How to ADD CONTRAST with LUMINOSITY MASKS! Landscape Photography

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6 жыл бұрын

The amount of Photoshop post processing tools available to Landscape Photographers can be overwhelming, but once you begin to use these techniques you begin to wonder how you ever made it without them. This is the premise around “How to ADD CONTRAST with LUMINOSITY MASKS | Landscape Photography”. I was initially hesitant about attempting to use Luminosity Masks, but once I began to play around with them I was blown away with the post processing control they provide. Adding contrast with luminosity masks is how I was first introduced to the concept. This enabled me to apply targeted local contrast only to the areas that I wanted it applied. Once I learned this technique, I never applied contrast any other way. Understanding Luminosity Masks has been the single most impactful post processing skill I've ever learned! Hope you find the video helpful!
Below are links to download the free versions of the three major luminosity plugins I mentioned in the video.
Greg Benz Lumenzia Free Download: gregbenzphotography.com/lumin...
Tony Kuyper TK Basic Free Download: goodlight.us/specialoffers.html
Jimmy McIntyre Easy Panel Free Download: www.shutterevolve.com/photosho...
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@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone else using Luminosity Masks to add contrast??

@kurtgremer 6 жыл бұрын

Mark Denney great vid

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kurt! I appreciate that!

@gapwedge11 5 жыл бұрын

TKAction V4 for me. Each have their pros/cons.

@desmondmaguire8955 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark I am just starting on luminosity masks. Takes a bit of getting used to but I find your video nice and simple to understand and have just managed to apply a mask for the first time!! Thanks for the simple description, Des.

@ninjaexp8084 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark Denney for helping out with luminosity masks i ve just started using it a few days ago and i was so confused how to use it and add contrast

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Ninja Exp My pleasure - happy to hear it was helpful! If you have any questions, let me know👍

@melissahall7009 5 жыл бұрын

Love all these videos! Thanks so much!!

@irelanddenney7624 6 жыл бұрын

Always struggled with this - feel better about it now. Thank you Mark Denney.

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

ANIMAL DUO Great to hear! It can be a little intimidating at first, but with a little practice it’s a piece of 🎂

@japs5607 6 жыл бұрын

Great explanation Mark. I've got the Easy Panel, could create the masks, but didn't' know how to apply or adjust. Will have an experiment later. Thank you.

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

jksphoto The Easy Panel is great! An excellent way to practice and get familiar with Luminosty Masks. Glad you liked the video.

@hshulman 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent, clear tutorial

@darrellkc48 3 жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS learn new things from Mark! thanks

@learnroz2259 6 жыл бұрын

thanks mark it help me a lot

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Prachh Travel Great to hear! Glad it was helpful👍

@AsuriSaran 4 жыл бұрын

I have started using Raya pro and the luminosity mask techniques for landscapes is extremely important to enhance images.

@richsmith6532 6 жыл бұрын

Great little vid Mark. Been using Lumenzia for a while now. Usually use the luminosity masks for selective dodge and burn but really like your work flow for contrast application. Definitely gonna give it a go :-)

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Rich Smith Thanks Rich - really appreciate that! Glad to hear the video was useful👍

@gavinmccue4189 Жыл бұрын

awesome video, I recognize the location of the shot too! took one at the same location but different view point

@olyal9650 3 жыл бұрын

Great video on lumenzia! I’m starting to use lumenzia and it can be very confusing. I’m trying not to give up on it though. Now that you use Luminar, do you still use lumenzia for contrast or do you find smart contrast in Luminar just as effective?

@badgerspaw 3 жыл бұрын

Hi mark, do you think it’s worth plugging one of these mask progs in still in view of photoshop improvements since you made this video? I was fascinated with the use of masks with your recent excellent snow photography tips video? It’s all new to me.

@brentprovost8003 3 жыл бұрын

hello Mark. love the video! i have photoshop and just downloaded/installed Lumenzia. just getting my feet wet. (still a little confusing). my question is: do i need to pay for Lumenzia for it all to work properly or being that i am a Photoshop customer, is it free and ready to go?

@melissahall7009 5 жыл бұрын

I’m still confused by LM. Do you need to adjust it in groups?? Thank you!!

@OneTradeMan 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, Great video... If I import a photo into Photoshop from Lightroom, does that essentially turn the file into a JPEG? Does the file lose some dynamic range during that process? Thanks

@kurtkuznicki6207 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, This is an old video so I hope you get this. Why did you choose Lumenzia over the others? Thanks, Kurt

@lucannon Жыл бұрын

I am curious what you mean by „cartoonish look“ - I have the feeling that a lot of my photos may look cartoonish by using only lightroom. Mostly when you bring up the shadows all the way up and the highlights all the way down. By using the white point, the black point plus adding contrast with curves, it seems to prevent the photos from looking cartoonish. I only edit in Lightroom, but all the pros work with Photoshop, so there is a difference between professional editing and amateur’s work. That question is bothering me. Is it possible to professional edit photos by just using the „easy“ Lightroom?

@RomainC99 4 жыл бұрын

I've been reluctant to use Photoshop luminosity masks for edits like this, because it just seems so time consuming! Am I missing something, or wouldn't it be as effective (and faster) to use a Lightroom local adjustment brush at a low flow, and just paint contrast in the areas you want? I guess luminosity masks take the guess work out of the equation, and decide the light and dark areas for you...

@reneholtslag2297 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Mark, great video. Which plugin did you use in the video?

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

René Holtslag Thank you, Rene! I appreciate that. In this video I used Greg Benz’s Lumenzia.

@reneholtslag2297 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, I think I give it a try

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

René Holtslag That’s great to hear! Once you get comfortable with it, you’ll wonder how you ever edited without it👍 Let me know if you have any questions.

@reneholtslag2297 6 жыл бұрын

In your video : Is that a paid download?

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

In the video, I use the full version of Lumenzia which is $39.99, but I put a link in the description to download the free version of Lumenzia. It doesn't have all the features of the full version, but it's plenty powerful to get started.

@JamesBrewphoto 6 жыл бұрын

I've never used Luminosity masks like this - I'll give it a try. Thanks for sharing Mark

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

James Brew You bet, James! Glad to share - if you have any questions, let me know👍

@seanconery8836 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍

@1964ilovebears 6 жыл бұрын

You forgot AARON DOWLING´S panel. For me, THE BEST !!!

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not very familiar with that one, Jose. I'll have to check it out.

@1964ilovebears 6 жыл бұрын

Do it, you won't be disappointed !! ;-)

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Jose Gonzalez I surely will! Thanks for the suggestion Jose👍

@stevebennettphotography 6 жыл бұрын

Once you get your head around luminosity masks, they are a revelation. The problem is getting your head around them haha

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Steve Bennett Haha! Yep, that’s definitely the challenge, but when you get there it’s a beautiful thing -lol!

@kurtgremer 6 жыл бұрын

How's the anja bag going?

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Kurt! The Anja bag is great - not perfect, but overall a really good bag. I was actually just planning a full review video now that I’ve been using it for the past 6 months👍

@kurtgremer 6 жыл бұрын

I was actually debating about anja or the tilopa looking forward to the review

@MarkDenneyPhoto 6 жыл бұрын

Kurt Gremer Hopefully should have it uploaded next week.