HDR Photography

[keithash]

Hi Everyone,

Details from the HDR presentation, I hope this was informative.













Thanks
Keith

[Mike Farley]

Thanks, Keith. Coincidentally, the latest issue of Digital Photo magazine (issue 202, January 2016) features a number of articles about HDR and from a quick glance appears to cover the topic comprehensively. There is also a free download of a "special" plugin edition of the Photomatix software iwhich will work with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. It is described as being an "Essentials" version, so I would expect it to be lacking some of the more advanced features which are only available by purchasing the full programme.

http://issuu.com/photoanswers/docs/dp_jan16_sampler

I would also add that the HDR function in the latest version of Lightroom (6/CC) will work with just two captures, one under exposed and the other over exposed. According to Adobe there is no need for a third capture at the metered exposure. It produces a new image in DNG format with natural tones which can be processed just like any other Raw file.

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/how-t ... w--2015-04

[Iggy]

Thanks Keith, for that informative talk on the use of HDR.
Over the years I have photographed many churches with various cameras with varying results.
In the first instance, I will start using the HDR facility on my Canon 70D more often and hope to get some more balanced images.
I will probably come back for more advice.
Iggy

[Mike Farley]

Both versions of Photoshop, CS/CC and Elements, can be added to the list of applications which can process HDR images. In Elements it is called Photomerge Exposure so it is useful for blending images where the lightest and darkest points in a scene exceed the dynamic range of the sensor, but it will not given the overblown high contrast HDR look if that really is what you are after.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/c ... ement.html

[Mike Farley]

This video gives a short overview of processing HDR images in Photoshop CC. It gives a useful tip for when shooting using the camera's auto exposure bracketing function to set the camera to aperture priority so that the aperture remains constant and it is the shutter speed which changes. That way there are no concerns about variations in depth of field or image resolution.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-t ... o-hdr.html