Halo Frustration

kitjv

kitjv

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I understand the causes of halos with the use of clarity, over-sharpening & other adjustments. However, when I achieve the correct "look" in a photo, sometimes inevitably halos creep in. I have scoured the internet & reviewed numerous recommendations to eliminate halos (or, at least, toc reduce them to acceptable levels). Unfortunately, none of them seem to work for me.

So, since all of you have been a fount of knowledge for me in the past, I would truly appreciate your recommendations. I am using LrC v15.0. Thank you kindly.
 
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I think you may have to use PS and use the clone stamp to clean up halo's, which is what I occasionally do if they become a problem. I am not sure there is a similar function in LR?
 
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happycranker said:
I think you may have to use PS and use the clone stamp to clean up halo's, which is what I occasionally do if they become a problem. I am not sure there is a similar function in LR?
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I have done exactly that. However, with the masking tools in LrC I was curious if there was a reliable method to reduce halos. Thank you.
 
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Thank you, GGR001. I will check it out. However, I did check a couple of similar edge mask vids & was "underwhelmed" with the results. Maybe this one has promise. Thanks again.
 
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I just realised….I have not had to remove halos for a long time. I tried to create halos by extreme sharpening with say a cliff edge against a blue sky. I suspect the combo of higher rez raw files and accumulated improvements in LrC.

Can you post an example (screen grab) of an example halo. I am keen to understand the current best technique to remove halos in LrC… more of an academic exercise ..

I have a brilliant technique in Ps. Basically, after all edits complete, place a blank layer on top of your image. Using a brush with a blend mode of darken. Use the colour picker to select a colour close to the halo that you want to use to fill in the halo and paint over the halo. Work on a local area. When the colour of the sky (say) changes a bit … use the colour picker (use keyboard shortcut ) and reselect a new fill in colour. Works brillently.

I really tried hard to create halos … just using extreme sharpening settings… perhaps using combos of Ai filters may be more prone to halos.
 
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Gnits: Your point is well-taken. I, also, seem to come across fewer halos in my images. Whenever I do, by backing off on certain adjustments generally resolves the problem. I have some images from several years ago with halos. That is what prompted my question.
 
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kitjv said:
I have some images from several years ago with halos. That is what prompted my question.
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Not necessarily a "halo" issue, but I'm in the process of revisiting my best originals and reprocessing using the latest features. It all began when I decided to replace all of the DNG DeNoise derivative images created when that was the only way to apply DeNoise with Denoised originals. In doing so I also replaced the default color profile with the Adaptive Color Profile. The results have been a remarkably cleaner image.

My Develop workflow consists of the following steps on the original:
  1. Reset
  2. Apply Adaptive Color
  3. Apply DeNoise if needed
  4. Apply a sharpening mask
  5. Adjust Highlights and Shadows if needed
  6. Apply Clarity and Texture as needed
  7. If necessary apply Masking, Dust removal as needed
 
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Gnits said:
I have a brilliant technique in Ps. Basically, after all edits complete, place a blank layer on top of your image. Using a brush with a blend mode of darken. Use the colour picker to select a colour close to the halo that you want to use to fill in the halo and paint over the halo. Work on a local area. When the colour of the sky (say) changes a bit … use the colour picker (use keyboard shortcut ) and reselect a new fill in colour. Works brillently.
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Glyn Dewis demonstrates this technique in this video - albeit on an iPad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmCfMy4uXiI&t=559s
 
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