Project 06 - Rough Draft

Take at least 3 different digital photos of the same subject using exposure bracketing so that you have at a minimum, one underexposed image, one properly exposed image and one overexposed image, as shown below. (You may use more than just 3 images for this assignment.)

Description: This is the MID range HDR photo of some water carafes at the campus Hilton.


File Name: IMG_0887_01_mid_water_carafes_02.jpg
Date Created: 2012:11:16 20:21:47
Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T4i
F/Stop: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
ISO: 1600
Focal Length: 27.0 mm
Exposure Program: Manual
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Tungsten

Description: This is the LOW range HDR photo of some water carafes at the campus Hilton.

File Name: IMG_0888_02_low_water_carafes_02.jpg
Date Created: 2012:11:16 20:21:47
Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T4i
F/Stop: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/250
ISO: 1600
Focal Length: 27.0 mm
Exposure Program: Manual
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Tungsten

Description: This is the HIGH range HDR photo of some water carafes at the campus Hilton.

File Name: IMG_0889_03_high_water_carafes_02.jpg
Date Created: 2012:11:16 20:21:48
Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T4i
F/Stop: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/15
ISO: 1600
Focal Length: 27.0 mm
Exposure Program: Manual
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Tungsten

Photo Editing Assignment, part 1

Using one of the HDR options (Photoshop Elements Photomerge to Exposure, Photomatix Essentials, Photomatix Pro, etc.) create a single HDR image from the three photos you took for Photo Assignment, part 1.

In your description of this image on your blog or other online location, please indicate what program you used to create the HDR image and any other details you think should be included.

Please find the settings that I used to create the above picture in Photomatix Pro below:

Photo Editing Assignment, part 2

Using any of the image enhancement options (such as levels, watercolor filter, etc. in Photoshop Elements; Topaz Simplify or other Topaz filters, Smart Photo Editor; or any other type of photo editing tool, create an "enhanced" image from a photo you have taken.

In your description on your blog or other online location, please indicate what program(s) you used to create the enhanced image, what specific settings you experimented with and any other details you think should be included.

Original HDR Photo(s)

File Name: IMG_0875_01_mid_hilton_chairs.jpg
Date Created: 2012:11:16 20:12:11
Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T4i
F/Stop: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
ISO: 1600
Focal Length: 25.0 mm
Exposure Program: Manual
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Shade

File Name: IMG_0876_02_low_hilton_chairs.jpg
Date Created: 2012:11:16 20:12:11
Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T4i
F/Stop: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/250
ISO: 1600
Focal Length: 25.0 mm
Exposure Program: Manual
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Shade

File Name: IMG_0877_03_high_hilton_chairs.jpg
Date Created: 2012:11:16 20:12:11
Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T4i
F/Stop: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/15
ISO: 1600
Focal Length: 25.0 mm
Exposure Program: Manual
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Shade


Enhanced Photo #1

Photoshop Elements 9
Topaz Labs - Topaz Adjust 5
Global Adjustment Settings | Adaptive Exposure & Protect Highlights
Details | Sharpen

Enhanced Photo #2

Topaz PhotoFXLab - Stylized Blueprint Effect