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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.
List of contents
About the Author iii
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction xiv
Chapter 1: Understanding HDR Imaging 3
Chapter 2: Getting Started with HDR Efex Pro 17
Chapter 3: Opening Images in HDR Efex Pro 41
Chapter 4: Working with Presets 81
Chapter 5: Adjusting Dynamic Range with Tone Compression 107
Chapter 6: Selecting an HDR Method 115
Chapter 7: Making Global Adjustments to the HDR Image 141
Chapter 8: Working with Control Points 169
Chapter 9: Applying Local Corrections with Control Points 187
Chapter 10: Finalizing the Image 223
Chapter 11: When Things Go Wrong 261
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts 272
Appendix B: Presets 274
Glossary 276
Index 280
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.
