Processing High ISO Images Using ONLY Lightroom

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[@AnthonyMorganti]

YOU can help me help others learn photography. You can quickly offer your support here where I receive 100% of your kind gift: ko-fi.com/anthonymorganti You can change the default amount to the amount you'd like to donate. I was asked to do a video where I process a high iso image using only Lightroom so, in this tutorial, I do exactly that. Please help support my channel - consider purchasing my Lightroom Presets: www.anthonymorganti.com/ and my Lightroom Profiles: onlinephotographytraining.shop/lightroom-profiles/ ** I am an affiliate for all of the other companies mentioned below EXCEPT Affinity Photo and Capture One. Please read my Code of Ethics Statement: onlinephotographytraining.com/code-of-ethics/ My Current Gear I’m always trading in cameras and lenses trying out new products. As of the recording of this video, here is the gear I currently own and use. All gear is purchased by me at normal retail pricing - I’m not sponsored by anyone nor am I an ambassador for any camera/lens manufacturer. The links below are my Amazon affiliate links. **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Cameras: Nikon Z9: bit.ly/32Pa9Kg (Adorama Affiliate Link) Nikon Z7ii: amzn.to/351PPmL Nikon Z6ii: amzn.to/3399eS7 Nikon Z6: amzn.to/2TIBGnR Nikon Zfc with Nikon 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 Lens: amzn.to/3ykA07w Nikon D500: amzn.to/2WyO8Lt Sony A7Riv: amzn.to/3amo9JJ Lenses: Nikon Z-Mount: Nikon Z 24-70mm F4.0 Lens: amzn.to/2Z0hW55 Nikon Z 24-70mm F/2.8 S: amzn.to/2JWo5IX Nikon Z 24-200mm F4-6.3 Lens: amzn.to/3j4xVrA NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S: amzn.to/3Cw4CVU TTArtisan 11mm F2.8: amzn.to/354Vnji Sony E-Mount: Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art Lens: amzn.to/3iKdbBQ Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art Lens: amzn.to/36fD8F1 Nikon F-Mount: Nikon 200-500mm F5.6 Lens: amzn.to/2WpggM2 Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 Lens: amzn.to/2VQMKi9 Nikon 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 Lens: amzn.to/2QuWmyb Nikon 14-24mm F2.8 Lens: amzn.to/2ZXR55C Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VRii Lens: amzn.to/2WG1p5f Nikon 1.4x Teleconverter: amzn.to/2WlkZ1z Nikon 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 DX Lens: amzn.to/2MiEKUk Tokina 100mm Macro Lens: amzn.to/2ZRgxfK Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art Lens: amzn.to/32PmFDZ Other Gear: Battery Grip: VG-C4EM for Sony A7Riv: amzn.to/3g3Wvnm Tripods & Ballheads Vanguard Tripod: amzn.to/2WqWB2u Siriu Ballhead: amzn.to/2W1MyS0 MeFOTO Travel Tripod: amzn.to/31GVvys The Carbon Fiber Version: amzn.to/2LjVt9m Joby GorillaPod: amzn.to/2zMNAEc Camera Straps & Backpack Peak Design Camera Strap: amzn.to/2Sqi4Eg Peak Design Slide Camera Strap: amzn.to/2DoLxLl Peak Design Everyday 30L Backpack: amzn.to/2MJPFcb Spider Pro Hand Strap: amzn.to/30k170u Spider Pro Hand Strap ver 2: amzn.to/3aC3p1Z Memory Cards Sony 120GB XQD Card: amzn.to/2HlfR8Y Sony TOUGH-G series SDXC UHS-II Card 64GB: amzn.to/2PUJHoD Sony TOUGH-G series SDXC UHS-II Card 128GB: amzn.to/3oP6EZX Sony XQD/SD Card Reader: amzn.to/2NBuSHB Sony 128GB CFExpress Card: amzn.to/353hWC4 Delkin Devices 256GB CFExpress Card: amzn.to/3pULMDR CFExpress Card Reader: amzn.to/2X2xMbQ Anthony Morganti’s MUST HAVE applications: At least one Non-Destructive RAW Editor Lightroom - bit.ly/2zwQ0nW Capture One - www.captureone.com Luminar - bit.ly/2JUJxKw (Save with the Promo Code AM16) On1 Photo RAW - on1.sjv.io/EaGR2K (Save 20% with Promo Code: AM20) Exposure X7 - bit.ly/2U8UxrK (Save 10% with Promo Code: AnthonyMorganti) PhotoLab 5: tidd.ly/2HhiN9X At least one FULL Editing App: Photoshop - bit.ly/2zwQ0nW Affinity Photo - affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/ My MUST-HAVE Plugins: Topaz Gigapixel AI - bit.ly/3cDqa5J Topaz Sharpen AI - bit.ly/3cDqa5J Topaz Denoise AI - bit.ly/3cDqa5J *Save 15% on all Topaz Labs apps - use the Promo Code: AMDISC15 or instead of Topaz Denoise AI: On1 NoNoise AI - on1.sjv.io/EaGR2K (Save 20% with Promo Code: AM20 - May not work on sale product) Nik Silver Efex Pro 3 - tidd.ly/3dc4gYm The Best Sky Images I've Seen Available -- Ocudrone - bit.ly/3vtDpjR *Save 10% with Discount Code: Morganti10 ** Note that all of the promo codes listed above may not work on sale products. *** I am an affiliate for all of the companies listed EXCEPT Affinity Photo and Capture One. Please read my Code of Ethics Statement: onlinephotographytraining.com/code-of-ethics/ Please follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/anthonymorganti/ Thank you!

[@EmpowerMelbourneShuffle]

Bob Ross would be proud! This was a fire explanation.

[@niftytwo]

Thank you Anthony. Great to be with you and learn new tactics. I have great Respect for your skills and attitude over the past five years.

[@ethanfleming4624]

I just discovered your channel a few days ago and it already has been a very big help. I got into photography as a way to pass time when the pandemic started. I never took a class or anything like that in photography I only learned from KZbin and reading blogs. Your videos are helping me figure out a lot of better ways to get what I am going for in my photos. Your videos have also successfully made me loose my faith in the auto button. I have subscribed and look forward to more advice from you on making my skills better in Lightroom.

[@michaelwhalen7154]

Thanks for another great video. Demonstrating your workflow, along with your explanations/ reasoning, was very useful. Thank you!

[@JezLerman]

Perfect, perfect, perfect video. Thank you for posting this, Anthony, useful to say the least.

[@andrewperez9281]

Wow. This is a great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@melodyphillips2388]

Love this! Can't wait to try it.

[@flachampion]

Thank you, Anthony. I just used this video to enhance. One of my high Iso You really know what you're talking about. And I appreciate it. I will continue to watch your videos. They are great. And very educational.

[@harrykitch9239]

Very helpful workflow and tips, thanks.

[@reneegeorge6549]

Thank you, great job explaining process.

[@garyhook6583]

Nicely done Anthony. I particularly liked the idea of 'brushing' in sharpness during the Masking. Brilliant. Never thought of that before but it makes so much sense.

[@63sammas]

Hands down best video ive ever seen in my life.

[@ForrestWest]

I'm going to try that separation of handling color and luminance noise and the background and subject noise and see how it works. Thanks for the tip!

[@juju691]

Great learning. Thank you

[@JeffreyJDavis]

Thanks, detailed but easy to follow workflow. Hybrid solution approach.

[@cadmus777]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@jimhanner2091]

Thank you Anthony.

[@bensaunders616]

Excellent as usual.

[@ngodinhhoang]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !❤💚💙

[@Mr48374837]

Thanks as always.

[@pollypowell3907]

Great information. Side note, like the new intro.

[@warrenlloyd7532]

Good video Anthony. I use Topaz DeNoise for a fair bit of my wildlife photography, but these days Lightroom seems to do a very good job on my images up to about ISO 1200, taken on my Nikon D7500

[@radiozelaza]

Now do the comparison between that processed image and a DeNoiseAIed copy. There would be little difference lest you zoomed in. Topaz has the edge in sharpening the subject without enhancing noise, though. But overall, the new masking tools in LR really make it easy to effectively denoise such images

[@susanmeyer8885]

Great video, thanks! Even though I use Denoise AI this helps me to know how to improve sharpness when returning to LR.

[@clovishound5756]

Great video. Learned a couple things. The only thing I would bring up is that I would probably look at masking the eye of the bird and brighten it with either the exposure or shadow slider. I find that a lot of wildlife photos, have "dead" eyes. You may not have done this here because it is outside the subject of this video, but it would have been the final thing I would have done before printing. Great image BTW.

[@ashokan134]

Thanks

[@harrisongould9460]

Your method is pretty close to the way I do it except for using the 'select subject' module and isolating 'parts'. I use high ISO all the time because my main focus is wedding photography. I love to catch reception images with the guest's iPhone screen's illuminance being the only means of my camera seeing them. We can see these images with our eyes but getting them on the sensor and to the client cleanly is another world of photography.

[@oneeyedphotographer]

Ok, Anthony, supplementary question. Everyone makes long exposures with filters. I made one recently, using ten stops plus 6 stops, for one minute. My camera can time one minute, so no drama. It can be worse though, if I want to shoot more or les wide open. I could stack two ten stops, maybe even two 20 stops. I'm not trying to still the stormy seas here, I am serious. There are various ways I can shoot lots and blend later. I would use some ND filters where needed. Exposure bracketting, might sometimes be beneficial for tonal range. The relevant cameras have high res modes, make eight shots and blend in camera. Probably artefacts won't be a problem, but in-camera processing time might be. But I get eight minutes instead of one. Focus bracketting, in camera. Time lapse, one second between exposures. Like all the above, I can do this in-camera. Blend later. Continuous shooting using a remote release. Just lock it down for the duration. The question is, at base ISO, am I introducing noise problems with any of these? If so, is this still the best way of treating it? I could go and load up B&W film....

[@rameshvirat8320]

than q morganti

[@santhanptb]

yes

[@PaulCarmona]

I had lots of stability issues after enabling the xmp option, probably not doing that again

[@lifeandlandscapesinecuador]

I noticed you didn't use the Mask feature in the detail section. I have seen other here on youtube that do use it. Hmmm...?

[@johnresto1603]

When you did the clipping of the whites, what do you hold down on the keyboard for windows?

[@jensb3490]

"alt" - and then point the mouse arrow at the slider point ....Keep holding down "alt" as you move the slider. Same for black...

[@johnresto1603]

@@jensb3490 thank you, appreciate the information

[@jensb3490]

you are welcome, John... 🙂

[@panditreuvers]

Funny, I do it exactly the same way