How I get clean images from high ISO photos

I often get asked how I get such clean images at high ISOs and in this video I will show you. Firstly it's important to understand some key things about ISO, noise and your camera's performance. Then I'll go on to show you three different methods of noise reduction. This includes my method of fixing even the most difficult and noisy photos.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:36 All about ISO
10:00 Two types of noise
12:40 Lightroom Edit
19:11 Pre-noise reduction
24:14 Topaz Denoise AI Clear edit
25:52 My method that fixes everything

[RayRosher]

This video Did more for me in 40 minutes than i have learned in 10 years of watching other videos

[imjustsomeguy]

There was a method I used to do with my old point and shoot and old phone camera because they produced a lot noise and didn't have manual mode. I would keep my camera very still and shoot in burst, creating like 10+ images of the same scene. I would take those images and stack them into 1 Photoshop project. I might want to select all the layers and auto align them just to be safe. With all of them selected, I would then convert them into 1 smart object. I would go to the top of my screen and select Layer > Smart Objects > Stack Mode > Mean and this will blend all the images together. Because the noise location differs from one image to the next, blending them will smooth out the image as if there is no noise at all

[guitou]

This is by far the best de-noise tutorial out there. And I’m watching and searching for years. Thank you, this is treasure 👍

[Krysdoesphotos]

For years, I’ve been so scared to shoot photos at night due to high iso and getting grain in photos, but after watching this video and getting all this information I’m now excited to go out at night and take some test shots/edit them. Thank you so much! 😊

[michaelcarney]

The Alt key and sliders blew my mind. This has been the best explanation of noise and sharpening I've ever seen. Thank you!

[TheHoPo]

Now this is the kind of video I crave for when I want to learn something. Highly detailed, well explained, and no BS. Learned quite a lot from it. Thank you so much for such top notch video!

[MotorFriend]

Very rare these days that a photo tutorial show me something I don't know, but I actually learned a lot from this!

If I'm being honest, I don't mind luminance noise in most images. I usually just stick to chroma reduction since that barely affects sharpness, and I'll even put more grain on top if the luma noise is high. I'll have to keep these tips in mind though if I really want to clean something up.

[cerealkiller]

This just popped up in my recommended videos, now I see I’ve been doing my noise reduction wrong for the past 13/14 years. I will subscribe and look for more tutorials so I can learn more.
This is an outstanding description of how to deal with noise, must be the best on YouTube hands down.
Thanks so much for taking the time to do this, I bet it took ages
😎

[darianrundallmedia]

This is the most comprehensive noise reduction video I've ever seen. Just in time for me to edit some wedding dance images with way too high ISO. Thank you for your detailed upload. I'll have to investigate your channel further.

[prm]

HOLY MOLY! I thought I was the only one using layers to reduce noise especially with nighttime photography. But this was an Excellent job of explaining the process and methodology. You've gained a subscriber. Thank you!

[callumjohnson]

Finally someone that takes the time to really help educate the viewer. Thankyou.

[Karkawry]

A fantastically logical, well thought out video as usual, treat to watch and learn from. Thanks!

[gman]

Scott you’re a national treasure mate…this was awesome

[elcafardo]

There are so many photo videos online that don't teach you anything new, but from time to time, you find one like this one! So helpful and clear! I learned so many useful tips in such a small video. Thank you !

[virtualworldsbyloff]

When you have a Photography Teacher with 13+ experience telling you I have learned a bit of new stuff, you have a great video

[jamesterrance]

Very good. I am just beginning bird photography (75 years old but still going strong!) with an old Canon t3i---600D--and a Canon 55-250 lens. So, I'm limited. But before I invest in a more appropriate quality telephoto lens I want to learn as much as I can. Your videos are extremely helpful. Very well presented and understandable. Thank you. (Also, I like that you get right to the topic and don't have a lot of blah-blah before the lesson.)

[timcorso]

Absolutely Incredible. I would have tossed the image of the kingfisher in the bin and bought a new camera. Joking aside, what a wonderful explanation and demonstration of noise reduction.

[psoon]

Wow, this is a ‘must watch’ for every digital photographer; there’s so much misconceptions that you’ve cleared up in this one video. Thanks for sharing👍🏼👍🏼 Subbed😄

[LPRD]

Wow I can't believe I've never seen one of your videos before. They're all of such excellent quality. I got here because of the algorithm so I can only think that you'll get a large influx of subscribers and views from this video

[philipculbertson]

Scott, this is brilliant. I never would have thought of doing that. I am planning to change my workflow to incorporate it!