HDR Efex Pro After the Shoot - Softcover

Sholik, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118063449 ISBN 13: 9781118063446

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

A concise, on–the–go guide to the new HDR Efex Pro imaging toolkit for photographers

Now that you′ve gone mobile and HDR, you want to be able to download and enhance your favorite photos on the run, without having to return to the mother ship (i.e., your desktop computer). This book shows you just how to do that using the amazing HDR Efex Pro, the image editing toolset from Nik Software. In brilliant color and using plenty of show–stopping examples, this practical guide explains all tools and features. Follow numbered steps and you′ll soon be handling things like alignment, ghosting control, highlights, and contrast just like a professional photographer.

• Shows you how to use the tools and features of HDR Efex Pro, the revolutionary imaging tool from Nik Software that allows you to create the dramatic High Dynamic Range look from a single image and enables both realistic and artistic effects within a single tool
• Gets photographers quickly up to speed using easy–to–follow, numbered steps
• Covers advanced alignment and ghosting control; shadow and highlight detailing; color, contrast, and vignette controls; and more
• Features gorgeous, full–color examples to illustrate techniques

Take your photography skills to new levels with the exciting new HDR Efex Pro and this must–have guide.

About this title

About the Author

Stan Sholik, a self–taught photographer, has worked for more than three decades in commercial, advertising, and illustrative photography. Skilled with photographic technology, he is also known as the author of numerous articles for View Camera, Shutterbug, Professional Photographer, AfterCapture, Rangefinder, and other trade publications.

From the Back Cover

Pursue your vision. HDR imagery lets you share it

Is your passion to capture the most minute detail of a scene exactly as you experienced it? Or to evoke emotion by interpreting that image? HDR photography can do both, and HDR Efex Pro is one of the top tools for working its magic. This book guides you through HDR Efex Pro, enabling you to create a workflow that supports your personal vision, whether that is to reproduce reality or interpret it.

• New to HDR? Learn what it is and how it works in Chapter 1

• Install HDR Efex Pro and set preferences

• Learn how HDR Efex Pro works with Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom, Bridge, and Photoshop

• See how to begin with global adjustments and fine–tune your image using Control Points

• Apply the finishing touches that truly personalize your image

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Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118063449
• ISBN 13: 9781118063446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304