Book description
Create amazing HDR photos with this full-color, plain-English guide
Your secret is safe with us. Even if you don't have the latest high-end high dynamic range (HDR) camera equipment, you can still create striking images that appear as if you do with the tips, tricks, and techniques in this helpful guide. Discover how to use bracketing effectively, get the most out of a tripod, finesse your photos with Photoshop, and make it all go easier with this practical and inspiring book.
Shines a light on HDR-what it is, how it's done, and what tools you need
Walks you through how to take good photographs, from using the right settings to choosing good HDR subjects
Demonstrates how to put all your images together in a single photo, including selecting the software, establishing workflow, and creating files
Covers how you can clean up digital residue, how to create HDR in black and white, and much more
Packed with beautiful and inspiring full-color HDR images to fire your imagination
Get fresh ideas, avoid mistakes, and produce memorable images with this essential guide.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Author's Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. The ABCs of HDR Photography
- 1. Shining a Light on HDR
- 2. Gearing Up for HDR
- 3. Looking Hard at HDR Software
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II. Putting the Photography in HDR Photography
- 4. Becoming One with Your Camera
- 5. Bracketing Exposures for HDR
- 6. Shooting Single-Exposure HDR
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III. The Soft(er)ware Side of HDR
- 7. Generating HDR
- 8. Preparing to Tone Map
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9. Tone Mapping for Fun and Profit
- 9.1. Tone Mapping with Photomatix Pro
- 9.2. Tone Mapping in Photoshop
- 9.3. An Approach to Comparing Approaches
- 9.4. Batch-Processing Multiple Files
- 9.5. Batch-Processing Single Files
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10. Layers, Process, and Blending
- 10.1. Taking the Layers Refresher Course
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10.2. Mama Mia Methodologia
- 10.2.1. Editing with layers
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10.2.2. The workflow (cue reveal music)
- 10.2.2.1. Save the image as a PSD
- 10.2.2.2. Look for places to blend material from alternate sources
- 10.2.2.3. Duplicate the Background layer and sharpen
- 10.2.2.4. Perform noise reduction
- 10.2.2.5. Clone away dust and other problems
- 10.2.2.6. Check color (that is, white) balance and brightness
- 10.2.2.7. Correct obnoxious color problems
- 10.2.2.8. Enhance brightness and contrast
- 10.2.2.9. Make creative saturation adjustments
- 10.2.2.10. Dodge and burn
- 10.2.2.11. (Optional) Convert to black and white
- 10.2.2.12. Correct distortions and straighten
- 10.2.2.13. Recompose
- 10.2.2.14. Publish
- 10.3. And Now, Blending in 3-D
- 11. Cleaning Up Your Photos
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IV. Having Fun with HDR Images
- 12. Creating Panor-Ahhh-Mas
- 13. Going Old School with Black-and-White HDR
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V. The Part of Tens
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14. (More Than) Ten Ways to Shoot Better Photos for HDR
- 14.1. Getting a Good Tripod
- 14.2. Being Patient
- 14.3. Becoming a Cloud Watcher
- 14.4. Taking Your Camera with You
- 14.5. Loving HDR Photography
- 14.6. Paying Attention to Light and Time
- 14.7. Knowing Your Camera
- 14.8. Looking for Contrast
- 14.9. Returning to the Scene
- 14.10. Looking Around
- 14.11. Using AEB
- 14.12. Shuttering with a Purpose
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15. Ten Ways to Ruin a Good HDR Image
- 15.1. Halos, Halos, Everywhere!
- 15.2. Wimping Out on Contrast
- 15.3. Imagination Smackdown
- 15.4. This Isn't Casper, The Friendly Ghost
- 15.5. Sharpening From Dusk 'Til Dawn
- 15.6. Too Much Noise Reduction Going On
- 15.7. Putting a Square Peg into a Round Hole
- 15.8. Timidity on the Coloroidity
- 15.9. Too Much HDR
- 15.10. Overreacting to Criticism
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14. (More Than) Ten Ways to Shoot Better Photos for HDR
Product information
- Title: High Dynamic Range Digital Photography For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2009
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780470560921
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