COMPANY: xTrain | URL: www.xtrain.com | TYPE: DVD | PLATFORM: Mac/Windows | PRICE: $79 or subscription
			In High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mastery, Photoshop Guru Ben Willmore shows you step by step how to master High Dynamic Range (HDR). HDR is the process of taking a sequence of exposures, allowing you to lighten your underexposed areas and darken your overexposed areas to better simulate what your eye would actually see. You will see how to best choose subjects for HDR, such as watching for movement, clouds, sensor dust and when you can find the ideal light to master HDR. Ben will show you how to merge exposures to enhance or add an illustrative effect to your photographs. Classes included in this course: Shooting for HDR HDR can enhance and improve your images, often adding drama and details. Ben shows you how and when to use HDR. You will learn the limitations of your camera, and how to process your HDR file, and your options for a photographic or illustrative look. You will be taught how to further enhance your image in Photoshop. Your subject is imperative to a great photo and in this class, Ben will help you choose your perfect subject for HDR. This class covers ideal shooting setup, whether to use tripods, monopods or handhelds. Merging Exposures In Merging Exposures, you will learn Basic Photomatix Merging, how to put these series of shots together to create this cool effect. You'll learn Batch Merging with Photomatix, sorting images based on number, spotting and white balance and cropping. In addition, Ben shares his secrets of HDR merging in Photoshop. Processing HDR Files You've merged your exposures, next Ben shows you how to use Photoshop and PhotoMatix Tone Compressor to create a great photographic look. The PhotoMatix Details Enhancer will help you create an illustrative grunge or photographic approach. As a bonus, Ben gives away his secrets of single file processing! Enhancement How does one make pretty the picture... better? Once you have your HDR file processed, you can enhance it using Photoshop. Master spotting and retouching, color interpretations, and other automated enhancements with this class. Ben will give you many start-to-finish examples using HDR.