Digital Photographer - UK (2020-06)

Make improvements to your macro work for impressive but naturalresults

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Clean up the subject Use the Healing

brush in a RAW editor or Photoshop to

remove dust and blemishes in the subject and

background. Stray particles of pollen are a

common distraction in flower portraits, while

sensor dust is noticeable in blurred areas.

Check Visualise Spots for easy identification.

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Noise reduction Image grain is most

noticeable in areas of sparse detail, so

there is always a risk of distracting noisein

the out-of-focus areas of a shot. Since these

are prominent in macro images, use Selective

Noise Reduction on an Adjustment brushto

smooth grainy textures.

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ControllightingDirectattentioninyour

shot byreducingexposureinnon-critical

zones. Herewecreateda condensedlighting

effect by darkeningthebottomleftofthe

frame to givetheshota lightingdirection

from righttoleft.Thisdrawstheeyefromthe

backgroundlighttotheinsect.

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