2 ways to remove noise from the photo

1. Method number 1. Filter Dust and scratches
2. Method number 2. Filter Reduce Noise

99% of camera users are non-professional photographers. Accordingly, they get all sorts of pictures: light, dark, with noise, red eyes, etc. etc. What just does not happen!

And if the photo turned out priceless? To help these people, as always, Photoshop is in a hurry.

Imagine a situation: superstars arrived in your city - your idols, you have always dreamed of looking at them. And then a miracle happened - not only did you manage to buy the last ticket, but you still managed to take a picture with the Legend. But, unfortunately, the person whom you asked to capture you seems to have taken the camera for the first time in your life.

And what happened? The photo is noisy, indistinct and blurred. If you find yourself in such a situation or you have a photo from which you would like to remove the noise, then the information outlined below is for you.

Most of the time noise occurs when photos are taken at night. So what are some ways to remove digital “noise”?

To test 2 ways that you’ll learn about right now, let you submit a test photo:

Method number 1. Filter Dust and scratches

The Dust and Scratch filter removes a small amount of noise from a photo.

To apply this filter:

• open the photo in photoshop
• go to the menu Filter - Noise - Dust and scratches ... (Filter - Noise - Dust & Scratches)

• play with the settings. Increase the radius parameter. The larger the radius, the softer the photo becomes. It is important to find a compromise - remove the noise, but do not turn a more or less clear image into a hazy one.

Method number 2. Filter Reduce Noise

To apply this filter:

• open the photo in photoshop
• go to the menu Filter - Noise - Reduce Noise ... (Filter - Noise - Reduce Noise)
• play with the settings again. Drag the sliders back and forth and see what happens. As soon as you like the result, click OK.

As in the case of the Dust and Scratches filter, this filter also softens the image, but does it a little differently. You can try to apply both filters at once.

In addition, if you by profession have to clean every day a photo from various interferences, then there are such plugins Nik Collection Dfine and Topaz denoise - They are specially designed to remove noise from the photo.

See you in the next lesson!