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1 online resource |
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Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Beyond the Expected; Adobe Software; About this Book; Practice Files; 1. Basic Concepts; Dynamic Range; Practical Example: St. Louis Streetscape.; Exposure Compensation Isn't Enough; Histogram; How to Read It.; Practical Example: St. Louis Streetscape Revisited.; How Color Is Created; Color Space; Color/Bit Depth; 2. Set Up for Success; 1. Shoot Raw; RAW Differences; 2. Switch to Continuous Mode; 3. Reduce Camera Movement/vibration; To Tripod or Not to Tripod? That is theQuestion; Cable/Remote Shutter Release; Mirror Lock-Up |
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4. Make the Exposure SettingsISO and Noise; Exposure Mode; 5. Bracket the Sequence; Don't Buy Bracketing's Bad Reputation; Why Bracketing Is Key to HDR; Canon Bracketing vs. Nikon Bracketing; New Models, New Options; 6. Process in Photoshop's Merge to HDR Pro; 3. Get to Know HDR; Understand and Evaluate the Scene; Exposure; Handholding; Select the Files to Merge; Merge from Photoshop; Merge from Lightroom; Merge from Bridge; Manually Set EV; Merge the Files; Mode Menu; Set White Point Preview; Hit OK; HDR Toning Dialog Box; Method Menu; Preset Menu; Another Processing Option; Multiple Outputs |
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Layers And MasksMoving Forward; 4. Get the Look you Want; Is This A Photo!?; The Many Looks Of Presets; Local Adaptation; Edge Glow: Radius and Strength Sliders; Gamma and Detail Sliders; Exposure Slider and Toning Curve; Shadow, Highlight, Vibrance, and Saturation Sliders; Potential Problems And Limitations; Out-of-Control Contrast; Camera Movement; Subject Movement; Color Distortion; 5. HDR With Photoshop and Camera Raw; Multiple Outputs, Multiple Layers; Practical Example 1: Cape CodSnow Scene; Practical Example 2: Fort Worth Bridge and Courthouse; HDR for Portrait Photography |
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Practical Example 1: Combining Two HDR ImagesPractical Example 2: Combining an HDRImage with a Regular Image; Practical Example 3: HDR with a Moving Subject; HDR for Still Life: Maintaining Truthful Colors; 6. Further Adventures in Aesthetics; HDR Black & White; Practical Example 1: HDR Presets and ReducedSaturation; Practical Example 2: Adjustment Layers; Nondestructive Procedures; Panoramic HDR; Practical Example 1: The Basics; Practical Example 2: Combining Photomergeand HDR; The Last Step: 16-bit Vs. 8-bit Color Depth; Conclusion; Index |
| Summary |
Building on a professional photographer's on-the-job experience using the high dynamic range (HDR) imaging technique, which captures an astounding range of tones that far exceeds the native abilities of any camera, this guide shows serious photographers how a more sophisticated approach to HDR can produce images that lack visual pretense, stand the test of time, and realistically capture details that would otherwise elude the photographer. It demonstrates the basic procedure for creating an HDR image step-by-step, then explores progressively more complex and refined techniques that can be applied as the scene dictates or the artist's personal aesthetic requires. Ample image sequences with plenty of screen shots let the reader follow the entire process through from start to finish. Unique techniques are presented for the treatment of special subjects, ranging from landscapes to still lifes and portraits. Ultimately, the handbook demonstrates that HDR imaging is a powerful tool and the professional photographers who take the time to fully master its potential can mean substantial rewards, both creatively and financially |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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High dynamic range imaging.
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Photography -- Digital techniques.
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Darkroom.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1306008387 |
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9781306008389 |
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