| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
HDR Efex Pro After the Shoot; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Understanding HDR Imaging; What Is HDR Imaging?; When Do You Use HDR Imaging?; Chapter 2: Getting Started with HDR Efex Pro; Overview of the Workflow; System Requirements; Installation; Adjusting Preferences; Chapter 3: Opening Images in HDR Efex Pro; Image Input Requirements; Opening Images from Adobe Lightroom; Opening Images from Adobe Bridge; Opening Images from Adobe Photoshop; Opening Images from Apple Aperture; Choosing a Workflow to Open Images; Chapter 4: Working with Presets |
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Prebuilt PresetsCustom Presets; Importing Presets; Chapter 5: Adjusting Dynamic Range with Tone Compression; Understanding Tone Compression; Adjusting Tone Compression; Chapter 6: Selecting an HDR Method; Understanding HDR Methods; HDR Method Types; Chapter 7: Making Global Adjustments to the HDR Image; The Global Adjustments Section; Adjusting Exposure; Adjusting Contrast; Adjusting Saturation; Adjusting Structure; Adjusting Blacks; Adjusting Whites; Adjusting Warmth; Chapter 8: Working with Control Points; Selective Editing with the U Point Tool; Adding a Single Control Point |
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Expanding and Collapsing a Control PointPreviewing a Control Point; Adding Multiple Control Points; Deleting a Control Point; Chapter 9: Applying Local Corrections with Control Points; Local Corrections Overview; Adjusting Exposure; Adjusting Contrast; Adjusting Saturation; Adjusting Structure; Adjusting Blacks; Adjusting Whites; Adjusting Warmth; Adjusting Method Strength; Putting It All Together; Chapter 10: Finalizing the Image; Adding a Vignette; Adjusting Levels and Curves; Checking the Image Before Saving; Saving Your HDR Image; Chapter 11: When Things Go Wrong |
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Dealing with Alignment IssuesDealing with Ghosting; Dealing with Noise; Dealing with Color Fringing; Dealing with Digital Artifacts; Dealing with Halos; Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts; Appendix B: Presets; Index |
| Summary |
A concise, on-the-go guide to the new HDR Efex Pro imaging toolkit for photographers Now that you've gone mobile and HDR, you want to be able to download and enhance your favorite photos on the run, without having to return to the mother ship (i.e., your desktop computer). This book shows you just how to do that using the amazing HDR Efex Pro, the image editing toolset from Nik Software. In brilliant color and using plenty of show-stopping examples, this practical guide explains all tools and features. Follow numbered steps and you'll soon be handling things like alignment, ghosting c |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Photography -- Digital techniques -- Software
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High dynamic range imaging.
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COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- Photography.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Reference.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Imaging Systems.
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High dynamic range imaging
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Photography -- Digital techniques
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| Genre/Form |
Software
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118169186 |
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1118169182 |
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