Join Ben Long for an in-depth discussion in this video Selective editing with HDR Efex Pro, part of HDR Photography: Shooting and Processing.
One of the great things about Nik HDR Efex Pro are its selective editing tools,…which are really fantastic, and we haven't had a chance to look at them yet so…we're going to do that in this movie.…Even if you are not and do not plan to be a regular HDR Efex user, work through…this movie with us anyway because we're going to talk about a lot of kind of…aesthetics of editing and some other things that apply to any editing tools…that you choose to use.…Grab 1413, 1414, and 1415 and merge them in Photoshop.…We're merging in Photoshop because HDR Efex can't get a good registration of…these because I moved a lot between images.…
Open up here and we get our normal merge. We want to be sure we're in 32 Bit.…I want you to notice something.…Up here we get this weird purple artifact.…It took me a while to figure out what it is.…It turns out it's actually a ghosting artifact.…If I turn on Remove ghosts, it goes away.…So if you're seeing something like that in your highlights when you're merging…an image, there is a chance it's a ghost, so just take that out.…
Author
Released
7/22/2011- Understanding how the image sensor detects shadows
- Capturing a broader dynamic range
- Knowing when to use HDR
- Finding good HDR subject matter
- Using gradient masks to improve dynamic range
- Merging in Photoshop and processing elsewhere
- Dealing with ghosting
- Reducing noise and correcting chromatic aberrations
- Handling HDR images that seem flat
- Combining HDR and LDR (low dynamic range)
- Selective editing with HDR Efex Pro
- Creating panoramic HDR images
- Creating an HDR time lapse
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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1. Introduction
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Welcome1m 56s
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Using the exercise files2m 9s
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2. What Is HDR?
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Dynamic range defined4m 31s
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Understanding bit depth3m 37s
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Image sensor and shadows2m 38s
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HDR shooting and processing4m 40s
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Single-shot HDR2m 43s
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When to use HDR2m 50s
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3. Shooting and Organizing HDR
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Finding HDR subject matter4m 38s
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Shooting HDR9m 45s
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Workflow and organization5m 36s
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4. Expanding Dynamic Range Through Masking
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More dynamic range masking8m 57s
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Masking with brushes4m 59s
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5. Processing Multi-Shot HDR Images in Photoshop CS5
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Creating an HDR in HDR Efex11m 47s
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Ghosting and Photoshop2m 51s
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Ghosting and HDR Efex2m 47s
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Ghosting and Photomatix6m 36s
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Batch processing in Photomatix10m 51s
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6. Additional Retouching and Finishing
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Finishing an image8m 42s
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Combining HDR and LDR23m 3s
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HDR that doesn't look like HDR12m 41s
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Black-and-white HDR12m 39s
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Panoramic HDR12m 3s
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HDR time lapse4m 24s
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Processing the trestle image10m 1s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye37s
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Video: Selective editing with HDR Efex Pro