My camera finally got back from the repair center yesterday, which means I’m going to be making more HDR shots again. In fact, I already started. They’re pretty straightforward to make. I use the bracketing feature built into the Canon S2 to take three shots, each at a different exposure level. Then I load them onto the Macbook and go to town…In Windows, since Adobe still hasn’t shipped a universal binary of Photoshop.
It’s pretty straightforward to make an HDR picture in Photoshop CS2:
- File > Automate > Merge to HDR
- Click “Browser to choose the pics you’ll be merging to HDR
- Once they’re loaded up, go to Image > Mode and choose 8-bit. This will bring up a dialog box.
- Choose “Local Adaptation” from the drop-down menu, and tweak the sliders for the desired effect.
- The Local Adaptation method will at first make an effect that looks like a neon cloud vomited on your shot. To clear this up, try the Burn tool. It’ll bring the dark tones back to the picture.
Pretty easy, and you can make some insane pictures. They’re all the rage on Flickr these days.
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I don’t think that mullingitover is gay like that Gary. But keep looking, there is a man out there for you.
Comment by Mr. Viddy 06.04.06 @ 9:22 pmWow, Milo! It’s always interesting to see where the refugees turn up.
Mr. Viddy, why do must torment me so? It’s my hot body, I do what I want.
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So, this is weird. After having looked through your Flickr pics, I actually think you’re the same guy who went to Milo Academy at the same time I did (you - Junior, me - Freshman). Now it turns out you live in SoCal and dig Mark Ryden. Me too.
What *did* they do to us at that school?
Comment by Gary 06.01.06 @ 9:33 pm