![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With Photoshop Elements 11, processing HDR images is incredibly simple. You’ll want good colourful clouds and a nice range of light. Also, the light is especially important with HDR. You’ll want to shoot in RAW so you have a wider range of control in post-processing. Moreover, when you’re out shooting these images, you need to have the camera stable and on a good travel tripod. One good way to do it, is to set your camera to aperture priority mode and then use the exposure override to shoot 3-5 different exposures say: -5, -3, 0, +3, and +5. Now, it’s also important, I think, to change the exposures by changing the shutter speed and not the aperture. 3-5 different exposures is normal, I’ve shot as many as 11 exposures. With HDR, what you need to do is capture different exposures of the same scene in order to catch all the available light. With HDR photography, as is the case with all types of photography, you need to get the photo right in the camera for the editing software to be effective. Thus, you’re not creating a “fake” image, you’re creating an image showing a wider range of light that you can see naturally.īelow are a couple HDR images I’ve taken over the years.Īs I mentioned in the tilt-shift photography tutorial, it’s incredibly important to remember that photo editing software is meant to be a tool, not a crutch. Now, by creating an HDR photo, you’re actually capturing a wider range of light than even the human eye can see naturally. Your eye sees a wider range of light than a digital camera. Now, digital cameras can only capture a certain range of light, which is why sometimes you’ll look at a scene and then photograph it only to have certain areas blown out and completely white, or parts dark and completely black. As you know, photography isn’t about capturing a scene, but rather capturing light in a scene. Thus, today I’m going to guide you through the fairly simple process of creating a nice HDR Photo in Photoshop Elements 11. However, there are certain situations where HDR photography is much more effective at creating a powerful image than is a normal shot. For me, I’d much rather get a nice pure image in camera than an HDR. Now, well I do shoot some HDR, it’s not something I like to do too much of. Overwhelmingly, the one tutorial people have asked me to do with Photoshop Elements 11 is an HDR image. ![]()
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