HDR Photo Project

Overview: To produce an HDR image, you must learn some technical aspects to using your camera and software. Follow the tutorials below to help you along.

Step 1: Set your camera to the right settings (Bracketing)

Auto Exposure Bracketing:
http://digital-photography-school.com/automatic-exposure-bracketing-aeb

Directions for setting Bracketing on a Canon T3:
http://kbsupport.cusa.canon.com/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1011&PARTITION_ID=1&secureFlag=false&TIMEZONE_OFFSET=&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=38381

Directions for setting Bracketing on a Canon T3i:
https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART111494


Step 2: Take your Photos

Set up the bracketing and go to Courtyard and practice taking an HDR photo.

SUGGESTIONS:

I suggest taking photos where you can see a large subject that fills most of the frame, but leaves some room to see the sky above. Metal subjects looks especially interesting in HDR mode because of the reflections of light they produce.

Step 3: Software Tutorials:

Automatic Method
Follow the tutorial below if you want to do this one in an Automatic Method that doesn't require manually combining the images. The resulting image will be a TIF file. Using the Preview program on the Mac, you can then convert that file to a JPEG that you post on your blog. Just go to File then Export and select the JPEG file format.
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/HDR_ps/hdr-ps.htm

Manual Method
Follow the tutorial below if you want to do this one in an Manuel Method that requires you to manually combine the images. You will be using a PSD (Photoshop Document) file format to make this image. When you are done will save a separate version as a JPEG file that you will post on your blog.
http://digital-photography-school.com/hdr-style-results-using-layers-in-photoshop

Step 4: Post your work

Post the following in a post on your student blog.

1. All of your Original Images that you took that were merged WITH appropriate labels (i.e. Over Exposed, Balanced Exposure, Under Exposed). 
2. Your final Merged HDR enhanced photo.
3. A brief explanation of the method you used to create the image.
4. A brief reflection on how you successful you feel you were in creating the HDR image.