Thread by @Rob_Layton

Here’s a #mobilephotography tutorial if you’re interested in getting more out of your phone in low light.
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I shot this 20minutes before sunrise this morning with @FiLMiCPro #firstlight using #iPhone11Pro and it was darker than this pic suggests. As you can imagine ....
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black basalt in the dark is a challenge. To enhance shadow detail, using a tripod, I shot a number of raw frames (tip: set the timer to 2s to avoid camera shake) to later bring into Ps as a stack, which I will explain shortly ..
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I selected two images that gave some nice reflected colour and moved them to @Lightroom on iPad. I did my usual edits on one image and then used the Previous function to apply those edits to the next image, ensuring they were identical (including the crop)...
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These were exported as Tif files opened in Ps. To create an image stack in desktop: file>scripts>load files into stack. Set blending mode to Lighten to bring out the reflections. On iPad: open one image, sélect all and copy, paste as new layer into the second image, lighten.
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It is good practice to also auto-align the layers. Additional editing if needed. Stacking reduces noise and enhances details, which is why it is a popular technique in astrophotography.
Mobile-only work flows are getting easier. Happy snapping 🙂
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