- Introduction (10:21) There's more to high dynamic range photography than just exposure. Join Vincent in this first lesson to learn the theory behind harvesting images for extending the dynamic range of focus in your photographs.
- How the Camera Sees the World (05:33) Learn the reasons why a camera lens sees the world differently from the way the human eye sees the world so that you can take the pre-emptive steps to capture all of the images you will need to create a final image that truly matches your vision.
- Using the Wacom Tablet Presets (01:40) Wacom tablet presets are provided with this lesson so that you can use the same settings as Vincent.
- Image Mapping (16:59) Vincent explains his technique for creating an image map that describes the changes you want to make to the image right on the image itself. Image maps not only help you organize your thoughts and intentions, but also document the process.
- Solve the Biggest Problems First (12:07) It is critical to start by tackling the biggest problems first so that they don't travel all the way through the process.
- Aligning Elements from Multiple Captures (09:39) When combining multiple captures into the final image with extended focus, careful attention must be paid to achieving seamless alignment of key visual elements.
- Bending Pixels (07:54) Sometimes we need to bend objects in one capture to match the appearance of the same object in our base image. Of course, it is always better to avoid this during the capture stage of the process, but thankfully Photoshop gives us the tools to bend pixels to our will.
- Adding Texture to the Background (08:03) When capturing the original images it is important to include background textures that can be harvested later for the final image. Additional background texture helps extend focus further into the scene.
- Creating an Exit Strategy (04:33) You always want to preserve all the work you have done, but also provide yourself a way to go all the way back to the beginning should the need arise. Keeping your layers grouped and organized is key.
- Addressing the Color Cast (24:40) Learn a fantastic technique for defining the white point, black point, and midpoint in your image so that you can be in control of the inherent color cast.
- Introducing Warmth, Tonal Contrast, and Sharpness with Plugins (16:15) Continue building the lighting by introducing warmth using the skylight filter, followed by enhancing contrast and sharpening using plugins from Nik Software.
- Applying Sharpening with Photoshop Tools Only (11:03) The previous lesson applied sharpening using a third party plugin, but you can achieve similar results using just the tools that come with Photoshop CS5.
- Enhancing Color with LAB (06:42) Learn an excellent technique for increasing saturation using the LAB color space.
- Finishing the Image (17:09) Everything we've done up to this point has been to prepare the image to receive the dark and the light that will bring out the vision we saw in our mind's eye when we originally captured the scene.
Course Time: 02 Hours 32 Minutes Your Progress: Complete
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