others I saw videos on the topic but no one explained it as detailed as you did sir. Thanks a bunch.

Finally I understand!

Loved that you mentioned preserving her birthmarks. I really don't like those plastic, robotic post that shows a person without any marks. It's boring, uninspired and kinda disrespectful with the subject.

Hello Stewe. I watched Heart Oliver's frequency separation 2.0 video and I was wondering if it's possible to download the action he uses. If so, could you tell me where to download it from? Thank you very much. Regards!

@SteveWalterPhoto It is not my intention to offend you, but I am subscribed, my Like is number 994 and I have activated the bell to receive all notifications. You're a Photographer, The One and Only. I hope to learn and enjoy every moment with you. From a very far away land, my greetings to you and your family in this new year. Happy New Year Mr. #SteveWalterPhoto, may 2024 come to you with Prosperity, Peace, Love, Abundance, Health and may all your wishes and desires become reality. Truly Yours. Just. Fabian

Hey Steve question here after I remove the texture part apply the image won't show up for me any pointers?

Very clear explanation of a confusing subject.

for the first time someone technically explained fs

Best tutorial But, to apply image: Scale and offset refused to change!! What's the problem sir???

but hwat is a 16 bit image and how do you know does your camera tell you?

But I saw in another tutorials that u can use dust and scratch too

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but no matter what my image is always altered even though it shouldn’t be. I’m going crazy trying to finish this image.

Can you create a matte painting??

Great explanation - except - your video does not tell how to actually USE it. Your title should be How to Understand the Setup (only). Maybe I am missing some other subsequent post?

You said you would explain why it should do it like that at 16 bit it should be done like that, but you didn't explain it! You simply said "because otherwise it is not precise". What a great explanation. xD

is the intro a remix of girlfront by loona? lol

when young the whole invert how come you don't just create a layer mask

my image for low turned white.......

it's great, a little bit of a shift in color or buy a little bit powerful pc. It's your choice!

A lot of noise signifying nothing. I neither understand or know how to use anything covered in this video.

Like so many other presenters, you seem to think that you need a repetitive, i.e. irritating, sound track competing with your voice in order for voice to be heard.

Last few minutes of the video your face only has shown instead of the screen. why...

This music disturb...

dude just use difference blend mode instead of useless check points bla bla bla

Great info. Super annoying and distracting music.

Sorry for what I am about to say ... nevertheless, I simply do not understand why in the world you took SO long to muscle through a complex "technique", that through my eyes ... made no difference to the completed edited image from the way it looked at the very beginning of the video. What is the "fix" that was achieved? What was the "enhancement" that was achieved? What difference did all that work make, whether 8 bit OR 16 bit. I've watched this twice through and see no reason for the effort. It appears that the image looks exactly the same when finished, as it did before anything was done. Similar to this comment.

Sorry, video is way too long and too much jargon. Tapped out