Shooting & Processing Panorama & HDR
This two-day workshop is an introduction to shooting and creating HDR (High Dynamic Range) photographs. The human eye is capable of viewing light (brightness) within about 18 f-stops while the top of the line DSLR cameras can capture a range of brightness within about 10-12 f-stops. Camera sensors clip highlights and shadows in areas we can see naturally but are typically not reproduced on photo prints.
By exposing shots using bracketed exposures shooting for highlights, shadows, and mid tones, we can merge 3 or more photos into a single photo image and capture highlight/shadow information that cannot be obtained with a single shot.
In this class you learn how to shoot for HDR imaging, shoot panoramas for HDR imaging, how to merge photos using Photoshop’s Merge to HDR Pro feature, merge photos from Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Bridge, use 3rd party (free demo software downloads) such as Photomatix and Efex.
Some of the many points to be covered in this course include
- Understand Dynamic range
- Understand Bit Depth
- Learn how to shoot HDR
- Learn when to use HDR
- Learn how to asses a potential shot for shooting HDR
- Organize images in Bridge and Lightroom
- Stacking Images in Bridge and Lightroom
- Using a Gradient Mask in Camera Raw
- Use Merge to HDR Pro in Photoshop
- Merging Photos in Photomatix
- Merging Photos in Nik Efex
- Using the Tone Compressor in Photoshop, Photmatix, and Efex
- Creating a Single Shot HDR
- Ghost removal in Photoshop, Photmatix, and Efex
- Aligning Images in Photoshop
- Reducing Noise and Chromatic Aberration
- Combining HDR and LDR (Low Dynamic Range) images
- Creating a non-HDR look
- Creating Black & White HDR images
- Shooting Panorama HDR
- Merging Panorama images to Photoshop Merge to HDR Pro, Photomatix and Efex
Who should attend
Recommended participants include amateur and professional photographers interested in exploring how to shoot and create HDR images.
Prerequisite
Students should be familiar with Adobe Photoshop and the Camera Raw Converter. No experience in using Adobe Lightroom is necessary. Students should also possess a camera —preferably a DSLR camera.
DATE(S):
- To be determined (TBD)
TIME:
9 AM to 5 PM
INSTRUCTOR(S):
FEE:
PhP 5,995 (USD 150)
Includes materials, lunch and snacks.
Be sure to read the Registration Info before registering.