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Archive For The “Lightroom” Category

Topaz DeNoise AI

There seems to be a lot of noise on the internet (Sorry 🙄) about a new noise reduction package using AI (Artificial Intelligence), developed by Topaz Labs called, wait for it, Topaz DeNoise AI At the time of writing (October 2020) it’s not the cheapest software at $79.99 but with discounts to $59.99 and vouchers,…

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October 4 2020 Kevin Agar
Birds, Blog, Lightroom, Photoshop, Post ProcessingNoise Reduction , Photoshop , Post Processing , Topaz , Topaz DeNoise AI

Processing for Birds – Revised Workflow for Noise Reduction using Neat Image

The preamble If you can’t be bothered with the whys and wherefores then you can click the links below to go to each section. The preambleThe test resultsThe conclusionThe resulting workflow This is a revised description of my noise reduction workflow using NeatImage.  Originally I was under the impression that I wasn’t doing any noise…

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November 29 2019 Kevin Agar
Birds, Blog, Lightroom, Photoshop, Post Processing, WildlifeBirds , Neat Image , Noise Reduction , Photoshop , Post Processing

Processing for Birds – Web Images

I first describe my workflow for processing images for posting on the web in 2010. I posted my revised workflow in November 2017. Since then I’ve changed a few things, so I decided that I needed to update my blog with my latest workflow, using my latest Photoshop Action, which can be downloaded from here…

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September 8 2018 Kevin Agar
Birds, Blog, Lightroom, Photoshop, Post ProcessingPhotoshop , Web Images

Processing for Birds – Replacing a blown sky

I was asked recently on one of my posts how I replaced a blown sky. Here is my solution to the problem. It’s not the perfect answer but is how I do it, and it could probably be done a number of different ways. Sorry this is for Photoshop, but if someone would like to…

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December 15 2017 Kevin Agar
Birds, Blog, Lightroom, Photoshop, Post ProcessingBirds , Photography , Photoshop , Post Processing

Processing for Birds – Workflow for enhancing, noise reduction, resizing, and sharpening for the web

I was asked in 2010 to describe my workflow and tips for processing the images from the camera. This is my revised workflow, it’s not perfect and many will think it’s too much effort, but each to their own.  This is written for Lightroom and Photoshop but could easily be done in other software packages. …

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November 10 2017 Kevin Agar
Birds, Blog, Lightroom, Photoshop, Post ProcessingBirds , Photography , Photoshop , Post Processing

If you’re interested in how I process my images
you can find some tutorials and Photoshop Actions here