- Shadow noise
Shadow noise or luminescence noise is an effect that
digital lightening has on an image, specifically on the darker, or shadowed areas of the image. Brightening the image, especially in underexposed photos, brings out the "shadow noise" in such areas. Noise in digital photography is the analog to film photography's grain, or visible distortion that appears on an image. However, film grain tends to be less noticeable than noise, which can appear as distorted colors or artifacts on an image. A suitable analogy would be when a television begins to "snow" or experience "white noise", when static begins to appear on the screen, distorting or obscuring the image.Correction
There are methods to correct shadow noise. Professional digital editing software like
Photoshop have the capability to eliminate some amount of noise, while other software, such as [http://www.camerabits.com/pages/BandAide.html Band Aide] or [http://www.picturecode.com/nn_overview.htm Noise Ninja] are specifically designed around the process of eliminating shadow noise in a photo.External links
* [http://www.picturecode.com/noise.htm PictureCode Website: Understanding Photographic Noise]
* [http://www.completedigitalphotography.com/index.php?p=294 Complete Digital Photography Website: Noise, Corrections and Photographic Comparisons]
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