5/10/2023 0 Comments Topaz detail in lightroom![]() ![]() Since I decided to use a specialized plug-in for removing noise, in this case Topaz DeNoise AI, I turned off all sharpening and noise reduction in the Detail panel as well. After choosing a profile, setting white balance, and applying lens profile corrections, I cropped the photo down to zoom in on the subject and improve the composition. Since it is raw, I want to do all the edits that can only be done on raw data before I move the photo out of LrC for specialized edits. I’m starting in a collection made for just this photo to more easily see any copies made as I progress. Copies are always added to the same folder as the source photo (unless you are using a plug-in that relies on the export dialog to get the job done as opposed to the Edit in menu). If you start with a collection selected, typically, copies sent to external editors (plug-ins) are also added to that collection as part of the process. This is so that you can find the iterative copies that will be made as you progress through your workflow. One of the first things I suggest doing is being conscious of whether you are starting in a folder view or within a collection view, and if a collection view, make sure it is a regular collection and that collection is selected (not its parent collection set). Let’s walk through the workflow steps for editing this photo of a cotton-top tamarin taken at the Boston Museum of Science at 4000 ISO. I want to use Topaz DeNoise AI to deal with the high ISO noise issue and I want to use Super Resolution in Camera Raw to resize the cropped version closer to the native pixel dimensions. Beyond the basic edits I’d do to all photos, I’ve identified a few problems I’d like to solve using additional software. Let’s look at an example workflow where I have a raw photo, taken at high ISO in poor lighting conditions, that I want to crop aggressively, and resize back to being close to the original pixel dimensions. Obviously, depending on the plug-in there will be differences, but the general workflow tends to be the same. Following on from last week (be sure to read that first), I want to wrap up this look at plug-in workflows with an example of what happens along the way.
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