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Book Description

Creating a realistic HDR image with multiple exposures depends on your ability to analyze a scene and translate your impressions into a photograph. Today’s digital camera sensors capture quite a bit, but still fall short of what your eyes see. Lightroom, Photoshop, and Photomatix software provide a more accurate and elegant solution to this the age-old problem.
(Whether you’re shooting wild landscapes or calm real estate interiors, pro photographer Tim Cooper will help you capture and process HDR photographs that represent the reality you see, with subtlety, depth, and staying power. In this detailed step-by-step guide you will:

  • Learn how to approach exposure and your DSLR camera settings

  • Understand bracketing, ISO, and white balance

  • Discover pro HDR tips like using a tripod and cable release for perfect alignment of multiple images

  • Prepare and process your images in Lightroom and HDR Pro in Photoshop

  • Use Photomatix to align and merge your final HDR photograph

  • Table of Contents

    1. Title Page
    2. About the Author
    3. Table of Contents
    4. The High Dynamic Range Image
      1. What Is HDR?
      2. Why Use HDR?
      3. Camera Capabilities
      4. Histograms and Pixel information
      5. When HDR Is Needed
    5. Shooting for HDR
      1. Metering the Scene
      2. Camera Settings
    6. Processing the HDR Image
      1. Preparing Your Images in Lightroom
      2. Adjusting Your Images in Lightroom
      3. Basic HDR Theory
      4. Using HDR Pro in Photoshop
      5. Using Photomatix
      6. Tips for Creating Realistic Imagery
    7. Copyright Page
    8. Need More Fuel?
      1. Photography Newsletter
      2. Let’s Be Friends on Social Media
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