Sunday, May 24, 2015

Quick Tips for Anyone with a Camera - Grainy/Noisy Photos

Grainy/Noisy photos tend to come from low-light situations, where the ISO is cranked up. Different cameras will handle this better than others. But a couple of ideas:
  • Low-light doesn’t mean night. Even indoors can be low light to the camera.
  • Read about scenes in your camera manual to find any that lower ISO.
    • Lower ISO typically leads to less noise.
  • Try a flash if possible to add more light and lower ISO
  • Many cameras have a noise reduction feature, but try both with and without.
  • Many photo editors, like Lightroom and Photoshop have noise reduction features.
 Questions, fire away. Future topics for tips?

2 comments:

  1. Do not add too much noise reduction as this limits resolution and degrades image quality due to softness

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  2. Thanks for the feedback. Great point.

    I prefer to apply noise correction in software where I can adjust it. The camera will do what it is going to do, which may be fine, but may well not.

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