High ISO Wildlife Photos? Here’s the Fix in ON1 Photo RAW
- ON1 Photo RAW
- 11:42
- Intermediate / Advanced
Access the included practice file directly from the all-new Home module in ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4 and follow along step-by-step with this edit. Keep in mind, the practice file is only accessible in version 2026.4, so make sure you’ve upgraded to the latest version of ON1 Photo RAW before getting started.
Struggling with noisy wildlife photos shot at high ISO? In this step by step tutorial, we’ll use NoNoise AI inside ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4 to remove noise while preserving important feather detail and texture. We’ll also enhance the final image with Dynamic Contrast, Curves, and a subtle vignette for a clean, natural looking wildlife edit.
If you enjoyed this lesson, leave a comment with the highest ISO you’ve ever successfully edited.
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10 Comments
Desmond TraynorJuly 23, 2026
Nice tutorial, the no noise worked pretty fast on your edit. I must be doing something wrong mine takes anything up to 4 minutes.
Paul CollingridgeJuly 25, 2026
Have you optimised your PC for ON1? It’s quite old, now, but I did a video on speeding it up. Sadly NVIDIA doesn’t recognise On1 for a default optimization. It’s a bit old now but may help. See here
https://youtu.be/Tve4DZFyDbA
David PriceJuly 24, 2026
If No Noise is that slow, then I suggest that you check the ON1 Recommended Spec.
My laptop is now four years old, but it fortunately still meets the current ON1 Recommended Spec. And No Noise is as quick on my laptop, as it was on Dylan’s PC.
Alternatively, ask ON1 Support. They might be able to help you.
Best wishes
Robert GulleyJuly 25, 2026
One of the better tutorials. I learned a couple of techniques that I had not used before.
echoauxgenJuly 25, 2026
First the Tone and Color Box the profile of your camera settings, this is what you would select if taking a jpeg and does not affect a RAW BUT your camera color profile has several selections to bring out exp. I do a lot of Milky Way captures on beaches and a portrait selection makes the sand more tannish and brings out the color separation of sky and the opposite colors of Pegasus the magenta of the wing side and the baby blue side on the right and what most is the color of the deepness blue in the trail of stars all different blues! but in this lesson a notice point is the tint color of blue of the feathers ever so lightly it is but that blueish tint should be a grey as in a shadow. This blueish tint is of the shadow side of a subjects like in a sunset with white boats in the foreground happens of the grey card not being used for the colors to be correct. Some of the newest cameras have a selectable WB Sony’s you can select White which will clean up colors of snow and a polar bear white but again selection of the camera color profile helps greatly even for sunsets, Just info a part of editing to be done first.
For the Noise and Sharping section I did learn how to fine tune the sharping but again like in astro captures with stars yes this is the rout to take for my problem has always been selecting the both NoNoise AI and Tack Sharp stars are not sharp but a little crystally looking so just NoNoise AI and below adjustments may help others get their sharpest of an subject and also like this example of bird and feather sharpness for those editing at 100 to 300 percent.
Great lesson over all, Thank You!!
David HippJuly 25, 2026
Please don’t correct someone’s tutorial. Dylan did a great job explaining the “basics” of No Noise.
Wayne HowarthJuly 25, 2026
When working with the vignette portion of the tutorial, I could not move the focus point of the vignette as shown in the video. After clicking on the little icon at the bottom as shown in the video, it wouldn’t stay on with a left click I had the right click on it, but even then it would not allow me to set the focus point of the event yet.
Lee O'KelleyJuly 26, 2026
Speaking of “vignette”, I don’t understand why ON1 (and other tutorial) instructors have such a love affair with them. To say it’s a matter of taste, I’ll concede that (I suppose). However, the natural inclination is for a viewer’s eye is to find the subject matter (and ignore its surroundings). This, IMO, is especially true for wildlife photography. As such, a vignette may be counterproductive. However, as I said, this is a matter of taste. — BTW, thank you, Mr. Kotecki, for this video. Had I not seen it, I would never have thought to try using this feature. Thanks again.
Larry GodboldJuly 26, 2026
As usual, the tutorial was very helpful. Thanks.
The one question I have is about the sequence of corrections. In Photoshop all of the tutorials that I have seen suggest using noise correction as the last step. You used No Noise AI at the beginning of the process.
Please comment.
Berthold GrünhagenJuly 29, 2026
I compared ON1 Photo RAW with focus on NoNoise AI to other famous tools. ON1 is working most realistic. Especially when it comes to feathers and fur. So, thank you for it and this video.
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