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How I Use Topaz AI in My Photo Edits (and Why It’s a Game-Changer for 1.4/1.8/ Low shutter shots)
🕑 Added 2025-04-23 07:23:40 +0000 UTCHow I Use Topaz AI in My Photo Edits (and Why It’s a Game-Changer)
So here’s the deal—I’ve been messing with Topaz AI lately, and I gotta say, it’s kinda wild how good it is.
🔧 The Main Moves:
I mostly shoot at 1.4 or 1.8, which means sometimes my focus misses—especially with multiple people in the shot. Topaz helps fix that crazy well.
Blurry shots? Topaz legit brings people back to life. I had a photo where the subject picked a blurry one (no clue why lol), and Topaz saved it.
My go-to steps: hit Recover Face → Sharpen → export. That’s it.
✨ Using Presets Like a Boss:
I made a preset from one of my favorite edits—named it “Marley”—so now I just apply that to similar shots. Saves a ton of time.
Been using this for both slightly blurry and already decent photos. Even sharp ones look cleaner after.
💸 Worth the Price?
It’s like $20/month, and nah, I don’t keep the sub every month—only during busy seasons.
Honestly, for what it does, that price is chill.
📸 Night Shoots + ISO Fixes:
You know how night shots get noisy 'cause of high ISO? Topaz has AI Denoise, and it handles grain way better than Lightroom.
Lightroom has basic noise reduction, but the AI sharpening in Topaz is the real winner for me.
🧪 Looking Ahead:
I’m thinking about grabbing the video version too (even though it’s $300) just to see how far I can push the quality. Wanna get that AI 4K look you see in crazy clean reels.
📝 Final Thought: If your shots are missing focus or you’re out here shooting wide open (1.4 gang), Topaz can clean up your images real quick. Not saying you need it—but for what I do, it’s staying in the toolkit for now.
