Let's congratulate and thank Hudson for his 300th consecutive weekly ATS. I appreciate his straightforward teaching techniques with solid examples. He's not missed a one since ATS 001: Fluid Heads for Stills" on July 26, 2018; this subject is so Hudson. If you've been along for the ride, like I have, maybe you've become a "Fluid-Head" too. Here, Hudson brings forward a prime advantage for Photoshop over Lightroom Classic - layers and blend modes. Blend modes are so powerful and simple to use in blending and merging layers. I hope that his examples allow you to take your photos further from capture to print. I did something similar when merging my shots of the eclipse.
Once again, great video Hudson thank you for the ATS Series! Every one of these videos is an amazing learning resource! I tried stacking and aligning in ON1 and with some effort was able to get my series of 9 images aligned, but I could find a blending mode that gave me a significantly better image than I was getting with a single shot. In fact, if anything, in some ways, the single shot turned out better because with only one image, I didn't have to worry about if the alignment was absolutely perfect on all 9 images or if one was off by just a hair. The prominences were also better defined on the single image for me. When all was said & done, none of the layered composites made the "final cut" for me except the one showing the progression from C1 to C4. Can't wait to see the images from your new lens!
Excellent tutorial, Hudson. I was just east of Lampasas Texas (as close to midline as I could get) and while the clouds were coming and going prior to totality, everything cleared at the last moment for the entire 4.5 minutes. Now I need to spend some time in Photoshop to work on the hundreds of shots I managed to get. Thanks again!
Great video Hudson! Thank you. I was lucky to be in northern Vermont and not a cloud in the sky! I also recently purchased your Custom Build: Tall, Light Signature Fluid-Head Tripod and I was blown away! Great tripod that was rock solid. By far the best tripod I've ever owned. I really enjoy your videos and in the case of the eclipse, you really helped me with your exposure worksheet and impressing upon me to practice, practice, practice. As a result I was well prepared and super happy with my results on my Z8. THANK YOU!
I'd also recommend trying to select all layers and create smart object then use the stack mode "maximum" option which will avoid the bottom images of the sun from getting washed out as with lighten (For the composite)
Ditto regarding the stacks. I much prefer the processing of the individual images from the bracketing. Great tip on using Enhance! It is in ACR, right click on the image and there it is! The enhanced file allowed for more clarity to be applied, getting more of the corona, or whatever it is called. I opened the enhanced file into PS, converted to smart object, opened ACR filter, pushed the clarity a little, then reduced noise and sharpened with topaz denoise. I'm liking the results! Thanks!
Let's congratulate and thank Hudson for his 300th consecutive weekly ATS. I appreciate his straightforward teaching techniques with solid examples. He's not missed a one since ATS 001: Fluid Heads for Stills" on July 26, 2018; this subject is so Hudson. If you've been along for the ride, like I have, maybe you've become a "Fluid-Head" too.
Here, Hudson brings forward a prime advantage for Photoshop over Lightroom Classic - layers and blend modes. Blend modes are so powerful and simple to use in blending and merging layers. I hope that his examples allow you to take your photos further from capture to print. I did something similar when merging my shots of the eclipse.
Thank you so much Al. I so appreciate that.
Once again, great video Hudson thank you for the ATS Series! Every one of these videos is an amazing learning resource!
I tried stacking and aligning in ON1 and with some effort was able to get my series of 9 images aligned, but I could find a blending mode that gave me a significantly better image than I was getting with a single shot. In fact, if anything, in some ways, the single shot turned out better because with only one image, I didn't have to worry about if the alignment was absolutely perfect on all 9 images or if one was off by just a hair. The prominences were also better defined on the single image for me. When all was said & done, none of the layered composites made the "final cut" for me except the one showing the progression from C1 to C4.
Can't wait to see the images from your new lens!
Excellent tutorial, Hudson. I was just east of Lampasas Texas (as close to midline as I could get) and while the clouds were coming and going prior to totality, everything cleared at the last moment for the entire 4.5 minutes. Now I need to spend some time in Photoshop to work on the hundreds of shots I managed to get. Thanks again!
#300! Woohoo! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Love that Pike and Pepper are starting to build their portfolios! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge.
Right? Thanks Amy! Great to hear from you. ❤️
Great video Hudson! Thank you. I was lucky to be in northern Vermont and not a cloud in the sky! I also recently purchased your Custom Build: Tall, Light Signature Fluid-Head Tripod and I was blown away! Great tripod that was rock solid. By far the best tripod I've ever owned. I really enjoy your videos and in the case of the eclipse, you really helped me with your exposure worksheet and impressing upon me to practice, practice, practice. As a result I was well prepared and super happy with my results on my Z8. THANK YOU!
Awwwww that makes my day to read. Thanks so much.
I'd also recommend trying to select all layers and create smart object then use the stack mode "maximum" option which will avoid the bottom images of the sun from getting washed out as with lighten (For the composite)
Although I didn't get a good a result with that. The thing washing them out was a low cloud cover burning off early.
Ditto regarding the stacks. I much prefer the processing of the individual images from the bracketing. Great tip on using Enhance! It is in ACR, right click on the image and there it is! The enhanced file allowed for more clarity to be applied, getting more of the corona, or whatever it is called. I opened the enhanced file into PS, converted to smart object, opened ACR filter, pushed the clarity a little, then reduced noise and sharpened with topaz denoise. I'm liking the results! Thanks!
More more more, especially on totally and the corona!