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hdr presentation december 2, 2011
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Today’s Batting Order
• Disclaimers
• What The HDR Acronym Stands For
• An Overview Of The In-Camera Process
• The Post Production Process Overview
• HDR Software Primer
• Hints And Tips From My Meagre Experience
• The Final Product - The “Eye Candy”
• Q & A To Follow Presentation - I’ll Do “The Best I Are!”
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Disclaimers
• I’m A HDR User - NOT An Expert!
• I’m Actually A Technology Dummy
• Q & A Will Likely Have “I Don’t Knows”
• There’s Many A Way To Skin An HDR Cat
Despite All That, Even I Find It Pretty Easy :>)
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H is for High
D is for Dynamic
R is for Range
High Dynamic Range
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A Technical Definition
“HDR Is A Set Of Techiques That Allows A Greater DYNAMIC
RANGE Between The Lightest And Darkest Areas Of An Image Than Current Standard Digital Imaging
Techniques Or Photographic Methods”
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In-Camera Process
• Usually, No Camera Movement Is Imperative
• Read Tripod, No Wind, No Vibration And Cable Release
• No Movement In The Scene Either *
• Use Of Autobracket Feature
• Select # Of Images And EV increments **
* Exception: Water Movement Works
** Change Shutter Speeds NOT Aperture!6
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Use Of Autobracket
• With My D300, Depress The Fn Button And Rotate The Main Command And Sub-Command Dials
• Choose The Number Of Shots - With My D300, Choices Are 3, 5, 7 or 9
• Choose The Exposure Value (EV) Change Increments - With My D300, Choices Are 0.3, 0.7 or 1.0
• EV Alterations MUST Be In Shutter Speed Only - NOT Aperture Changes - So Shooting Mode Needs To Be Aperture Priority Or Manual Only - NOT Program, Auto Or Shutter Speed Priority
• When You’re Finished Your Shooting, DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR AUTOBRACKET FEATURE OFF - With My D300, I Reset The Number Of Shots To 0 To Deactivate The Autobracket Feature
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Post Production Work
• Some Type Of HDR Software Is Needed - Launch It
• Select The Image(s) To Be Imported
• “Twiddle The Dials” For Desired “Look” - (The “Dials” Are Actually Sliders)
• Create The HDR File
• Further Editing In “Standard” Software
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What The Sliders Alter
• Strength
• Colour Saturation
• Luminosity
• Microcontrast
• Micro Smoothing
• Shadows Clipping
• White/Black/Gamma Points
• Colour Temperature
• Shadow Saturation
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HDR Software Primer
• I’m Told HDR Files Can Be Produced Via One Image In Adobe CS5 *
• I Believe In 99% Of Cases, Multiple Images Are Involved
• I Have Only Used Photomatix But There Is Other HDR SW Packages Too - NIK EFEX Pro, HDR Darkroom, Topaz Adjust To Name Some
• I Hear NIK Is Terrific For “Standard” Black & White As Well As HDR
• $50 - $250 Range BUT Free Thirty Day Trials On Some Software
• Most HDR Software Is PC Based Only; Photomatix Good For Mac Too
* I’m Told CS5 HDR Processing Is Complicated And Labour Intensive
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Hints And Tips
• HDR Works Best In High Contrast Scenes
• Dramatic Skies And Wide Angle Work Well
• Autobracketing Feature REALLY Helps!
• Fast Shutter Speeds, Low ISO If Possible
• Less Images Better Than More For Me
• EV Increments Depends On Contrast Levels
• Use Of The “One Finger Salute”
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5 Images .7 EV Increments
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The Final Product
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Water Movement Works
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A More Psychotic Look
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A Painterly Look
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Painterly Look Again
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Big Contrast Landscape
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Provides Dimentional Depth
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Accents Vibrant Colour
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Adds Cityscape Drama
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Stunning Detail Crispnesss
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Cloud Movement Example
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White Balance Can Still Be Altered
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Black And White Conversion Still works
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I Thought You Said “No Movement”
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You Can Shoot In RAW
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Compositional Guidelines Still Apply
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Thanks For Your Interest
Might There Be Any Questions?
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