Real World HDR
Matt Kloskowski dives into the world of High Dynamic Range (HDR). He walks through a step-by-step tutorial of camera settings, the software Photomatix, and post-processing in Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw, and Photoshop to get the perfect HDR photo. <br> <br> This class is perfect for someone wanting to dive deep into a new technique.
Release Date: 2009-01-06
Lessons
Introduction
<p>Matt talks about HDR and explains what he will cover during the course</p>
Duration: 3 mins 57 seconds
What is HDR?
<p>What are the benefits of High Dynamic Range photography</p>
Duration: 3 mins 53 seconds
How to Shoot for HDR
<p>Things to do and not to do when setting up to shoot HDR photos</p>
Duration: 8 mins 9 seconds
Using Photoshops Built-in HDR tools
<p>Here is what Photoshop has to offer for HDR</p>
Duration: 7 mins 17 seconds
Starting with Photomatix
<p>Getting started with Photomatix and HDR</p>
Duration: 6 mins 46 seconds
Tone Mapping Detail Enhancer
<p>Using the Details Enhancer in Photomatix</p>
Duration: 10 mins 59 seconds
Tone Mapping Tone Compressors
<p>Moving on to the Tone Compressor in Photomatix</p>
Duration: 4 mins 37 seconds
Quick Tip
<p>Be mindful of the noise in your photos</p>
Duration: 3 mins 17 seconds
Saving Your Image
<p>After processing, you need to get the image into another format</p>
Duration: 4 mins 34 seconds
Post Processing in Lightroom
<p>Lightroom is a much better program for image adjustment than Photomatix</p>
Duration: 9 mins 19 seconds
Post Processing in Camera Raw
<p>Using Bridge and Camera Raw to do post processing on your image</p>
Duration: 9 mins 6 seconds
Adding Photoshop
<p>Even if you don't use Photoshop for creating HDR, it is still the perfect tool for a lot of other image enhancements</p>
Duration: 7 mins 54 seconds
The Surreal Fantasy Style
<p>Exploring this popular fantasy style of HDR</p>
Duration: 10 mins 20 seconds
Photomatix Batching and HDR Panoramas
<p>Follow this workflow for creating HDR panoramas</p>
Duration: 10 mins 32 seconds
Pseudo-HDR from One Photo
<p>Even if you did not shoot multiple photos, Photomatix can still create a HDR style image</p>
Duration: 7 mins 33 seconds
Quick Tip 2
<p>Finding your favorite HDR photos</p>
Duration: 2 mins 6 seconds
HDR Workflow with Lightroom
<p>Going over the entire HDR workflow with Lightroom</p>
Duration: 10 mins 25 seconds
HDR Workflow with Bridge and Photoshop
<p>Going over the entire HDR workflow with Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw</p>
Duration: 9 mins 43 seconds
Conclusion
<p>HDR photography is powerful stuff and we hope you learned a lot how about creating this style of image</p>
Duration: 0 mins 32 seconds