PPS Episode #29 HDR (High Dynamic Range) Part 1

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Microsoft HD Photo has been announced. Get yourself started with Photoshop actions by going to the Adobe Exchange. Download Gavin’s free production enhancer action Visual Razor.

HDR Part 1.

It’s time to learn HDR. Listen to the main topic in this weeks show starting at time index 17:50, and more to come in next weeks show. HDR Software besides Photoshop includes Photomatix from HDR Soft. You can use our promo code PPS15 to save 15%. There’s also another HDR app available called FDR tools.

Here is an example photo taken off of Highway 12 in WA of a worker in the Tulip fields. This was done using Photomatix Pro & Photoshop, with 3 raw images. Notice how the detail can be captures in not only the foreground, but also the sky which would normally be washed out. At the same time however it’d still has a natural look to it, with some shadows and depth. (click for a larger version)

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By- Gavin Seim Wedding & Portrait Photographer

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  1. Hi Gavin ,

    I really enjoyed the first part of the HDR podcast..and looking forward to learning your secrets…:wink:
    I live in Brazil,I am an amateur in photography and very keen in learning how to enhance pictures…and I already have one question that may not be part of your future episodes..
    Can we merge say 3 raw pictures using HDR and have as a result one raw picture from those so that we can apply changes to this resulting photo in camera raw?
    I loved the picture of the tulip field…thanks for sharing:grin:

  2. Gav,

    Seeing as you got me started on HDR (curses!), I have a small question:

    You mention that you touch up your images using curves and glow … glow?? I open my CS3 go to Filter > Stylize but there’s no ‘Glow’ as such – just ‘Glowing Edges’.

    My results (for the time being) are quite the most revolting images ever … as I said earlier, there’s no sun here in northern Europe for the time being …

    Stu

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I'm from WA State USA and started studying photography in 97. I started work as a pro (using that word loosely because I sucked) using film at age 16. I learned fast but was not as easy to find training then. Sometimes I beat my head against the wall until I figured stuff out.

As digital dawned I went all in and got to study with masters like Ken Whitmire. In 09 I founded the Pro Photo Show podcast. I started promoting tone-focused editing. When Lightroom arrived, I started developing tools to make editing and workflow better.

20 years of study and photography around the country earned me a Master of Photography (M.Photog) from PPA. I got to see my workshops and tools featured in publications across the industry. Once I even won the prestigious HotOne award for my "EXposed" light and tone workshop.

Wanting something calmer, I moved to Mexico in 2017. It's a land of magical light. I'm here now exploring light and trying to master my weak areas. I make videos of that for my Youtube channel, sharing what I learn. I hope you'll stick around and be part of Light Hunters Tribe... Gavin

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