Topaz Denoise AI and Sharpen AI ReviewThere are many great plug-ins available for editing photos in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Some make small changes to polish up a photo and some make very drastic modifications for an unrealistic look in the photo. And then there is a whole slew of products in between. I don't use a lot of filters or plug-ins; my training started in journalism so I feel images should be as close to what I felt at the time I took the photo as possible. That being said, I have also suffered from what I call the "Disney syndrome" with my photos.
Topaz Sharpening AIThis brown pelican shot is an example of that thought process. This bird looked right at me in beautiful afternoon light and gulped down on a carp. (See my Photo of the Month page for the story behind the shot and the full photo.)
Solution: try out the new Topaz Sharpen AI plug-in I recently purchased. I think the results speak for themselves and the image is now a useable, albeit maybe not printable, photograph that displays a unique moment with this large bird. Topaz DeNoise AIAnother plug-in that came with the Topaz package I purchased was Denoise AI. On the high-end, pro-level digital cameras of the current marketplace, noise is not as much of an issue as it was even five or six years ago. You can shoot at ISO 3200 and sometimes higher with stunning results. But in 2011, I was shooting with a Nikon D80. It was my first digital camera that was considered a prosumer level body. It did great and I captured many fantastic and publishable photos with that body but I had to watch the ISO levels on it. This is another example of where the "Disney syndrome" came into play.
I stayed in my vehicle while I watched and waited for the light to improve enough to capture photos. To this day that is still my best wolf encounter.
Those photos, however, were just a little too noisy to do much more than share on social media. The new Topaz DeNoise AI was the perfect solution to bring these photos into the next decade and make them publishable images. The top image is the original photo with standard post processing that was completed in 2012. (1/640 sec, f5.0, ISO 1250, 500mm; Nikon D80) As you can see there is quite a bit of noise and a lack of detail in the image. I was also hesitant to open up the shadows and lighten the image more than I did in fear of introducing noise to the image. The bottom image has been reprocessed with the Topaz DeNoise AI plug-in. I am very happy with the results, so happy that I included this image as my December photo in my 2021 Rocky Mountain Wildlife calendar. If you are interested in learning more about the Topaz plug-ins or purchasing this package (I purchased the Utility Bundle, which is currently [4/24/20] on sale for $249.99 from $359.96), visit topazlabs.com. Use discount code DWPhoto15 to save 15% on your purchase!
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