{"id":2396,"date":"2013-01-14T11:15:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T11:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/?p=2396"},"modified":"2013-01-14T11:28:27","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T11:28:27","slug":"photo-realistic-hdr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/?p=2396","title":{"rendered":"Photo Realistic HDR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HDR-Gatwick<\/a>Over the past couple of years the letters HDR have become synonymous with heavily processed images, garish colours and unreal contrast. Don\u2019t get me wrong, when done with skill that kind of processing can look amazing\u2026 on the right subject. The trouble is, of course, that it\u2019s very easy to get carried away with the effect and go too far.<\/p>\n

As a result many photographers now hear HDR and instantly dismiss it as gimmicky when in fact HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a technique that\u2019s as old as photography itself. Dodging and burning in the darkroom, pulling out the highlight and shadow detail in RAW processing are all forms of HDR.<\/p>\n

However, there are plenty of times when a single image doesn\u2019t have all the detail you want in the highlights and shadows, no matter how much processing you do to it. That\u2019s when multi photo HDR\u2019s come in to their own.<\/p>\n

In the video below I\u2019ll show you a couple of ways to shoot multi image HDR photos and then I\u2019ll skip over to Photoshop CS6 to make a photo real HDR image. Photo real means my goal is to make the photo look like a photo\u2026 not a painting.
\n[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hOLh76QhZkY<\/a>[\/youtube]
\nIf you can’t see the video click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth pointing out that you must have Photoshop CS6 and have updated its RAW processor to at least 7.1. An alternative work flow would be Photoshop CS4 or CS5 and Lightroom 4<\/p>\n

The bigger the difference between the lightest and darkest part of you scene the more photos you\u2019ll need to take. Often three photos are enough to make a good HDR, such as in the image below but it\u2019s always better to have more photos even if you don\u2019t end up using them.\"HDR1\"<\/p>\n

Gear used in this video:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canon 5D Mark 3 http:\/\/www.adorama.com\/ICA5DM3.html?KBID=67338<\/a><\/p>\n

Canon 16-35mm f\/2.8 Mk2 http:\/\/www.adoramacom\/CA2470.html?KBID=67338<\/a><\/p>\n

Adobe Photoshop CS6 http:\/\/www.adorama.com\/ABPSCS6M.html?KBID=67338<\/a><\/p>\n

Manfrotto 055 Pro Tripod http:\/\/www.adorama.com\/BG055XPROB.html?KBID=67338<\/a><\/p>\n

Canon RS-80N3 cable release http:\/\/www.adorama.com\/CARS80N3.html?KBID=67338<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to the Gatwick Avaiation Museum for allowing me to film in their Shackleton aircraft.
\nhttp:\/\/www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the past couple of years the letters HDR have become synonymous with heavily processed images, garish colours and unreal contrast. Don\u2019t get me wrong, when done with skill that kind of processing can look amazing\u2026 on the right subject. The trouble is, of course, that it\u2019s very easy to get carried away with the … Continue reading Photo Realistic HDR<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[23,27,3],"class_list":["post-2396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","tag-featured","tag-hdr","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2396"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396\/revisions\/2406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}