HDR III - DPChallenge Forums

06/01/2010 07:02:14 PM · #51

ok so this is to confusing for me :( guess Im gonna be an innocent bystander this go round.

06/01/2010 07:12:36 PM · #52

Originally posted by JustCaree:

ok so this is to confusing for me :( guess Im gonna be an innocent bystander this go round.

Your Rebel XT has an automatic exposure bracketing function. You can set how far apart the exposure is for each shot, and it will do all three in sequence. You also must use the self timer mode when bracketing exposures. This ensures there is no camera shake from the act of pressing the shutter button.

Message edited by author 2010-06-01 19:14:05.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

06/01/2010 07:47:04 PM · #53

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by JustCaree:
ok so this is to confusing for me :( guess Im gonna be an innocent bystander this go round.

Your Rebel XT has an automatic exposure bracketing function. You can set how far apart the exposure is for each shot, and it will do all three in sequence. You also must use the self timer mode when bracketing exposures. This ensures there is no camera shake from the act of pressing the shutter button.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh by george i think i got it. lol the manual wasnt making sense... I guess I should try this when I have had more sleep.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

06/01/2010 09:33:29 PM · #54

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Or you could use a remote for shutter release (wired or wireless).

06/01/2010 09:36:00 PM · #55

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by JustCaree:
ok so this is to confusing for me :( guess Im gonna be an innocent bystander this go round.

Your Rebel XT has an automatic exposure bracketing function. You can set how far apart the exposure is for each shot, and it will do all three in sequence. You also must use the self timer mode when bracketing exposures. This ensures there is no camera shake from the act of pressing the shutter button.

Or you could use a remote for shutter release (wired or wireless).

dont have a remote yet... that is my next purchase after a new tripod... my old tripod struggles with my new camera LOL... but I want a remote cause Im tired of "RUNNING" to get in the shot lol or being left out of the family shots because I am the one always with the camera... 30 bucks isnt to bad for a remote... lord knows what a good tripod is gonna run me...

06/01/2010 09:57:44 PM · #56

ok because I am here to learn... i have another question... lets say you have an image... and u want to use it as an HDR...
How do you make the three copies using PSP?? I mean what to you adjust if you "forget" to do it in your camera?

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

06/01/2010 10:06:47 PM · #57

Originally posted by JustCaree:

Well, all you are doing is trying to come up with 3 images that have a wider range. So, from one image, reduce the exposure a bit, make it darker, save it. Do the same by increasing the exposure on the original image, and save that. You now have three images... -1 0 +1 ... thats it really.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

06/01/2010 10:09:40 PM · #58

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

Originally posted by JustCaree:
ok because I am here to learn... i have another question... lets say you have an image... and u want to use it as an HDR...
How do you make the three copies using PSP?? I mean what to you adjust if you "forget" to do it in your camera?

Well, all you are doing is trying to come up with 3 images that have a wider range. So, from one image, reduce the exposure a bit, make it darker, save it. Do the same by increasing the exposure on the original image, and save that. You now have three images... -1 0 +1 ... thats it really.

And, as always, be sure to retain your original unedited version. :)

06/01/2010 10:10:56 PM · #59

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

haha i dont know how to adjust exposure in psp... ya'll are gonna hate me cause i ask so many questions

06/01/2010 10:13:45 PM · #60

Originally posted by JustCaree:

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

Originally posted by JustCaree:
ok because I am here to learn... i have another question... lets say you have an image... and u want to use it as an HDR...
How do you make the three copies using PSP?? I mean what to you adjust if you "forget" to do it in your camera?

Well, all you are doing is trying to come up with 3 images that have a wider range. So, from one image, reduce the exposure a bit, make it darker, save it. Do the same by increasing the exposure on the original image, and save that. You now have three images... -1 0 +1 ... thats it really.

haha i dont know how to adjust exposure in psp... ya'll are gonna hate me cause i ask so many questions

Ha! Don't worry about that! Everyone is here to help! (to be honest-i'm a bit too drunk to explain it but i'm sure someone else will!)

Questions are good though! Keep at them!

Message edited by author 2010-06-01 22:14:43.

MinsoPhoto

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

06/01/2010 10:17:08 PM · #61

Originally posted by JustCaree:

Don't forget about the awesomeness that is Google. There are numerous tutorials and videos out there that can help you as well. And of course the collective minds and skills that is DPC. You will learn a ton here. And forget almost as much :) Well maybe that is just me, just wait to see my score for the Portrait entry. Sometimes you gotta just enter the craziness that you like and forget about the score.

06/01/2010 10:24:16 PM · #62

Originally posted by jminso:

One of the reasons I joined here is because there isnt a lot of "groups" around here that do not cost a fortune to join. I start classes in the fall for photography (after I finish my teaching degree) and I want to absorb as much as I can now. Everyone around here (even those who are still learning themselves) are so friendly and willing to help one another. I think I will be a member here for a VERY long time.

Google confuses me most of the time... my brain doesnt process things sometimes and it sometimes takes 3 or 4 explainations for me to get it... (I have fibromyalgia and it effects brain clarity) which is why I ask so much sometimes LOL

06/01/2010 10:31:19 PM · #63

Originally posted by jminso:

Sometimes you gotta just enter the craziness that you like and forget about the score.

Amen to that.

You'll pick up the HDR stuff the next couple of days Carrie i'm sure. It's really not that hard to get the basics.

Message edited by author 2010-06-01 22:33:24.

06/01/2010 10:38:05 PM · #64

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

Originally posted by jminso:
Sometimes you gotta just enter the craziness that you like and forget about the score.

Amen to that.

You'll pick up the HDR stuff the next couple of days Carrie i'm sure. It's really not that hard to get the basics.

I dont worry about the score... If I did I wouldnt have a 4.4 and a 3.9 LOL

06/01/2010 11:03:50 PM · #65

Originally posted by JustCaree:

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

Originally posted by jminso:
Sometimes you gotta just enter the craziness that you like and forget about the score.

Amen to that.

You'll pick up the HDR stuff the next couple of days Carrie i'm sure. It's really not that hard to get the basics.

I dont worry about the score... If I did I wouldnt have a 4.4 and a 3.9 LOL

:) Good scores i say! The way i deal with the site is that the 'challenge' is with myself. How i can twist my love of photography into the topic. Any scores i get i don't really pay a huge amount of attention to really but i love the peer attention and thoughts i get on my images. It's a great place to learn and stretch yourself.

06/01/2010 11:22:51 PM · #66

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

What I like best about the challenges is they force me to step outside my box. I tend to shoot the same things because they are things that capture my eye the most... and as an aspiring photographer that is not good... the challenges force me to see other things... for instance... I never go to downtown nashville... its a cluster&!@# mess and I hate people (large crowds) however now that I have this nifty new device and this cool HDR challenge... guess where Im going tomorrow evening... LOL (if I can find a decently priced tripod)

06/02/2010 01:15:34 AM · #67

Originally posted by JustCaree:

The assumption is you are shooting in RAW, and that RAW file contains more image data than a JPG would, so you can create 3 or more exposures from it and then blend them using HDR techniques. Though PSP can open RAW file, I prefer to use the DPP software that Canon provides. PSP13 has a much improved RAW converter, but I am not upgrading and sticking with my combo of Canon DPP and PSP X2.

06/02/2010 01:16:44 AM · #68

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by JustCaree:
ok because I am here to learn... i have another question... lets say you have an image... and u want to use it as an HDR...
How do you make the three copies using PSP?? I mean what to you adjust if you "forget" to do it in your camera?

The assumption is you are shooting in RAW, and that RAW file contains more image data than a JPG would, so you can create 3 or more exposures from it and then blend them using HDR techniques. Though PSP can open RAW file, I prefer to use the DPP software that Canon provides. PSP13 has a much improved RAW converter, but I am not upgrading and sticking with my combo of Canon DPP and PSP X2.

Raw oh yeah.. i umm i do have that capibility now dont i... back to the manual I go...

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

06/03/2010 11:41:30 PM · #69

Ok So I have taken probably 15 sets of images to try for the HDR contest and well its just not working... I think its because I dont have enough contrast going on in the images itself... sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo can you guys give me some ideas of what you look for in the subject when you go out shooting for HDR images??

I looked thru the other challenges but because they already processed it is hard to see the original...

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

06/04/2010 12:07:37 AM · #70

Originally posted by JustCaree:

HDR works both ways; you can use it to compress the dynamic range (with a very contrasty scene) or expand the dynamic range (with a very flat scene).

R.

06/04/2010 01:24:50 AM · #71

I just had a look on the Photomatix download page, and though the freeware version is gone, they now have a lite version that is only $39. It appears to have more functionality than the previous freebie. Some added tonemapping choices, plus a 64 bit version.

06/04/2010 02:30:10 AM · #72

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Thanks for sharing!!! Me personally. I dont think ill ever HDR except for challenges... its driving me batty lol but for those who love it thats a great deal!