I've been seeing a lot of HDR photos a lot lately and I sure do admire them but I'm not sure how to go about taking them. If anyone can help me I'd appreciate it but I need everything dummied down cause I am a beginner with a DSLR camera ;) lol thanks in advance!
@chelcphotography HDR images require software to basically combine minimum three bracketed images (varying exposures) into one image. Of course, there is some dark magic involved as well. Photomatix Pro is a good HDR software.
Well I have a canon but as far as I am aware the process is pretty much the same. You need to take 3 bracketted shots at +/- 2/3 exposure (although some use higher steps such as +/-1) and then take use the 3 images fused together, the idea being that each exposure value enhances different area's of teh image better. I use a program called photomatix pro to fuse the images which fully automates the process and gives a number of compression or enhancement tone mapping options from the composite image once fused, failing that it's a manual chop job in PS. These are the only 2 methods I am aware of. Hope this helps.
The only thing I can suggest now is to set a tripod and manually change to exposure for 3 or 5 seperate shots of the same landscape/image with equal exposure steps either way from zero. Still use Photomatix pro to process them though
do you have Photomatix or HDR Efex? If you don't have HDR software then I wouldn't mess with it.
You have to have your camera in manual or aperture priority and bracket your shots using shutter speed. You need to be on a very sturdy tripod and set your focus then switch to manual focus so that the camera does not try to refocus between shots.
@chelcphotography No Problem, glad to help =)... good point @soren I forgot to mention the Aperture priority and manual focus. Auto focus should work though since it will only have to focus for the first image but manual is best =)
I have the same camera....go to release mode,(no. 18 in your manual) click continuous, take at least 3 shots, they will all be the same settings but when you upload to photomatrix they will give you the option of changing the settings of each shot, I normally put in a difference of 2 for each shot and they do the rest!! You can trial photomatrix before you buy
@chelcphotography You can use PS but it's not advised as its a long and monotonous process of manually selecting layer sections and blending them. Much better to get the software if you want to do it. It's well worth it. =)
@chelcphotography Haha... well this might be the option for you then.... there are some decent youtube tutorials on doing it in photoshop. All the best... looking forward to seeing the results =)
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You have to have your camera in manual or aperture priority and bracket your shots using shutter speed. You need to be on a very sturdy tripod and set your focus then switch to manual focus so that the camera does not try to refocus between shots.
@gazbadger Thanks. I really don't mind all the work honestly (I have lots of free time lol)