New Unit--HDR Photography

HDR Photography

-High Dynamic Range Photograph- HDR photography is editing technique that attempts to display an image that is closer in relation to the human eyes view of everyday life.

-To create a HDR image you must have a wide range of dark's to light--High Dynamic range

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HDR Toning will give the look and feel of a photo truly taken in the HDR format and it can be applied to a single image.

1. Select an image and open it in PS6 
2. Right click on the layer select duplicate layer. A box will appear choose the drop down select New and rename the layer HDR edit
3. On the HDR toning file select image>adjustments>HDR toning>Yes to flatten image
4. Explore Drop downs and adjustments
5. When you are satisfied with your adjustments click OK and wait for PS to update
6. Dont worry if you feel that your image looks over edited in HDR we will tone it down
7. Drag your HDR image onto your original file. Press the eyeball to make sure it is matching up perfectly.
8. Create a Mask--hold down the Alt key and click the mask button at the bottom of your layer tool bar.
9. Choose the Brush drag your hardness to 0% and opacity to 25%
10. Start painting on your black mask with white to revel the HDR toning- Use black to re-apply the mask.