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| About the Author | |
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| Thank You | |
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| Preface: A Walk Before the Run: Basic Photography Tips | |
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| Make Photographs | |
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| Tell a Story | |
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| Consider the Background | |
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| Th e Name of the Game is to Fill the Frame | |
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| Check Your Camera Settings | |
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| Choose Your Lens Wisely | |
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| Interesting Subjects Make Interesting Photographs | |
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| See the Light | |
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| Create a Sense of Depth | |
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| Move It | |
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| Take a Walk | |
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| Compose Carefully | |
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| Before HDR | |
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| Extreme HDR | |
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| About this Book | |
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| About the Layout | |
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| A New Way of Seeing | |
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| Don't Overdo It | |
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| About the Pictures in the Book | |
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| Th e Impact of Subject | |
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| It's Photography! | |
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| Adventure Awaits | |
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| Introduction: Welcome to the Magical World of HDR Photography | |
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| Bracketing is the Starting Point of HDR | |
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| Creating an Effectiveand Impressive HDR Image | |
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| Seeing Into the Shadows | |
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| Try HDR Even You Don't Think You Need It | |
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| High Depth Range Images | |
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| Highly Do-it-Yourself Rockin' Images | |
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| Pseudo HDR Images & HDR-like Images | |
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| Realistic or Artistic | |
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| Envision the End Result | |
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| Composing in a New Way | |
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| Life After HDR in Photoshop | |
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| To HDR or Not HDR … That is the Question | |
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| No Substitute for Good Light | |
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| RAW Files are Packed with Data | |
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| When HDR Rules | |
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| More Exposures Mean More Data | |
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| HDR Is Not a Magic Fix | |
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| Th e Right Light for the Situation | |
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| Strong Light Might Be the Right Light | |
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| Soft Light is Sometimes Right, Too | |
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| Always Be Prepared for HDR Photography | |
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| Must-Know Info | |
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| See the Light & Determine Bracketing | |
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| Too Few and Too Many Shots | |
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| Spot Metering Can Help | |
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| What Your Eyes See vs. What Your Camera Sees | |
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| Check Your LCD Monitor | |
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| Auto vs. Manual Bracketing | |
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| Look for Highlights and Shadows | |
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| Careful Bracketing Pays Off | |
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| Photomatix: The Most Popular HDR Program | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Generate HDR: RAW vs. JPEG | |
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| Don't Panic | |
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| Taking Control of Your Image | |
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| Tone Compressor for Realistic Images | |
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| Tone Compressor Adjustments | |
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| Details Enhancer for Artistic Images | |
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| Detail Enhancer Adjustments | |
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| Watch the White Point and Light Mode/Smoothing | |
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| Suitable for Framing | |
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| Th e Subject Oft en Dictates the Effect | |
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| Single File Pseudo HDR Images with Photomatix | |
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| Contrast is the Determining Factor | |
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| Starting Point | |
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| Diff erent Options | |
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| Better Safe than Sorry | |
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| JPEG to HDR? | |
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| Movement Can Be Okay | |
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| Two-Image HDR Images | |
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| Pseudo HDR Images | |
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| Aperture Must Remain Constant | |
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| Carefully Focus; Manually Focus | |
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| Reduce Digital Noise | |
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| Check for Chromatic Aberrations | |
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| Steady Your Camera and Try Not to Touch | |
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| Hand-Held Images Can Work | |
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| Basics are Essential | |
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| dSLR vs Compact Camera | |
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| Sharpen your HDR Images | |
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| HDR vs. RAW File Processing | |
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| Faster with Photomatix | |
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| HDR File Management Suggestion | |
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| Separate Your Shots | |
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| Exposure Fusion with Photomatix | |
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| Launching Exposure Fusion | |
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| Adjusting Your Images: Highlights & Shadows Adjust | |
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| Adjusting Your Image Part II | |
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| Exposure Fusion with Help from Photoshop | |
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| True HDR with Help from Photoshop | |
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| Look Closely and Carefully | |
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| Enter Topaz Adjust | |
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| Topaz Command Center | |
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| Improving an Image | |
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| Dramatic Diff erences | |
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| Subtle Diff erences | |
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| Add Drama to a Landscape | |
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| With a Little Help from Photoshop | |
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| Th e Beauty is in the Details | |
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| Awaken the Artist Within | |
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| Highly Dramatic Color | |
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| Creating Color | |
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| Apply Topaz Adjust Selectively | |
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| Th e Soft er Side of Topaz Adjust | |
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| Expect Surprises | |
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| Photomatix Meets Topaz Adjust | |
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| Topaz Adjust: Details and Spicify | |
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| Topaz Adjust: Portrait Drama and Spicify with Noise Greatly Reduced | |
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| Topaz Adjust: Exposure Correction | |
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| Topaz Adjust: Exposure Correction with Saturation Reduced | |
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| Topaz Adjust: Portrait Smooth | |
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| Expanding Dynamic Range in Photoshop | |
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| Adjustment Layers are the Law | |
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| Basic Adjustments, Big Improvement | |
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| Photoshop vs. Photomatix Pseudo HDR vs. Topaz Adjust | |
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| The Lucis Pro Approach | |
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| First Look: Lucis Pro Adjustment Window | |
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| Split the Channels and Work in Black and White | |
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| Check Before You Click | |
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| Lucis Pro Meets Lucis Art | |
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| Lucis Pro vs. Photomatix Pseudo HDR | |
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| Creating HDRs from Fast-Moving Subject Photographs | |
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| Birds in Flight at Bosque de Apache, New Mexico | |
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| Native American Action Shot | |
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| Kenya Migration | |
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| Pelican Coming in for a Landing | |
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| Lion Love Bite | |
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| Expanding Dynamic Range in Adobe Camera RAW | |
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| Exposing for the Highlights | |
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| ACR Preview Window and Basic Tab | |
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| ACR vs. Photomatix | |
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| Recovery and Fill Light to the Rescue | |
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| Avoid Photo Washouts | |
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| Shooting HDR Panoramas | |
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| Basic HDR Process Multiplied | |
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| Standard Photomatix HDR Processing | |
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| Let the Pano Fun Begin | |
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| Photomerge Magic | |
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| HDR Pano vs. Traditional HDR | |
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| Manual Exposure vs. Automatic Exposure | |
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| Th e Fun and Creativity Continue | |
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| Converting HDRs to B&W | |
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| Silver Efex Pro Overview | |
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| Nik Silver Efex Pro: Neutral | |
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| Nik Silver Efex Pro: Neutral | |
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| Nik Silver Efex Pro: Underexposed -1 | |
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| Nik Silver Efex Pro: Antique Plate 1 | |
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| Nik Silver Efex Pro: Neutral, Yellow Filter | |
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| Nik Silver Efex Neutral | |
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| My HDR Gear: The Stuff of Magical Imagery | |
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| Cameras, Lenses and Tripods | |
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| In-the-Field Gear | |
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| HDR Rocks! | |
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| Cool Web Sites | |
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| True HDR Plug-in Sites | |
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| Favorite Plug-in Sites | |
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| My Web Site | |
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| Rick's Digital Learning Center | |
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| Digital Photo Experience | |
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| Plug-In Experience | |
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| Stuck in Customs | |
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| Post Script: Learn by Questioning | |
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| More Before HDR Images | |
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| Look Ma! No Details Lost | |
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| Index | |