HDR Photography Workshop

Art League of Baytown, Texas – March 11th, 2018

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography offers a collection of great tools for both artistic and realistic rendering of scenes which your camera on its own would be unable to capture in a single shot. Whether you intend to use it to create realistic images of building interiors or surreal art images, this one day class offers you a jump start under the instruction of an experienced HDR photographer.

Dave Wilson has been working with HDR techniques for 10 years and has a 30 year track record in photography. His HDR images have drawn praise from photographers and art lovers alike and have been accepted into juried exhibitions and collections in USA and Europe.

Join us at the Art League of Baytown for a full day of HDR photography instruction, shooting, processing and discussion. Starting at 9am, we will go over basic HDR photography theory and discuss how to shoot for HDR before spending a few hours shooting using those techniques. After lunch, we will return to the classroom and process our raw exposures into final, tone-mapped images.

Class Size

This class is limited to 10 participants.

Agenda:

8:45	9:00	Arrive at the Art League of Baytown
9:00	9:15	Welcome, introduction and logistics
9:15	9:45	Introduction to HDR
9:45	10:15	Shooting for HDR
10:15	12:45	On Location – HDR shoot
12:45	1:30	Lunch
1:30	2:30	How to process HDR images using Photomatix Pro and AuroraHDR & examples of various tone mappings
2:30	4:00	Students process their own images from the morning shoot.
4:00	4:45	Show and Tell – show and discuss our final images.
4:45	5:00	Final questions, discussion and wrap up.

Reserving your place

This class is organized by the Art League of Baytown. Please visit their web site to book your place.

Requirements

You will need to bring the following equipment to the class:

1. A digital camera capable of shooting in Aperture Priority or Manual exposure mode. For best results, the camera should also be able to record raw format images but this is not 100% necessary. I would recommend a wide angle zoom lens but bring whatever you have. You definitely won’t be needing a long telephoto so leave the 400mm at home 🙂
2. A tripod sturdy enough to support your camera and the heaviest lens you intend using.
3. A laptop computer with a reader for your memory card format and software capable of reading and displaying your image files. Adobe Lightroom, Bridge or Photoshop would be suitable, for example. If you do not own a laptop but are coming to the class with someone who does, you may share if you arrange this with one of the other participants prior to the class.
4. HDRSoft Photomatix Pro and/or MacPhun AuroraHDR 2018 software to allow processing of your HDR images. You can purchase Photomatix online here and Aurora here. Evaluation versions of both tools are available if you want to try before you buy. Using coupon code “DaveWilson” will give you a discount if you are purchasing either software package. You are welcome to try other HDR software packages but the instruction in this class will center on Photomatix and Aurora.
5. Enthusiasm and a willingness to experiment and ask questions!

This is an advanced intermediate level class. It is also expected that participants be familiar with the operation of their camera and image management software and be comfortable shooting in Aperture Priority and Manual exposure modes. You should have a good basic understanding of exposure-related variables – shutter speed, aperture and sensitivity settings. Knowledge of image editing techniques in Photoshop and Lightroom is helpful but not absolutely required.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the workshop, please feel free to either email us using the contact form or call 512 299 1763.