Most of you know that I use HDR photography from time to time to capture a scene as my eyes see it; but my camera cannot. I still carry and use graduated neutral density filters (Grad ND Filters), and swear by them; but the use of HDR bracketing alone, or with Grad ND Filters allow me to open up many possibilities. I have been using Photomatix for years to create HDR images, and this year I have also begun playing with Adobe Photoshop CS 5 to create even more natural looking HDR images.
Not being one to reinvent the wheel I'll let you read the article and get what you need to learn from it.
Enjoy
The article:
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/photoshop-and-other-software/making-best-use-of-hdr.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OPeNewsDec_120910
Showing posts with label Adobe Photoshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adobe Photoshop. Show all posts
December 11, 2010
March 17, 2010
The Drive to Yellowstone
On March 13th, 2010 I decided to document my drive from Billings, MT to Yellowstone National Park (via Gardiner, MT) through the process of time lapse photography. What you see in the video is 5,183 photos taken 2 seconds apart from one another put together via Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended at 24 frames/sec. Initially it was 1080P; but I compressed it to 720P for the web. The images were captured via 50D with a 17-40/4.0L at 1/200, f/11, ISO400. The 2h52m drive became 3m36s. Alexander Blu contributed "TimeTraveler," big thanks to creative commons.
One thing that I did wrong was that I did not reset the cameras numbering before starting, so I had to edit two big pieces together in Final Cut, that is where I added the music too.
If you have questions on the process feel free to ask.
I hope you enjoy, I would not be surprised if I do a bit more of this stuff (not while driving) in the future.
Enjoy
March 8, 2010
Topaz Adjust
More tweaking to my most recent Yellowstone trip photos today.
I decided to play with the new sensation that is Topaz Adjust:
http://www.topazlabs.com/adjust/
Save $10 with coupon code “newadjust” good through the 15th of March. (Thanks NSN)
I have nothing to do with Topaz other than purchasing one of their Photoshop plug-ins today and briefly playing with it. I will not claim to know the full potential; but I have played a little bit and see that this is a nice little tool to go along with great shooting and good editing.
If you go through my gallery and see two versions of the same photo you can see Topaz in action.
If you do take a look be sure and let me know what version you like best.
I decided to play with the new sensation that is Topaz Adjust:
http://www.topazlabs.com/adjust/
Save $10 with coupon code “newadjust” good through the 15th of March. (Thanks NSN)
I have nothing to do with Topaz other than purchasing one of their Photoshop plug-ins today and briefly playing with it. I will not claim to know the full potential; but I have played a little bit and see that this is a nice little tool to go along with great shooting and good editing.
If you go through my gallery and see two versions of the same photo you can see Topaz in action.
If you do take a look be sure and let me know what version you like best.
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