HDR Assignment
1. Car
2. Landscape or Sports Area
3. Free Choice: MUST be taken outside
Photography Section
You will be taking 5 photos of the same area and changing your exposure 5 times
Step 1:
- ISO- Set camera to correct lighting ISO
- Aperture: Set to f/8-f/20 (depending on how much you would like in focus)
- Shutter Speed: Press shutter half way to take a light reading. Move shutter speed until correct exposure
Step 2:
- You will be taking 5 photos
Photo 1:
- Correct exposure
Photo 3:
- Do not move the camera
- Meter again and move the shutter to 2 (Overexposed)
Photo 4:
- Do not move the camera
- Meter again and move the shutter to -1 (Underexposed)
Photo 5:
- Do not move the camera
- Meter again and move the shutter to -2 (Underexposed)
When all the images are combined in photoshop, you will get a finished image of the car.
Photoshop Section
Step 1:
- File
- Automate
- Merge to HDR
- Automate
Step 2:
- Click Browse
- Select the 5 photos with the different exposures
- Click OK
- Sit back while Photoshop combines them
Step 3:
- You will see the 5 images at the bottom of the screen
- Make sure ALL 5 boxes are checked
Step 4:
- You will be moving the Adjustment sliders to make your photo pop more
- The following Adjustments are suggestions ONLY. You may alter them as needed for your photo
- Exposure: Lessen or Increase as needed
- Detail: Increase to 300% or a little less as needed
- Shadow: Decrease
- Highlight: Decrease
- Vibrance: Increase to 100% or a little less as needed
- Saturation: Increase
- Click OK when done
Step 5:
- Open the photo in ACR (camera raw)
- Under Basic
- Vibrance: Increase
- Saturation: Decrease or Increase according to your photo
- Contrast: Increase
- Brightness: Decrease or Increase according to your photo
- Shadows/Highlights: Decrease or Increase according to your photo
- Temerature and Tint: Decrease or Increase according to your photo
Step 6:
- Under Color Mixer
- Move the sliders for the various colors of your image
- Use Saturation/Luminance/Hue
Step 7:
- Add Logo in Photoshop
- Flatten Image
- Save as PNG
- You will NOT be able to save as a jpeg