HDR Photography Tutorial. Learn To Creating Stunning HDR

Name: HDR Photography Tutorial. Learn To Creating Stunning HDR
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A full detailed tutorial for the photographer that explains all you need to know to take, edit and manipulate HDR images

Created byInfinite Skills

Last updated 1/2017

English

Course content

6 sections • 31 lectures • 2h 59m total length

Working Files - Download These First0:01
Photo Restoration vs Manipulation5:47
Working With The Exercise Files6:53
Understand bit depth in HDR photography by comparing 8-bit and 16-bit channels in Photoshop, and learn how higher bit depth enables smoother gradients, range, and multiple exposures for dynamic range.
Introduction_to_HDR4:34

From Camera to Computer4:34
From Card To Computer3:16
Discover how to transfer raw images from camera cards to your computer with a card reader, using Windows or Mac workflows to speed up imports for HDR photography.
Getting your Images Organized3:13
Organize your images with a date-first naming system (year, month, day) and descriptive blurbs to improve search, speed up workflows, and prepare for software like Bridge or Lytro.
The Best HDR Image Format2:11
Saving HDR Images For The Long Haul3:39

Extending Dynamic With Gradients6:00
Making Masks To Control Exposure3:52
Learn to control exposure in a raw hdr workflow by applying gradients and painting masks with adjustment brushes to selectively brighten and darken areas for a balanced image.
Using Fill Lights To Adjust Shadows2:16
Use fill light in camera raw to lift shadows and brighten the subject; compare gradient tools, while exploring hdr processing from a single raw image.
Making Three Images From A Single Raw Image4:16
Create three photographs from one raw image at 0, -1.5, and +1.5, save them as photoshop raw, then merge them in Bridge to hdr to produce hdr with detail.
Using Photomatix To Tone Map An Image2:09
Explore Photomatix to tone map a single image and extract hdr-like results from one shot. Learn to adjust colors, reduce noise, and compare default and enhanced views for hdr processing.

HDR In Adobe Merge To HDR Pro15:26
Tone Mapping In Photomatrix15:28
Explore tone mapping in Photomatix to craft hdr images, adjusting details enhancer, saturation, white and black points, gamma, and noise reduction.
Tone Compressing in Photomatrix6:30
Handling Missing Exposure Data6:13
Exposure Fusion In Photomatrix9:00
Using Merge To HDR Pro To Align Images2:42
Removing Ghosts In Merge To HDR Pro2:52
Learn to remove ghosts in hdr merges with Photoshop's merge to hdr pro by selecting the dominant frame among moving subjects.
Removing Ghosts In Photomatrix3:52
Open Photomatix and load bracketed photos to enable selective deghosting with the lasso tool. Preview with brightness, apply deghosting, and perform tone mapping while comparing results to Photoshop's approach.

Handling Excessive Noise13:35
Dealing With Chromatic Aberration10:34
Master chromatic aberration in hdr photography by merging seven exposures in photomatix, then correcting color fringing in photoshop using lens correction and blue-yellow adjustments.
Bringing Pop To A Dull Image15:41
Combine Photomatix hdr processing with Photoshop to add pop and depth to a natural-looking image while managing noise, chromatic aberration, and selective background darkening.
Consolidating HDR With Other Images6:23
Merge bracketed HDR images with standard photos in Photomatix, then blend layers in Photoshop using blend modes, opacity, and filters to create surreal HDR effects.
HDR With Black And White Images6:43

Description

A Verifiable Certificate of Completion is presented to all students who undertake this course.

Course Duration: 3 Hours - 30 Lessons

In this High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography Training Video, expert trainer, digital guru, and photographer Andy Anderson takes you through the process of shooting and processing HDR images. HDR techniques allow you to capture a better photography representation of the intensity levels found in scenes, and can produce the most amazing images you have ever seen.

Covering the complete process from camera to output, this training video is built for someone who has no HDR experience whatsoever. Andy starts by explaining exactly what HDR is, but quickly moves into the details of taking your shots, and the techniques involved there. After the pictures are taken, you will of course have to know how to merge and manipulate them to create your HDR image - Andy has you covered. Using Photomatix you will learn to tone map, deal with missing exposure data, and remove ghosts in your merge. Andy teaches you how to work around the many pitfalls you could run into with HDR, all for he purpose of creating the best High Dynamic Range photographs that you could want.

By the conclusion of this computer based training video on High Dynamic Range Photography, you will be fully versed in what HDR is, and how to create your own HDR images. With over 2 GB of working files - including raw images to practice your own HDR techniques on, you will be able to follow along with Andy Anderson step by step as he teaches you how to create HDR images.

HDR Photography Tutorial. Learn To Creating Stunning HDR

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Introduction To High Dynamic Range Photography4 lectures • 17min

From Camera To Preprocessing5 lectures • 17min

Getting The Shot4 lectures • 12min

Single Shot HDR5 lectures • 19min

Processing High Dynamic Images8 lectures • 1hr 2min

Putting On The Ritz5 lectures • 53min

Description

A Verifiable Certificate of Completion is presented to all students who undertake this course.