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July 2010: What’s In My Camera Bag? (Canon Gear)
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Tips to Create a HDR picture/Photo
Using a series of images ranging from underexposed to overexposed, a perfect image can be blended together using Adobe Photoshop CS2 or CS3, assuming you’ve got the right equipment and follow the procedure accordingly. It may be a bit daunting at first, but it can quickly become second nature. The first thing you’ll need is, of course, a camera. But not just any camera will suffice. In this case a Digital SLR camera, such as a Canon Digital Rebel XTI or 5D, is recommended to take advantage of multiple shutter speeds. If you have a point-and-shoot camera that will allow you to manually adjust both shutter speeds and aperture, that will work as well. If you’ve never worked in M mode, or changed around those settings much, you’ll learn how here.
Next you’ll need a tripod. This unfortunately isn’t optional because the images that Photoshop merges all have to be identical and can not have shifted at all. No matter how steady your hands are, they will produce shaking and none of them will line up. Another piece of equipment you may want to consider using is a shutter-release cable to prevent camera shake when the shutter button is pressed. It seems like a lot, but it’s worth it.Onto the technique! A good practice subject is a sunset because they’re readily available and that will also show you the true power of an HDR photo. Find a scenic spot so that you can see the sun on its way down and set your camera into M mode. You could technically use Tv mode, which allows you to control just the shutter speed, but we’ll stick with M mode just to make sure the aperture also remains constant. Most cameras have a small light meter built into them and will tell you if your exposure is potentially over or underexposed. Using this meter, move your shutter speed down so that the meter is at the -2 and take your first shot.
Now that you’ve got one, just how many photos do you actually need to create a good HDR photo? Technically Photoshop only needs three to work, but ideally you’ll want between 10 and 15. Why so many? This gives Photoshop a larger range of values to work with when blending between lights and darks, and thus, creating a smoother transition and more aesthetically appealing photo. So with your first photo captured, increase the shutter speed a bit and take a series of 10-15 photos gradually increasing the shutter speed for each one until you’re at the +2. The photography part is done! Now pack up and head back to your computer to see your new HDR image. Using Adobe Bridge (bundled with Adobe Photoshop), select all of the photos you took for the image and go up to Tools -> Photoshop -> Merge to HDR. Photoshop will begin working and at this point, you wait. In fact, no matter how fast of a computer you have, this process will take a while. Go make a sandwich. Actually you’ll also have time to eat the sandwich. You know what? You’ll even have time to clean up the dishes after you eat your sandwich. How bout a drink?
Well if you’re computer is relatively new, it should be close to done by now. You’ll know when it’s done because it will present you with a dialog box verifying which images you want to use, all of them checked by default. In most cases you’ll want to hit OK and proceed.Now you’re left with an image that doesn’t look so great. It’s ok though, all information is stored in there in much deeper levels than you’re used to working with as 32bits per channel. In order to clean it up and create the photo you were wanting, you’ll first have to convert it to 16bits per channel. This can be done by going up to Image -> Mode -> 16bits/channel. This will open up another dialog box with four options in a drop-down menu. 99% of the time you won’t have to worry about the first three. Instead, select the fourth one and then click the arrows at the bottom-left to expand the window. After doing this you’ll notice that your image looks even worse now behind the Curves window that was just expanded. At this point it’s just a basic Curves window and if you have experience with curves, you probably know what to do here. If you don’t, or you need a bit more explanation, the bottom-left area controls the shadows and the top-right area controls the highlights. You’ll notice a histogram behind the curve (at this point a diagonal line). Drag the bottom-left point to line up with the very edge of that histogram and you’ll notice the shadows in the photo become more pronounced. Do the same with the top-right point and you’ll notice the same happening to the highlights. Be careful not to overexpose each though.
Now it’s almost ready to go. This final step though can be a bit tricky and certainly takes practice. The great thing about Curves is that you can add a point anywhere on the line and drag it to bring out more highlights or shadows or midtones. It takes a bit of playing around with and since every photo is different, there’s no magic formula. The thing to remember though is that you want your curve, ironically, to be as straight as possible. You still want to create bends though because that will create contrast, but just don’t get too excited with them as that can create unwanted effects. Give it a little practice. Now that you know the technique, you’re able to do it all you want! Also don’t be afraid to try it on things other than sunsets, some interesting effects can be found by using this technique on night shots, water, skies, etc.
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Canon G11: The Three Best Features
The Canon G Series is a line of digital bridge cameras that is a step above the normal slim, compact cameras that are so popular right now. Most people enjoy having a small camera to keep in their pocket or one that takes up minimal space in the bottom of their purse. However, the G Series is an excellent compromise to having an amazing camera without having a DSLR (digital single lens reflex) that requires interchangeable lenses and more bulk.
One of the most obvious features about the Canon G Series is the large LCD screen that is located on a hinge, allowing you to move it as you shoot. One of the best uses of this for most people is the ability to see yourself as you photograph, a sort of ‘self portrait’ feature, if you will. What I have found is that it is really practical for getting a timed photograph set up. Usually if you set your camera for a timer, it’s hard to see what you are doing and get it positioned just right. With the screen flipped around, you can see how you are moving it and thus frame the shot perfectly without losing where your camera was originally positioned for a point of reference.
Another feature that I really enjoy using on my G11 is the movie mode. It is a very high quality picture and allows you to take as long of a video as you like. I recorded a video that was about 18 minutes long and it ended up being too big of a file to even fit on one disk. I love having the ability to create longer videos where afterwards I can go back and edit either in the camera (how cool is that if you don’t have an editing program!) or on my computer, since I have editing software.
My favorite setting is definitely the low light mode. Although many people avoid noise or blurriness in their images, I don’t mind a little bit–that’s why I like this mode so much. If there is sufficient light, images will come out crystal clear. If the lighting is a little lower and the camera is set to the low light setting, images may be slightly blurred. However, the in-camera automatic adjustments are pretty incredible and generally allow for fantastic shots. One tip of advice is you have to know how to stand really still, which is the case in almost any non-flash situation.
Even though my heart will always belong to my Canon Rebel XTi, my Canon G11 is a great camera to carry around on vacations, or for day-to-day events where I really don’t want to lug around my DSLR, extra flash, and lenses. For its size and weight, it is ideal for doing the things I need it for and even does some of the things my Canon XTi cannot!
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Rick Valence works at C.R.I.S. Camera Services, one of a few large quality
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in the U.S. Along with being a camera and photography enthusiast, Rick enjoys blogging about
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in his spare time and traveling around the world to find exotic regions and experiences to photograph.