When it comes to HDR, only three key ingredients are needed: hardware, software, and post-processing technique. Hardware is simple—there are only a few things you need to set up and shoot an HDR series. Software is vastly improved, making it easier for anyone to create an HDR image. The hard part is the post-processing technique. There are only two options: hours and hours of experimentation or The HDR Book. Featuring real-world interviews with passionate HDR photographers, The HDR Book, by Rafael “RC” Concepcion, is more than a how-to and different from any other HDR book out there. While other books on HDR tend to lean toward the esoteric or formulaic, this book takes another approach. It's a complete and total HDR workshop that teaches you the one thing that most other books miss– once you've tone mapped your image with HDR software, you're still not finished. Within the pages of this book, you'll find 10 projects shot with everything from a point-and-shoot to a 37-megapixel, medium-format camera. The projects are designed to show you how the subtle differences in each scenario (lighting, subject, environment, etc.) dictate the post-processing needed to achieve one of the many final looks covered. You'll learn not only the different tone map settings RC used, but you’ll also learn the final steps taken in Photoshop to complete each image. Then, you'll recreate these looks your self using the exact same RAW files that RC used! Plus, you get four bonus images to play with and create your own look. The end result: a more intrinsic understanding of the nuances of HDR that will help you create the images you’ve always wanted. Best of all, The HDR Book is written using the three top HDR processing programs in the industry today: Photoshop’s HDR Pro, Photomatix Pro, and HDR Efex Pro. No matter which program you use, you'll be able to follow along and create your own stunning looks in no time.
Author(s): Rafael Concepcion
Edition: 1
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 283
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;HDR-фотография;
CONTENTS......Page 9
CHAPTER ONE: Tools & Techniques......Page 16
You Need a Bracketing Camera......Page 17
How Many Images......Page 18
Setting a Nikon for Bracketing......Page 19
Setting a Canon for Bracketing......Page 20
Change Your Bracket Order......Page 21
Keep Steady with a Tripod......Page 22
Use a Cable Release......Page 23
Mirror Up Mode/Mirror Lockup......Page 24
Shoot in Continuous Mode......Page 25
Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode......Page 26
Try Spot Metering......Page 27
Shoot in RAW......Page 28
Experiment with JPEG......Page 29
Shoot More Than You Need......Page 30
Shoot for the Basement......Page 31
Shoot with a Low ISO......Page 32
Wait......Page 33
Use Photo Buddy!......Page 34
CHAPTER TWO: What to HDR......Page 36
Old Stuff Rocks......Page 37
Overhang? Shoot It!......Page 38
It’s All About Texture......Page 40
Two Rooms with a View......Page 42
Dimly Lit Interiors......Page 44
Machinery HDRs Well......Page 46
SciFi Was Meant for HDR......Page 48
UrbEx HDR Is du Jour......Page 50
Twilight (Not the Movie)......Page 52
HDR Angry Men......Page 54
See Outside a Window? HDR It......Page 56
Careful with Putting Too Many Together......Page 58
Go Big or Go Home......Page 60
HDR SPOTLIGHT: Brian Matiash......Page 61
CHAPTER THREE: Creating a Tone Mapped File......Page 64
Using Photoshop CS5’s HDR Pro......Page 65
Using Photomatix Pro from Lightroom, Bridge & as a Standalone......Page 71
Using HDR Efex Pro from Lightroom, Photoshop & as a Standalone......Page 83
Default Colors/Swap Colors......Page 91
Creating Layer Masks That Show and Hide by Default......Page 92
Using Adjustment Layers......Page 93
Merge Up!......Page 94
Open a File in Camera Raw......Page 95
Dr. Brown’s Edit Layer in Adobe Camera Raw......Page 96
CHAPTER FOUR: Project: The Austin Capitol......Page 98
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 99
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 100
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 101
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 102
It’s Your Turn: St. Anselm’s Church......Page 112
CHAPTER FIVE: Project: Cloud Gate......Page 114
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 115
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 116
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 117
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 118
CHAPTER SIX: Project: Yosemite National Park......Page 132
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 133
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 134
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 135
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 136
HDR SPOTLIGHT: Barb Cochran......Page 145
CHAPTER SEVEN: Project: Hilton President Kansas City Lobby......Page 148
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 149
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 150
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 151
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 152
CHAPTER EIGHT: Project: Real Estate......Page 162
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 163
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 164
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 165
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 166
HDR SPOTLIGHT: Jim Begley......Page 175
CHAPTER NINE: Project: People......Page 178
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 179
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 180
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 181
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 182
It’s Your Turn: Kena’s Portrait......Page 194
CHAPTER TEN: Project: USS Sterett Panorama......Page 196
HDR Pano Processing in Photoshop......Page 197
HDR Pano Processing in Photomatix......Page 198
HDR Pano Processing in HDR Efex Pro......Page 204
Merging the Photos Using Photoshop CS5’s Photomerge......Page 207
It’s Your Turn: Valley View......Page 212
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Project: Sunset at La Jolla......Page 216
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 217
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 218
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 219
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 220
CHAPTER TWELVE: Project: Black & White......Page 230
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 231
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 232
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 233
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 234
HDR SPOTLIGHT: Roger Laudy......Page 243
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Project: SingleImage HDR......Page 246
Tone Map: Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro......Page 247
Tone Map: Photomatix Pro......Page 248
Tone Map: HDR Efex Pro......Page 250
Post-Processing in Photoshop......Page 251
It’s Your Turn: Desert Inn 2......Page 266
B......Page 268
C......Page 269
D......Page 270
G......Page 271
H......Page 272
M......Page 273
P......Page 274
R......Page 276
S......Page 277
W......Page 278
Z......Page 279
