HDR Photography Photo Workshop

Chapter 1 Dynamic Range and Digital Photography 2  Dynamic Range 4 Practical Effects of Limited Dynamic Range 7 Traditional Solutions 11 The HDR Solution 19  Chapter 2 Gearing Up for HDR 26  Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize 28 Common Camera Types for HDR 29 Important Camera Features 31 Useful HDR Accessories 36 Lenses and HDR 41 HDR Photography Software 44 RAW File Processing and Photo Management 46 Photo Editing 48  Chapter 3 Selecting and Photographing Subjects 54  Selecting a Scene 56 Setting Up on Location 65 Configuring the Camera 68 Taking Photos 74  Chapter 4 Generating and Tone Mapping HDR Images 80  The Big Picture 82 Processing Camera Raw Exposure Brackets 83 Generating HDR in Photomatix Pro 85 Tone Mapping in Photomatix Pro 91 Single-Exposure Pseudo HDR 96 Additional Processing Solutions 100  Chapter 5 Landscapes 108  Bringing Landscapes to Life with HDR 110 Composing Effective Landscapes 118 Working with Natural Light 124 Capturing Great Skies 134  Chapter 6 Buildings and Structures 142  Approaching Structures 144 Capturing Structural Details 154 Using the Sun to Your Advantage 164 Urban Construction in HDR 166 Dealing with City Lights 168 Shooting Buildings with Compact Cameras 171  Chapter 7 Cityscapes 178  The Wider Picture 180 Finding the Right Vantage Point 190  Chapter 8 Interiors 212  Understanding Interior Spaces 214 Shooting Large Interiors 222 The Smaller Picture 237 From the Inside Out 242  Chapter 9 Odds and Ends 248  Creating Panoramas in HDR 250 Fun Stuff 257 Working with Movement 274 Getting Creative with Pseudo-HDR 276  Chapter 10 Creative Possibilities 284  Thinking in Black and White 286 Converting HDR Images to Black and White 297 Toning Images 302 Cross-Processing 310  Glossary 318   Index 327