Once you have the selection you need, you can then apply any adjustments to it different kinds of tonal, color adjustments, sharpening, etc. So the discussion on tony kuyper s actions, how they work, how to use them, and that they even are available on his website for free as an action, furthered what i already knew about luminosity masks and what i might do to improve on. My postprocessing time is generally limited to cleaning up the dust spots, making a few curves adjustments, sharpening, and more recently, tapping into tony kuypers awesome luminosity masks. The lesson includes a direct link to download the tool. Get the tk basic v6 panel contains both the cc and cs6 versions of the. This week were serving up a couple of bug fixes and background improvements thatll keep your workouts running smoothly. There are many ways to use luminosity masks when developing images in photoshop. While there have been two minor updates to v5 modules, the rapidmask2 module is the first major upgrade. Home post production photoshop an introduction to luminosity masks. Yet, very few photographers know what luminosity masks are and how they can transform their imagery. Luminosity masks are selections that are made and live in the channels panel within photoshop. It described a process for creating selections and masks in photoshop based on the brightness values of the image.
Notice in the 2nd image how the color highlights in the clouds are blowing out which causes them to lose some detail and color. View this video on my youtube channel to get acquainted with the basic concept of luminosity masks. I wont rehash all of the details and theory here just head back over to that post and. Similar to raya pro, it also includes several other. This month i had a chat with tony kuyper, photographer, and creator of the luminosity masks. Create selections based on light levels and then use those selections to paint detail back into your photos. Infinity color masks are the most significant new feature in this update and possibly best thing to happen to masking since i pioneered the now ubiquitous luminosity mask techniques in 2006. Lumosity s web and mobile games are designed by scientists to challenge core cognitive abilities. Luminosity masksget ready to fly tony kuyper photography.
May 27, 2015 use luminosity masks to enhance your landscape photography. In may of this year 2018, davies media design created a tutorial on how to edit photos using a luminosity mask in gimp 2. A place to share info about techniques, tutorials, artists and interviews. Luminosity mask techniques pioneered by tony kuyper provide the highest degree of control over creative image developing and have become an essential image developing tool for me and many top outdoor photographers world wide. Tony describes how to create the various luminosity masks, but also has a downloadable action which can allow the user to generate all the masks needed at the click of a button. Fantastic free photoshop luminosity masking tool youtube. Ive been working with tony for a number of years on testing his tools and. Over the years tony has refined his actions, and recently he produced a completely new photoshop action panel version 3. Conventional luminosity masks like lights2 or darks3 are linear masks. The tk7 panel is much more than just a luminosity mask panel.
Luminosity masks are not a built in part of photoshop like the paint brush, lasso, eraser, etc. Free panel to make 16bit luminosity masks good light journal. The panel makes it easy to create a large variety of luminosity masks. The tk basic v6 panel makes this possible and is the ideal tool for quickly getting up to speed with their creative. You can learn more and purchase the panel on tony s site here. Interactive luminosity masks the interactive luminosity mask ilm panel is a novel adobe photoshop extension for creating luminosity in a more efficient and user friendly way. All items are provided via a download link sent to the email address you enter. Apr 08, 2014 from exposure blending to fine contrast adjustments, luminosity masks are one of the most powerful set of tools available to photographers in photoshop. A message from tony kuyper complete guide to luminosity masks ii by tony kuyper. Tony kuyper luminosity masks you can sleep when youre dead. For a thorough discussion of luminosity masking and to see some beautiful landscape images of the colorado plateau area check out tony kuyper s web site.
In this photo retouching tutorial, well learn how to boost the contrast and color saturation of an image in photoshop using whats called a luminosity mask, a littleknown trick for selecting pixels in an image based on their luminosity, or lightness, values. Luminosity masking using tony kuypers actions keith bauer. An introduction to luminosity masks capturelandscapes. Load the highlights selection and use it as a layer mask to restrict the dodging to only the highlight areas. In fact, i wrote about luminosity selections, and tonys photoshop actions to make these selections, in some of my early ebooks on photoshop. Complete guide to luminosity masks 2nd edition file size 2. Todays macros are a followup set, and are created to act on adjustment layers and live filter. The complete guide to luminosity masks video tutorial.
Masks are a great way to isolate changes you perform inside your photo editing tool without affecting other parts of the image. Boosting contrast and color with the luminosity mask in photoshop. Lately ive been experimenting with several features that could make photoshop extension panels easier to install and use. Also contains instructions pdf, installation guides, best practices for color management, and training videos by sean bagshaw. Tony kuyper s tk action panel is another popular panel for photoshop. A luminosity mask panel for photoshop that makes 16bit luminosity masks using a realtime, mask based interface. The equivalent setup for calculations is shown below. Use the same technique to create a shadows burn layer. Channel, color, saturation, and vibrance masks are created just as easily, and entire spectrums of these other pixelbased, selffeathering masks can be made as easily and quickly as the standard luminosity masks.
Channel, color, saturation, and vibrance masks are created just as easily, and. So now, instead of updating a mega panel, the individual modules can be improved and released when they are finshed. The new rapidmask2 module uses the unique rapid mask engine to quickly generate entire spectrums of. These two processes can disrupt each other and lead to mistakes. Oct 30, 2015 luminosity masks in photoshop made simple using lumenzia. The tk7 panel is the newest release of the comprehensive panel for making luminosity masks and running photoshop. For example, lets say we are looking at a beautiful sunset shot in photoshop. Added buttons for infinity masks to create an infinite number of lights and darksseries luminosity masks. One of the skills every photographer needs to learn about is post processing. The tk actions v6 panel for photoshop makes luminosity masks fast, easy, and fun. Similar to raya pro, it also includes several other adjustments and options that you might find beneficial in your workflow. I would much prefer to spend that time playing outside and perfecting the image in the field rather than photoshopping it later. A luminosity mask created for midtones is symmetrical as it is intended to exclude the highlights and shadows.
Interview with tony kuyper, creator of the tk masks blog. While both can create great images, luminosity masks give you the ability to customize and refine your image, often yielding more realistic results. The power of luminosity masks in photoshop fstoppers. Beside, the latest version of tony kuyper s tkactions panel includes a superior tool for generating these masks.
For example, if you ran the luminosity mask actions on a darker exposure, you would gain a full range of dark and midtone luminosity masks, but very few, if any, workable bright masks, because the darker exposure is lacking in highlights. Tkactions v4 an introduction by tony kuyper youtube. Luminosity masks in photoshop made simple using lumenzia. Luminosity masks are photoshop tools which let you manually blend exposures together. Luminosity masks are a fantastic tool, and can be used in all aspects of photo editing and all genres. San gabriel mountains landscape processed with tony kuyper s luminosity masks for photoshop. Blending exposures using luminosity masks tutorial.
My photoshop actions for 14 and 34tone masks are not compatible with current versions of photoshop. I have implemented and extended them in this gimp plugin. The panel creates curves and levels adjustment layers with luminosity masks as layer masks. I reached out to tony kuyper, the creator of tkactions. That is an ideal situation to use the luminosity masks for the light tones. Tutorial how and why to make 16 bit saturation masks in. The converse is true for a strongly overexposed image. Oct 04, 2015 sean bagshaws complete guide to luminosity masks 2nd edition video series is available at. Tkactions v6 panel sean bagshaw outdoor exposure photography.
Understanding luminosity selections and luminosity masks. It also creates luminosity masks on the channels panel plus active luminosity selections for luminosity painting. Intro and demonstration of tony kuyper s tk infinity mask panel, a new and different way of quickly creating very customized luminosity style masks. A rough and quick description of the essentials you could use to blend multiple exposures using tony kuypers luminosity masks. The rapidmask2 module of the tkactions v6 panel youtube. Luminosity masks are excellent if youre trying to create selections based on pixel brightness, but not so good if your primary selection criterion is color. They are called luminosity masks but in actuality they arent masks until they are used in the layers panel. Regularly uses the adjustment brush in lightroom and also sends photos into photoshop to dodge and burn using a 50% fray card and a basic luminosoty mask to darken over exposed skies. For complete information about the panel and to download a copy of the.
In this tutorial, learn how to manually blend exposures using the power and flexibility of luminosity masks. His sw includes an extensive user panel to enable easy creation of the masks and then application of various adjustments. How to create a stunning cityscape in photoshop with luminosity masks amsterdam full workflow by greg benz. Tony kuyper luminosity masks luminanzmasken youtube.
Illuminate your photos using topaz and luminosity masks. Tkactions panels went modular with the release of the v5 panel. For example, you can brighten your photo and then apply luminosity masking so that it doesnt overexpose the areas that are already bright to begin with. Luminosity masks need to be fast and intuitive in order to become a standard part of the workflow. How to create and use luminosity masks in adobe photoshop. Jun 04, 2015 lately ive been experimenting with several features that could make photoshop extension panels easier to install and use. I have received direct permission from tony to teach this class and his intellectual property. The tkactions v6 panel is designed exclusively for photoshop cc to take advantage of the html5 architecture that photoshop cc can accommodate. Free panel to make 16bit luminosity masks good light. Ilm allows the interactive creation of custom luminosity masks selections with instantaneous visual feedback.
Aug 23, 2010 tony kuypers luminosity masks i am sure that most of us who postprocess images in photoshop are familiar with masks. A variation on luminosity masks are the zone masks that also have been developed by tony kuyper and are asymmetrical as they target only a specific zone, while. Screenshot is from the free video lesson on luminosity masks, which you can download by clicking here. The entire triple play process is described in the luminosity mask triple play and advanced masking tutorial pdf thats included in the download folder. How to make 16bit luminosity masks by tony kuyper reddit. Tony provides extensive writing and information on luminosity masking and how to create luminosity masks. It is intended as a springboard for you to investigate more and hopefully find them useful especially in very difficult lighting conditions.
The tk basic v6 panel and videos are available as a free download on the panels and videos page if you like the basic v6 panel and seans videos, please consider trying the allinclusive v5v6 panel and seans v5v6 video guide. How to create luminosity masks in photoshop youtube. Ive used his previous actions, but his latest panel is amazing. How to download luminosity mask plugin for gimp davies. The first and great popularizer of this technique, which thanks to his passion and constant research, is now very widespread in the world of photography. This is an overview of the tkactions v6 rapidmask2 module. The interactive luminosity mask ilm extension panel for photoshop helps you create both luminosity. More information on the v6 panel can be found here. The thing is that i in most cases just need a quick way of generating them, and then go into channels, find the one i that seems to cover the best area for any purpose, and then i tweak it through changing levels so it does exactly what i want it to do. Our cuttingedge luminosity mask technique in photoshop will forever change the way you combine exposures.
The tkactions extension panel and vidoes make luminosity masks easy to use. Create a magical landscape with luminosity masks in photoshop and raya. Luminosity masking is a technique developed in the last 10 years or so primarily by american southwest landscape photographer tony kuyper over at. Photoshop tkactions lightroom sean bagshaw outdoor. Use luminosity masks to enhance your landscape photography. This is a free panel was created by tony kuyper, who is well known as the father of luminosity masks since he is widely credited for introducing this technique to mainstream landscape photography. Luminosity mask techniques pioneered by tony kuyper provide the highest degree of control over creative image developing and have become an essential.
Theres a ton of great information, and its presented in a very easy to understand, easy to follow manner, with great structure, content, and solid production values. It features tony kuypers v4 tkactions panel available below and photoshop cc. A powerful photoshop panel that makes luminosity masks easier. Here are some of tonys images processed with and without luminosity masks. I recently came across the work of tony kuyper whose blog instructs the reader on a post processing technique for photoshop users. Download folder has versions that work in ps cc and cs6.
Sean bagshaws complete guide to luminosity masks 2nd edition video series is available at. These macros acted only on pixel and image layers, and could be used to create masks, adjustment layers, filters, etc. I am also providing a link below for you to download tony kuyper s free tk basic v6 panel, so you can work along with me in this tutorial. Rather than going over familiar ground, alister has approached the topic with a fresh vision, delving into the real and practical purposes of both luminosity and contrast in black and white photography.
Luminosity and contrast is a black and white ebook with a difference. About a month ago, i posted a number of macros for creating luminosity selections. Start with the free basic v6 panel and the videos that come with it. So the discussion on tony kuypers actions, how they work, how to use them, and that they even are available on his website for free as an action, furthered what i already knew about luminosity masks and what i might do to improve on my images using ps, topaz, or whatever. May 15, 2019 tony kuyper im happy, excited, and somewhat relieved to finally announce the release of the tk7 panel for photoshop cc. Tony and i have been working on a german version of the tkactions and a set of videos for the past months and have recently released a 23part video series available at. Weve exposed for the foreground so rather typically the brightest part of the sky is overexposed. You can see that the images processed with the masks sing louder. Luminosity masks are a great way to isolate particular areas of an image in order to apply curves and other adjustments. The free tkactions basic panel is an easy way to create luminosity masks and add them to a creative photoshop workflow. A message from tony kuyper complete guide to luminosity masks ii. Attendees should have a good working knowledge of lightroom and how to work with layers and masks in photoshop. The basics of luminosity masks in digital blending 500px. This technique allows you to edit the light, lighter, and lightest parts of an image, the dark, darker, and darkest parts of an image, and the three different levels of midtones in an image separately.
Photoshop workflow on saturday, march 7, 2020, 9am 4pm at the the lone tree hub, 8827 lone tree parkway, lone tree, co. Only this time, use the burn tool to deepen the shadow areas and use the shadow. I would highly encourage you to check out tony kuyper s excellent tutorials and actions on the. How to make 16bit luminosity masks good light journal. The tk7 panel for photoshop makes luminosity masks fast, easy, and fun. November 11, 20 getting around in gimp luminosity masks revisited brorfelde landscape by stig nygaard cb after adding an aggressive curve along with a midtone luminosity mask i had previously written about adapting tony kuyper s luminosity masks for gimp. Luminosity masking lets you make a layer visible according to the brightness value of your photo. Tony kuypers tk action panel is another popular panel for photoshop. Matte painting is a photo real approach to combine photographs, 3d and painting techniques to match the plate and replace greenblue screen. Feb 28, 2015 this post describes how to make 16bit luminosity masks in photoshop using the calculations dialog.
Nicolaus, channel masks have been around much longer than years, luminosity masks is just. From the video tutorial series, the complete guide to luminosity masks. Then look in the properties panel and reduce the masks density to 60% to fade that restriction. Tony and i have been working on a german version of the tkactions and a set of videos for the past months and have recently released a.
After youve completed your fit test, youll be able to play games on the games page, or on an ipad, iphone, or android, youll be able to access free games on the games tab with the lumosity app. Its sort of like comparing spaghettios to your grandmothers homemade pasta. After years of experimentation tony has developed an. Ive been using tony kuyper s method and his photoshop panel for a. If you are brand new to the tk panel and luminosity masks i recommend working through my learning materials in the following sequence. A detailed instructions pdf for the v6 modules can be download here.
Joseph roybal is excited to offer this photoshop postprocessing workflow course. A photoshop extension panel for making 16bit light, midtone, and dark luminosity masks. Quite a few years ago i learned about making luminosity selections from tony kuyper s website, in fact, i wrote about luminosity selections, and tony s photoshop actions to make these selections, in some of my early ebooks on photoshop. Also tony kuyper and sean bagshaws tutorials are realy good and well priced on the subject. If youre using cs6, you may need to download the plugin from the links at the. Tony kuyper describes a great way to manage tones in photoshop that he calls luminosity masks. Channel, color, saturation, and vibrance masks are created just as easily as luminosity masks, and entire spectrums of these pixelbased, selffeathering masks can be. Switching tasks means balancing the cognitive process for interpreting shape with the one for color.
Complete guide to luminosity masks 2nd edition download. Tony kuypers luminosity masks i am sure that most of us who postprocess images in photoshop are familiar with masks. You must constantly switch between matching shape or color. Major features are covered as well as the masking workflow the module makes possible. From now on the luminosity mask action set is loaded and you dont need to repeat this step again when processing your photos. Asymmetrical luminosity masks for more accurate editing in. The tk actions v6 panel for photoshop makes luminosity masks fast, easy, and. Tony has a great tutorial and offers a number of masking actions which you can download for a small donation. Luminosity masks aims the aim of this tapas presentation is to show the very basics of luminosity masks, their usefulness and how to use them. There are others but these are the two that seem to be the most popular. If you are having a different issue which is preventing you from accessing your free training, please email us. Saturation masks in photoshop are another great tool for giving us more. In this game, you quickly match tiles according to the rules but the rules change. You will need to be familiar with the basic tools in photoshop as well as masks, adjustment layers and basic selections.
Join professional photographer and breakthrough photography team pro, joseph roybal for luminosity masks unmasked. Intro to complete guide to luminosity masks 2nd edition youtube. Thanks to the camera store the largest camera store in calgary, alberta, canada for sponsoring the photography. If you want to run the action set then all you need to do is to go to the action panel again and either stand on the main luminosity masks folder and then hit the play button or create the light, dark and midgrey luminosity masks separately by. Jun 22, 2014 this video shows the basic steps to create your own luminosity masks for any image in photoshop. Tony kuypers luminosity masks kostas petrakis photography. Dont really see any difference, as the masks are masks. User interface, workflow sections, core processor, and deployment options mirror the tk7 rapidmask module.
Instead of a spatial selection where the marching ants enclose a specific area or element in an image, luminosity selections are tonebased. Complete guide to luminosity masks 2nd edition sean. Luminosity masks, also known as luminance masks, are a way of making advanced selections in photoshop based on luminosity values. Tony kuypers luminosity masks for photoshop richard. The tk basic v6 panel is free and a great way to start using luminosity mask now. How to use luminosity masks in photoshop to transform your images. The advantage of it over other selection tools is its ability to produce highly targeted and customizable selection with seamless feathering. Tony kuyper luminosity masks free download and i greatly appreciate that you took the trouble to code it for cs6, which i continue to use. To test some of these new elements, ive created a minipanel image below focused on just making 16bit luminosity masks, like the downloadable actions that were available in the previous blog posts.
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