Noise vs grain
Noise often feels like unwanted disturbance. Grain is designed as part of the image surface.
In a film-like workflow, grain is not only a sign of age. It can support density and make tones feel more connected.
SELON Manual / Grain
What is Grain?
Grain is not just noise. In SELON, it adds texture to the photographic surface and breaks the overly clean thinness of digital images.
Use it carefully
Too much grain makes the processing more visible than the subject. Amount, size, blending, and balance matter.
Combined with Density and Halation, grain can create a photographic layer between light and shadow.