…Another way of using HDR is an Average Workflow.…Perhaps you shoot bracketed, not to create a truly high-dynamic range…look, but to just safely capture the entire range of the scene.…So, in post production, you have some flexibility to put the pieces together.…Here's how.…Let's select this whole scene here of Independence Hall.…And you see I've exposed to really cover the…whole range from the outdoor window to the bright interior.…We'll open that with Photomatics,…And we'll merge to fuse. This was taken from a tripod,…And I want to take a look at some of my fusion methods here.…
Let's start with the Average method.…One thing you'll notice is that this method really has no choices.…It's simply averaged out the exposure value of the entire scene.…So it looked at that entire dynamic range and it averaged the values together.…Into a single image.…This is a great way to create a noise-free…image that's based on a variety of input sources,…but there's only so much you can do with the average method.…You'll notice there aren't even presets because…
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3/3/2014This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. We're honored to host this material in our library.
- Loading bracketed photos
- Aligning source images
- Reducing noise and chromatic aberration
- Tone mapping with methods
- Fusing a single image or multiple images
- Removing color cast
- Automating with batch processing
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 36s
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Using the exercise files1m 8s
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1. Loading Bracketed Photos
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Loading from a folder3m 42s
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Loading from Lightroom7m 13s
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Loading from Bridge5m 22s
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When to load raw files3m 2s
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2. Preprocessing Images with Photomatix
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Aligning source images4m 5s
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Reducing noise2m 36s
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Working with single files2m 53s
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3. An Overview of Tone Mapping and the Exposure Fusion Workflow
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When to use Tone Mapping3m 15s
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When to use Exposure Fusion2m 48s
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Adjusting the preview window2m 35s
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Working with presets4m 52s
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Add finishing touches4m 48s
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Saving the image3m 45s
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4. Tone Mapping in Depth
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The Tone Compressor workflow3m 53s
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The black-and-white workflow5m 58s
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The tone balancer workflow6m 29s
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5. Exposure Fusion in Depth
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The Fusion/Natural workflow4m 31s
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Fusing multiple images4m 5s
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Fusing a single image2m 22s
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Comparing methods3m 14s
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6. Advanced Options to Solve Problems
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Removing color casts5m 15s
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Removing tough ghosts2m 54s
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Post-process in Photoshop5m 28s
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Using the Adjustment Brush3m 54s
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7. Post-Processing Your Image with Finishing Touches
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Sharpening the final image3m 45s
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Cropping the final image2m 8s
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Conclusion
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Final thoughts1m 4s
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