Professional HDR Photography by Chen, Mark -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication 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 Motion/Vibration

To Tripod or Not to Tripod? That Is the Question Cable/Remote Shutter Release Mirror Lock-Up

4. Make the Exposure Settings

ISO 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 Layers and Masks Moving 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 Cod Snow Scene Practical Example 2: Fort Worth Bridge and Courthouse

HDR for Portrait Photography

Practical Example 1: Combining Two HDR Images Practical Example 2: Combining an HDR Image with a Regular Image Practical Example 3: HDR with a Moving Subject

HDR for Still Life: Maintaining Truthful Colors

6. Further Adventures in Aestherics

HDR Black & White

Practical Example 1: HDR Presets and Reduced Saturation Practical Example 2: Adjustment Layers Nondestructive Procedures

Panoramic HDR

Practical Example 1: The Basics Practical Example 2: Combining Photomerge and HDR

The Last Step: 16-bit vs. 8-bit Color Depth

Conclusion Index

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