Luminosity Masks Tutorial – Specific Contrast Adjustments Anyone who regularly uses luminosity masks knows exactly how powerful they are in producing beautiful imagery. Since they are an advanced selection technique, however, they can be used for much more than exposure blending. In fact, their power lies in their flexibility which we will touch on in […]
How to Recover Shadow Details in Photoshop
How to Recover Shadow Details in Photoshop There is a way to recover details that are hidden within the shadows of our images. Of course, the best method for this is by capturing multiple exposures with varying exposure values (EV). Then using exposure blending and luminosity masks created by RAYA PRO you can blend the […]
How To Fix a Strong Halo in Photoshop
How To Fix a Strong Halo in Photoshop Halo’s can appear naturally in photography, in a similar way to an optical illusion. Where lighter tones meet darker tones there’s sometime a sense that the tones are even brighter than they really are, thus creating a halo effect. However, a strong halo is usually the result […]
Why Use Luminosity Masks in Exposure Blending
Why Use Luminosity Masks in Exposure Blending In the cold we wait; in the rain we hope, and during the night we look up at the sky and wonder when, if ever, those clouds will clear. As photographers we have little control over the conditions in which we shoot. We have our optimism, which, in […]
How To Double Blend One Exposure in Photoshop
How To Double Blend One Exposure in Photoshop It’s not ideal to only work with one exposure for digital blending. But in some cases, it may be our only option. Double Blending is a useful technique to have in your arsenal for when problems arouse in your shots. Problems such as, if the camera moves […]
How To Prepare Your Images in ACR Before Digital Blending in Photoshop
Before we begin the digital blending process, it is important to prepare our RAW files correctly. Fortunately we have the wonderful, Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) to do the job! We can tap into the potential of our RAW files and correct colour, make sure we have no clipped highlights and shadows and reduce lens distortions. […]