I am out here on this old railroad trestle to do a little HDR shooting.…And before we get started on how I am going to do that, I want you to notice something.…The light is beautiful.…I am out here in the late afternoon/early evening because that's when you-- and the plants are getting closer--…because that's when you take good pictures.…Just because I'm shooting HDR, just because I am going to have this tremendous…amount of dynamic range and color to work with, doesn't mean that I don't have to…worry about good light.…HDR is not a substitute for good light.…I still want the long shadows, I still want the rich textures, I still want the…deep color, I still want the nice tone that I get from afternoon light.…
You don't go out at noon and because you are shooting HDR, suddenly I have this…magic bullet for bad light.…So I've waited for the light to turn good, I've looked for subject matter that's…going to work well in the good light and here I am.…Why did I choose this location?…A couple of reasons.…
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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
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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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