thank you ..you introduced me to a new world..i downloaded the action and it works brilliantly..now i can easily blend many exposures without the hard work of manual selections..i tried it and i am so amzed with the results...way way way better then HDR..i am blown away..thanks again..

As others have said, this is the first time I've actually understood what was happening. Perfect pacing on the video too. That's a difficult balance to maintain. Thanks!

Finally I understand how to create Luminosity masks and how to use them. Thanks!!!

Awesome tutorial! many thanks Greg.

Greg, I really appreciate your advice, clear, concise, plus the masking. Thank you.

Hi Greg, Thanks for this tutorial! It is very easily explained and showed how to work with luminosity masks! Cheers Carmine

Thank you Greg, great tutorials, very clear explanations.

Dude, you are awesome. This is really great content. Your photos are amazing. Thanks so much for this

This is really the basic of the basic; all beginners should be starting here. Finally started to understand. Viewed this x2 and got the concept. Very challenging for me...

Luminosity masks have changed my editing (for the better). Love this technique - thank you. :)

Excellent stuff, Thnx. Just heading to download so I can play...

Great tutorials! Thanks, Greg. from Japan

Excellent! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks Greg for all the tips

Thank you for the great info. I can't wait to use it.

thank you. you make it so easy to follow.and I love that tnx

Thank you for doing it step by step I have seen people offer automations but I didn't understand what the actions were made from since I am at more of a beginner level. Very helpful to understand the process!

@gregbenzphotography

5 жыл бұрын

ecaffey great, thanks for the feedback!

Half way through the video, what a power tip!

My first steps into the exciting world of luminosity masks. I can feel my horizons being opened.

@gregbenzphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! So much potential.

Thank you boss, its helped me a lot. from Bangladesh.

Thanks, Greg.

excellant vid

you're awesome man, simple and easy tutorial, thanks a lot for actions.

@gregbenzphotography

9 жыл бұрын

No problem memo nabhani!

Thanks Greg.

Very helpful video. Very nice and clear voice. Thank you sir. Just subscribed 👍

@gregbenzphotography

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

I also finally understand how to create a luminosity mask. Thanks, man.

@gregbenzphotography

4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!

Hi Greg. When I use a mask as you show in the video, and then say reduce the exposure, other elements OUTSIDE as well as inside that selected area are affected. Do you have any idea what I may be doing wrong? Cheers

thank you

Hey Greg. Thank you so much for taking the time to help others and encourage them to further explore their editing possibilities. I too would love to download your free actions to try out on some of my images, but unfortunately the free actions shortcut leads back to your news letter.. which I've also signed up to Am I doing something wrong? Cheers, Rik Never mind mate, I managed to figure it out ; ) Thanks again.

How i can save them?

If you're using my actions, there is one to create the masks, and a second action that deletes all the masks. That's it. You can manually go to channels and delete one at a time, but it's more cumbersome.

@hairartist63

9 жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks!

Which is the NEXT video you referred to ,showing how to use those lunimosity masks please.

@mehmetakifsar8737

8 жыл бұрын

+David Portwain right

Thanks so much...still trying to grasp this whole concept. May I ask how you deleted all the channels once you were done?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry, just saw this. My panel has a button to delete all the channels. You can manually delete them from the channels pallet (similar to how you'd delete layers).

Hi Greg - Thanks for this, it was most helpful and I managed to create luminosity channels both automated and manullay. One question from a newbie: If I wanted to pick one channel, say a highlights channel or a midtones channel and turn all of the selected pixels in that channel flourscent green, would that be possible? For painting from a photo, I would like to be able to visually isolate where in the image the various tones are located to assist with the correct tonal representation within my painting. Thanks!

@gregbenzphotography

6 жыл бұрын

The channel is the best representation of the selection you will be working with. You can also click to turn Quick Mask on and off to see a red overlay of the active selection.

do you have an in depth tutorial video on how to use the download file you gave?. Im new to photoshop and the only reason I want to learn it is because i want to know how to do luminosity masking.

@gregbenzphotography

7 жыл бұрын

gregbenzphotography.com/luminosity-masking-tutorial/

Hello Greg, I was looking for the next video - continuation of this video where you mentioned how you have gone about finished editing the image using these masks. I could not find it. Is it possible to view that video by any chance? I would have liked to see the outcome. Wonderful and very clear explanation. Thank you.

@gregbenzphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Please see here: gregbenzphotography.com/luminosity-masking-tutorial/

@tulip5413

5 жыл бұрын

@@gregbenzphotography Thank you for the prompt response. Much appreciate it. So glad I came across your channel. :)

@gregbenzphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Anytime!

Quick question : When you create [light-1], then you invert the selction to get [dark-1], you should have exactly the opposite selection, [light-1] + [dark-1] should give the same selction than cmd+A. But when you [cmd+A] - [light-1] - [dark-1] you end-up with midtone-1 !!! very confusing for me. I checked [light-1] vs [dark-1] in a photo, and the addition of each pixel brightness/luminance always give 100%. Could you give us more details on those selction ?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

Intersecting masks is not the same as simple math would imply. Try subtracting just lights from all (cmd-A) to compare.

Joel- The marching ants show the point where the selection is only 50%, but you can certainly have a lot of areas that are partially selected beyond the ants. Just a 10-40% selection is typically plenty for adjustments to be very visible. (KZread/Google isn't letting me use +name or reply for Joel's comment... anyone know why?)

@yuryloginov3282

7 жыл бұрын

Greg Benz

@gregbenzphotography

7 жыл бұрын

Yury Loginov ?

Hey Greg, first of all thanks for this introduction to an interesting editing technique, it was new to me! One thing i don't understand is that in your "Make Skies pop with LM" video you are talking about the channel-masks being inverted (black reveals, white conceals), whereas here your masks are white-reveals-black-conceals just as a regular layer mask. Whats up with this?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

White always reveals in a mask. However, you can change the setting that controls the visual representation of a channel (i.e., invert the display), which I inadvertently did in a couple of my older videos. You either double-click or right-click on a channel's thumbnail (I forget which right at the moment) to change the display setting. And again, this is for channels, not masks.

@bountyhuntersouth

8 жыл бұрын

+Greg Benz Thank you very much for the quick answer. Keep up the good work!

Do you need multiple exposures for this to work? Would this work with multiple exposures? Thanks for the video.

@gregbenzphotography

7 жыл бұрын

I use luminosity masks on single images regularly, and for blending images as well.

are u in LA? which one is better for a real estate photos, HDR or luminosity? or either? thanks!

@gregbenzphotography

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Wence I was for this shot. Luminosity masks almost always offer the potential for better results.

hello greg I still don't understand whether each mask overlaps on its neighbor? I f I want to strictly break down my image according to luminosity values, does your plugin do the job or is it more subtle than that (hopefully it is razor sharp)? thank you

@gregbenzphotography

2 жыл бұрын

The intent is subtlety, you don’t want things to cut off in a hard way - that’s the fundamental problem with regular masks and selections.

This is quite brilliant, actually. I have just discovered luminosity masks, and I wonder why I did not do so earlier. I have seen luminosity masks being used only in PS. Are you thinking of, or is it possible to, develop them for Lightroom?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

It is not possible in the current design of Lightroom, though the white/black/highlight/shadow brush adjustments are analogous (but extremely limited in comparison).

Hi Greg, I just started to learn luminosity masks from your videos. Thank you. I have a couple of questions: 1. At what point in the editing process do you apply luminosity masks? Is it the very first thing you do, is it after you've done some other thing that will trigger whether your image would benefit from a luminosity mask, or another point in the process? Do you always follow such a rule or is your process completely image dependent? 2. Does a luminosity mask replace other adjustments you would otherwise make? If I use a luminosity mask, should I still expect to make adjustments with the curves, exposure, levels, or other tools in PS or various sliders in LR, or is the use of tools in PS or LR following luminosity masking strictly a personal preference to continue to fine tune?

@gregbenzphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt- 1- anytime. These are tools for more precise selections and masks. They can be used at any stage of your work in Photoshop. And with RAW Smart Objects, can be mixed with ongoing RAW adjustments. 2- along the same lines, these are just tools for precision, they don’t adjust the image on their own - they control where your adjustments are visible. However, they work best when the adjustments are done thinking systemically, and how you approach one affects the other. It’s a learning process that will evolve as you dig in.

@mattlancaster6096

3 жыл бұрын

​@@gregbenzphotography Thank you for your prompt response! And since you referenced RAW Smart Objects I then watched that video and learned even more!

I know this is an old post but brilliant - Question: to get the 'dark's' can I just invert all the 'lights' or does it give a different result?? Sorry sorted I've got it (Intersect).

@gregbenzphotography

4 жыл бұрын

The result is vastly different for all but L1. As an example, L4 would select very bright things like a sunset. D4 would select very dark things like deep shadows. But neither would select a huge range of midtones. If you were to invert one of these, you’d include all those midtones and get a vastly more expensive selection than just L4 or D4.

@lauriealexander9700

4 жыл бұрын

@@gregbenzphotography Thank you for a fast response on an old post, 10 years I thought I was reasonable at PS, now I'm looking at your courses. Thank you so much.

HELP I've just downloaded your free luminosity masking actions. Many thanks, however when I hi light the "Create all luminosity Masks" and then run it on the play icon, I get this message:The command “Set” is not currently available. What have I done wrong?

@gregbenzphotography

6 жыл бұрын

+roballen49 what version of Photoshop are you using? If not an old version, could be the state of the document (not RGB, etc). The actions are just for old Photoshop, and I cannot test on older versions as I only have CS6.

I've heard about luminosity masks, but always found Photoshop to be too complex for me (Lightroom user). What would you compare this with in Lightroom (if possible) and can you create the same results?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

Lightroom has an auto mask function and the ability to brush adjustments locally. Neither offers anywhere near the power and functionality of luminosity masks. I use Lightroom extensively, but it just can't do some things that Photoshop can.

Wheres the link to the mask making actions please?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

gregbenzphotography.com/luminosity-masking-tutorial/

I can't seem to get the downloaded actions to open and work on my Windows computer. I have Window 7 and Photoshop CC 2015.5. Do they work for PC machines?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, PC and 2015.5 are both ok. The actions are meant for people using CS5 or older, you should be using the panel (both are in the same download). I need a little more information to understand what needs to be done on your machine. If you've tried to install the panel, please email me the log file (as shown in the install video), and I'll be happy to try and figure out what's going on.

@ScottLawPhotography

8 жыл бұрын

Greg, Thanks for you super quick response. I honestly thought I'd check back in a few days and see if anyone said anything. You responded in minutes!!! Your tutorial was very well done and I thought it had worked because I opened as administrator and went through all the steps. I did have to go find the file elsewhere and when I was done it said it was installed. I shut down PS waited a few minutes and opened PS went to the Windows drop down menu gave Extensions a minute to make sure it was loaded, opened extensions and the panel was not there. I believe the problem is that I have a seperate account on my computer for Admin use that requires a password to log in, this is to help prevent viruses and malware since 80% of those kinds of things require admin permission to install and if I'm not logged in as admin they won't install. When I opened PS as administrator as you said to do in the tutorial it did require me to enter my admin password and when PS opened it looked differently from when it normally opens. To find the file I had to go searching in the non-admin folders to find it, but as stated above, I did find it and installed it. I have a suspicion that if I opened it under the Administrator log in the panel would be there, but I don't want to open it under the Administrator admin every time. Any ideas to fix this?

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

Scott Law permissions like that can be an issue. I recommend following the instructions for manual install (which is literally just copying a folder to the right location).

@ScottLawPhotography

8 жыл бұрын

Super, Greg. The manual installation worked. THANKS!

Greg, You mentioned actions in order to create Light, Midtone and Dark masks, I have tried to find them, I can not find them. I now have Lumenzia 8.5.1, are the actions still available, if so where can I get them. Thank for you response. - Michael

@gregbenzphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Just seeing this now after our email exchange. For future reference for you or anyone else, just go to the utilities menu at top right of Lumenzia (click three bars icon for flyout menu). The Lumenzia actions are in there. There are no midtones in the actions. The support video can be found anytime by clicking “?” and then clicking on that flyout menu.

@regmikewall

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregbenzphotography Thank you, I have looked at the actions, all the stops are not checked? should I check them. Also, when i checked all the stops, the action sometime stops at make, i guess i really need to find a tutorial on how to run an actions. I have probably wasted enough of you time.' Thanks Greg

@gregbenzphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Good to go as is. Just copy to your actions and run.

@regmikewall

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregbenzphotography thank you,,,,

Hi Greg, Great stuff on the luminosity masks! I signed up on your site, and downloaded the actions, but don't seem to be able to make them run in Photoshop CC. Is there something you can suggest? I really want to be able to run them! Thanks in advance.

@scottabergermd

10 жыл бұрын

I GOT IT IN PHOTOSHOP CC!! Now if you would kindly tell me how to avoid having to answer OK to all those may dialogue boxes...has to be a way within the Actions palette... THIS IS EPIC!! Thanks so much.

@gregbenzphotography

10 жыл бұрын

Paindoctor Could you send me a screen shot or recording? I don't see boxes that I need to ok on Photoshop CS6, CC, or CC 2014 - so I'm not sure what steps you are taking that are producing that result.

@scottabergermd

10 жыл бұрын

***** Greg, I think I figured it out, with respect to how to stop the entire macro, and bring up the individual steps and dialogue boxes...phenomenal! I am literally thinking of all the utility these may hold, such as sharpening, selectively adjusting EVERYTHING. One thing I love about doing sharpening in LR, is when you can hit the option key, and see the mask taking effect on the photo in LR, so that it can apply sharpening only to sharp edges, and not skin per se. How would you propose applying the luminosity masks to accomplish this feat?

@gregbenzphotography

10 жыл бұрын

Paindoctor I'd create a new a layer, sharpen it using the option key, and then apply the luminosity mask as a layer mask to selectively let the sharpening through.

@scottabergermd

10 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you mean sharpen it in Lightroom (using the option key). Or do you mean in PS?

Can one do this in Photoshop Elements 14

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

To a degree, yes.

@scottdavis7743

8 жыл бұрын

TY

SE INSTALO EN PANEL, PERO NO TIENE LAS HERRAMIENTAS

@gregbenzphotography

3 жыл бұрын

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I can't believe I am that dense when it comes to photoshop.This was an excellent,very well explained tutorial and I still don't get it lol. xD

@gregbenzphotography

9 жыл бұрын

It's a tricky subject! Any particular area where you're getting stuck / confused?

Subscribed but never received the actions???

@gregbenzphotography

8 жыл бұрын

+donald lewis It's all automated by MailChimp. Probably stuck in your spam/promotions folder. See the troubleshooting notes at gregbenzphotography.com/newsletter, or shoot me an email (greg@gregbenzphotography.com).

Where the hell is the luminosity mask. cant find it

@gregbenzphotography

9 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris- If you're looking for masking actions, I offer some for free for subscribers of my newsletter (sign up at gregbenzphotography.com/newsletter/). If you subscribe, you'll need to click the confirmation link and then look for two follow-up emails, one of which has the download link. Be sure to check spam/promotions folders if you don't see any of the emails.

the title is how to create luminosity mask but you explain it too fast and unclear. So this video is very uselesd

Amazing video tutorial! Thanks Greg!

@gregbenzphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

thank you