Have you ever taken a photo that has a blue or orange tinge to it? It wasn’t there when you took the photo, but it’s definitely there on your image. That’s what happens when your camera’s auto white balance setting doesn’t get things right. Why does it matter so much? Can I fix it later? And is it possible to set white balance yourself? The answer to all these questions are below.
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In part 1 of this series – Capturing HDR Images, I showed you how to go out and get the five separate images that you will use for your HDR photo. Now I will show you how to put them together in Photoshop. In practice, this is a lot easier than you would think. That’s why I’m also going to show you how to convert a single RAW file into an HDR image so you can create HDR action shots.
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It’s one of the most important elements of being a great landscape photographer. When you know how to get everything in your image as sharp as possible, your photo will definitely stand out. There is a trick to making everything as sharp as possible, and it doesn’t always require you to have the best camera setup. By following some of these techniques, you’ll be well on your way to creating stunningly sharp photography in no time.
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Angles are everything in photography. They’re also the reason photography is so fun. What other hobby gives you the chance to see things from some of the most bizarre angles out there? Photography helps us step outside of the human perspective, and when we do this, the creative possibilities are innumerable. Here are a few ways you can adjust your perspective and take your photography to beautiful and unknown places.
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I’ve mentioned metering in many of these tutorials, but I have never taken the time to discuss it at length. Metering tells the camera how much light there is in the scene, and from that it works out how long to keep the shutter open to correctly expose the image. Most of the time, the camera’s default metering (called matrix metering) works very well. However, there are some scenes (usually when there are very bright or very dark parts of your photo, like the candle photo to the right) where the camera doesn’t do a good job. That’s when you should choose one of the other metering modes.
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