THREE best ways to Reduce Noise/Grain in Photoshop

Check out another of my videos: "BREAKDOWN: Select and Mask vs. Refine Edge - Photoshop CC"
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In the age of incredibly high ISOs and camera sensors that seem to get better by the day, noise and grain are not nearly as much of a problem as they used to be, but when you need some help turning down the grain or noise in your photos there are some great options in Photoshop. We’ll talk about the subtle noise reduction that Smart Sharpen has available, how to use Reduce Noise with the Blend If sliders to get a great mix of noise-reduction only in the areas that we need it, and also the very useful and powerful noise reduction tool in the Camera RAW editor and how you can use that on any photo you have in Photoshop (even if it’s not a RAW image.) Check out this tutorial and I hope you love it!

VIDEO GUIDE:
01:00 Working with a Smart Object
01:29 Smart Sharpen to Reduce Noise
02:42 Reduce Noise + Blend If Slider
07:28 Camera RAW Noise Reduction

SNAPCHAT & MORE:

[Vertiwizard]

Been looking for a really good tutorial for noise reduction and i can always count on you to cover the useful and good to know techniques and tips.

[PostColorGear]

Awesome technique. I never considered using a blend if slider in this way. Love your suggestions. Theyre not just the run of the mill "explaining how to do this" tutorials. They're unique and very helpful form a productivity standpoint.

[BoomerKeith]

The Camera Raw Filter is one of the best additions to PS in a long time. So much versatility!

[gmcubed]

One thing I would add to the camera raw method, crank that masking slider way up, hold the Alt key (or mac equivalent) to see what its actually doing in black and white. What this does is help isolate the edges for sharpening. The value will vary depending on the image but 70% is a good starting point.

[dawnswitzer]

Thank you, this was useful. Do you know if the Camera Raw noise reduction does a better job than the noise reduction in Lightroom? They appear to be the same sliders. I don't use Camera Raw; mostly Lightroom; am learning Photoshop - which is why I love your videos! Thanks again.

[denmarkmanansala]

Thank you for the tutorial. This is very helpful.

[yomnayaser]

That was pretty awesome & helpful .. thanks a lot ..

[privat]

Is it possible to use noise reduction only on a specific are om the picture? (for example with reduce noise filter) And how can you do that?

[EquipmentStudiosDeutschland]

I smashed that button! Yes! :-D

BTW: Which camera do you use at the moment? In the video you talked about the EOS 3200D or EOS 4000D but the one on your table wasn't either.

[Grabster]

In case you missed "That" comment too :D ...
Will you make a whole video about how to make realistic shadows? that will a huge help for compositing.. Thanks :)

[minigosia]

You're cool 😉 and thank you for the great tutorials 😊

[Mr.HarryPotter]

Thanks for the tutorial.
TutVid 3 best ways to Reduce Noise/Grain in Photoshop
... Good ...Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen -Smart Object first
... Better... Filter > Noise > Reduce Noise    -Smart Object first
Rasterize first/Duplicate
Blend if > with original lower layer … Protect Highlights (if noise is more in shadows area) or  Protect Shadows (if noise is more in highlights area)
... Best ...
Filter > Camera Raw > Sharpen (Reduce Detail) > Noise Reduction (Luminance etc., Color Noise/Detail/Smoothness
Combine all if needed

[skythanefx]

A big thanks for your job, it's awesome ;) Now You can find me a guy who do a Premiere Pro tutorials on that high level :D

[mohitkhatri]

Love the video .. very useful .. liked - subscribed - notification turned on - shared on social media.. :-)

[SkeletonHammoudeh]

Sometimes playing with the shadows and brightness can make some noise reduction too

[sjlarue]

Don't forget that you can use the mask slider to not sharpen the skies and reduce noise in the skies and areas without a lot of detail that way by not enhancing it in the first place. ;-)