SUPER EASY Luminosity Masks in PHOTOSHOP

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  • čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
  • In this tutorial, I demonstrate two different ways, both of them very easy, to create luminosity masks in Photoshop.
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  • @AnthonyMorganti
    @AnthonyMorganti  Před 3 lety +4

    In this tutorial, I demonstrate two different ways, both of them very easy, to create luminosity masks in Photoshop.
    ** I am an affiliate for all of the companies listed EXCEPT Affinity Photo.
    Please read my Code of Ethics Statement:
    onlinephotographytraining.com/code-of-ethics/
    Anthony Morganti’s MUST HAVE applications:
    At least one Non-Destructive RAW Editor
    Lightroom - bit.ly/2zwQ0nW
    Capture One - captureone.38d4qb.net/y1Djy
    Luminar - bit.ly/2JUJxKw (Save with the Promo Code AM16)
    On1 Photo RAW - bit.ly/2zJmA9I (Save 20% with Promo Code: AM17)
    Exposure X6 - bit.ly/2U8UxrK (Save 10% with Promo Code: AnthonyMorganti)
    PhotoLab 4: tidd.ly/2HhiN9X
    At least one FULL Editing App:
    Photoshop - bit.ly/2zwQ0nW
    Affinity Photo - affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/
    My MUST-HAVE Plugins:
    Topaz Denoise AI - bit.ly/3cDqa5J
    Topaz Gigapixel AI - bit.ly/3cDqa5J
    Topaz Sharpen AI - bit.ly/3cDqa5J
    *Save 15% on all Topaz Labs apps - use the Promo Code: AMDISC15
    Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 - tidd.ly/3dc4gYm
    My MUST-HAVE Mac Utility:
    CleanMyMac X - Info: bit.ly/3jtVpU3
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  • @barryashenhurst2071
    @barryashenhurst2071 Před 7 měsíci

    Mate, this is the best technique I've ever used for blending disparate tonal values. Well done!

  • @stevethompson8154
    @stevethompson8154 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks. That looks so much easier than alternatives I was considering.

  • @aes53
    @aes53 Před 2 lety

    Your videos are always the first place I go. You go carefully through a simple straightforward example so I'll have a way to start.

  • @bretth3718
    @bretth3718 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow! That was easy! I've been looking for this exact tutorial. Thank you, well done!

  • @grahamegannon9708
    @grahamegannon9708 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Anthony for your explanation in blending images. I used to have problems taking photos in historical buildings with blown out window. Now I know how to rectify this problem.

  • @margueritelahaye7457
    @margueritelahaye7457 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this video. I'm finally starting to understand what channels and luminosity masking are all about.

  • @mdturnerinoz
    @mdturnerinoz Před 3 lety

    Major cool! Thanks for this; can't wait to use it!

  • @Stellifant
    @Stellifant Před 2 lety

    Thank you Anthony. Once again you explain PS in simple clear language. Excellent!

  • @tomrandall6539
    @tomrandall6539 Před 2 lety

    Wow, never thought of doing it this way. Ima have to try this out! So much simplier that some other methods of doing it - although I know you can get as complex as you like with this stuff, this is a great starting point. Thanks Anthony!

  • @nomadasan
    @nomadasan Před 3 lety

    Great tutorial, as usual!! I'll try to make an action and automate the process. Thanks so much!

  • @edwardbarbieri5283
    @edwardbarbieri5283 Před 2 lety

    Very clear explanation of Luminosity Masking. Just what I needed. Thanks a ton.

  • @iqueque
    @iqueque Před 3 lety

    After too many years using PS, I have always only used the Blend option for focus stacking! Thanks Anthony

  • @gliderider59
    @gliderider59 Před rokem

    Thank you so much! I do a lot of Real Estate Photography and this will really help!

  • @neklamp2431
    @neklamp2431 Před 3 lety

    I didn't know about the second way! Thank you!

  • @jah_big_head6695
    @jah_big_head6695 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the tip Anthony...

  • @RichardGingrasPhotography

    Another great tutorial. You make things look so easy. Easier than creating HDR files.

  • @mandytoh6471
    @mandytoh6471 Před 2 lety

    I learnt LR from you years ago. Glad to be back watching your tutorials again.

  • @BobG-eh5fc
    @BobG-eh5fc Před 3 lety

    Awesome tip!!!

  • @indrajitsathe
    @indrajitsathe Před 3 lety

    This is terrific. Better than merging images using Photomerge - HDR in LR. Thanks so much.

  • @vincentspratling365
    @vincentspratling365 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for your great video

  • @old4004
    @old4004 Před 3 lety

    Thank you, Anthony.

  • @Peter-df1br
    @Peter-df1br Před 3 lety +3

    Good video! At the beginning you spoke of the order of the two images in PS. What determines which image goes on top or bottom? Is this process for only 2 images or can 3 be used the same way?

  • @colinadams5745
    @colinadams5745 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant, thank you

  • @howardrankin7119
    @howardrankin7119 Před 3 lety

    Very useful and remarkably straighforward

  • @psyfusion
    @psyfusion Před rokem

    Nice demo

  • @desertgecko4549
    @desertgecko4549 Před 3 lety

    Great job, Anthony. I bet you just made luminosity masks less "scary" for hundreds of your viewers. I can't recall seeing a better how-to for beginners.

  • @HV71851
    @HV71851 Před 2 lety

    This is a very good technique! After processing a photo this way it natural, not like in HDR. Thank you.

  • @JoshxIZ
    @JoshxIZ Před rokem

    Thanks 😊

  • @dktraveller8364
    @dktraveller8364 Před 3 lety

    Anthony thanks for those tips. When we have only one version of an image and want to use luminosity masks to process the image I have used both ON1 and Luminar 4 (AI dropped them sadly). There are several 3rd party luminosity masking panels available for PScc. Any advice on those? Looking forward to your next video.

  • @reidnorthrup2688
    @reidnorthrup2688 Před 9 měsíci

    Another great and helpful video Anthony. But why couldn't use just use HDR?

  • @JK005
    @JK005 Před 3 lety

    Anthony thanks for first tip on using channels.

  • @Londinense
    @Londinense Před 3 lety

    I watched it even though I no longer use PS! Any chance you could show how to do it in On1 Photo Raw?

  • @carlmcneill1139
    @carlmcneill1139 Před 3 lety

    I didn't know you had to have your layers in the right order before aligning them. Maybe that's why some of my blends don't match up right. Also, my Tamron 24-70 G2 has some issues with focus breathing when I focus stack images and I have a hard time getting everything aligned properly when I stack them. Could you do a video on how to fix this?

  • @hidaven
    @hidaven Před rokem

    Anthony, what is your process for focus stacking?

  • @pieterdhaeze
    @pieterdhaeze Před 3 lety

    Great video. Nice trick to make luminosity masks manually. The second way doesn't work on my Win10/PS22.4.1 with any exposure bracket. If Photoshop auto blends layers with different exposure, layers with the source images (CR2) are changed in exposure after the blend, despite of the layer masks and the blend is complete wrong. Can I send you the RAW's if it also fails with you? Or can I send you a videoclip (hidden on CZcams) in which I show you? Is it Photoshop or is it me? Thanks.

  • @HV71851
    @HV71851 Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing this technique Anthony. It works will for me with tif files, but PS does not give me the option to auto-align the layers with RAW files. Can you tell me why is that?

  • @malcolmhay6668
    @malcolmhay6668 Před 2 lety

    Hi Anthony Just wanted to ask you what you think of Tony Kyper panels. I was looking at the K7 version and it seemed a fast and easy way of masking, actions, etc in photoshop. Do you think they are worth having or perhaps they stop a person learning how to do things the correct way.

  • @TomWindeknecht
    @TomWindeknecht Před 3 lety

    So if you auto-align the layers first, and then you rearrange the order of the layers, it will cause them to be unaligned?

  • @genemaitland2892
    @genemaitland2892 Před rokem

    Hi Anthony...thanks very much for this tutorial! I just wanted to confirm that these 2 methods do not require the use of any plug-ins. This is correct, right?

  • @2233highlander
    @2233highlander Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent info Anthony; Thank you!
    Hi Anthony. I shoot wildlife and and would love how to put catch-light into the animal/birds eyes? Please present a short video how to? Kindest regards, Ian

    • @peterrothwell4964
      @peterrothwell4964 Před 3 lety

      Hi Anthony great video can this be done in affinity Photo?
      Love your videos kind regards Peter

    • @vincentspratling365
      @vincentspratling365 Před 3 lety

      Ian that would be a good video for Anthony to show us

  • @willdaffin7998
    @willdaffin7998 Před 2 lety

    Is there a way to lighten the darks?

  • @TomGibson7777TG
    @TomGibson7777TG Před 3 lety

    Nice but..
    How can you do this if you have more than two images. Normally I like to capture more than two images but the range of tones. Thanks

  • @rj934
    @rj934 Před 3 lety +1

    Well that’s interesting. I’ve been blending two, or more, photos due to their exposure dynamic range differences for several years. This is the first time I’ve seen this technique. I do have several questions though. Why would moving one layer over another layer in an aligned group change the alignment? The other question is, I’ve been using either the darken mode or lighten mode blending techniques. How is this different?

    • @dr.aruneshgupta4975
      @dr.aruneshgupta4975 Před 3 lety

      Sequence is important as we are choosing the luminosity mask to cut/unmask the windows in the final composition. If we choose the below layer first than we will have to inverse the selection which will be less accurate.

    • @rj934
      @rj934 Před 3 lety

      @@dr.aruneshgupta4975 thank you for the response but it doesn’t apply to the questions asked.

  • @Robin-TammeT
    @Robin-TammeT Před 2 lety

    why would changing the layer order mess up the alignment? it only changes which layer is in front and not the position (x,y) of those layers, right?

  • @peterskowronski6248
    @peterskowronski6248 Před rokem

    Why do you import the 2 photos from lightroom to photoshop?

  • @gordonbarbay750
    @gordonbarbay750 Před 3 lety

    Tried it but neither technique seems to work for me. Have an image of a room with a window to outside. Layer mask method leaves outside scene "foggy" looking while AutoBlend does not darken window image enough. Is there anything else to try with these techniques before resorting to more traditional blending techniques?

  • @DaveYuhas
    @DaveYuhas Před 2 lety

    Didn't work for me. After the layer mask the bright background was slightly less bright, but still too bright. I assume the difference in exposure can't be too great for this technique to work. Why not just use HDR?

  • @Nuvempreta2007
    @Nuvempreta2007 Před 2 lety

    I have tried it in 2015 version and it does not work.