If you're interested in HDR, I'm assuming this because you're a somewhat…experienced photographer.…And as a somewhat experienced photographer, there should be some postproduction…habits that you already have.…Things that you just do without even thinking once you get into your image editor.…For example, worrying about overexposed highlights, checking to be sure you got…the detail that you want in your shadows, paying attention to the overall…contrast in your image and making sure that it's correct.…If you're working in color, checking out your white balance, making sure your…image doesn't have any color cast problems.…
All of these things are the normal work of a good photographer and they all…apply to HDR images also.…But HDR images have their own set of additional concerns on top of those…normal photographic concerns, and we're going to look at those real quick in this movie.…Before we do though I want to show you an image that we're going to be looking…at in a minute in terms of some HDR issues it has.…
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
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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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