Vancouver Photo Workshops proudly presents a three day workshop, "Mastering HDR Challenges: Using HDR capture techniques and tonemapping for artistic photos" with acclaimed photographers Uwe and Bettina Steinmueller.

Over the course of the three days, we will thoroughly explore the camera settings and major software tools needed for high quality HDR.

This workshop is a hands-on combination of shooting in the field with the instructors, followed by extensive workflow demonstrations back in the classroom.

We will cover the theory behind HDR capture, practical shooting strategies, composition and exposure, as well as post-processing. The principle software tools we will use include, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and Photomatix.

We will also use Uwe Steinmueller's custom scripts for working with HDR images. We'll learn advanced workflow techniques to enhance HDR photos by independently adjusting the color and luminosity of the images using both layers and masks in Adobe Photoshop. Learn an alternative to a straight Photomatix HDR conversion, in order to create better highlights and fewer clipped details.

We'll work on images shot during the workshop as well as images from your own catalog.

What you will learn:

• Maximizing Dynamic Range
• RAW Conversion for HDR
• Camera Movement
• Alignment strategies
• Correcting lens artifacts
• Tonemapping

We think that tonemapping is the holy grail of HDR for photography
(at least with the goal to print your images). Different tonemappers
deliver very different results and also please different artistic styles.

• Artistic vs. photographic look
• Photomatix Compressor
• Photomatix DE
• Photoshop Exposure/Gamma
• Photoshop Local Adaptation
• DOP advanced tonemapping
• Masking
• Double tonemapping
• Grunging
• 16 bit tonemapping

Bettina and Uwe Steinmueller were born in Germany, but have lived and worked in the US for over a decade. They work as a photographic team, with Bettina focusing on artistic expression, and Uwe handling both the art and the digital workflow. Their main subjects are nature and urban landscapes, and their hidden details. Bettina + Uwe's work is known worldwide. Together they run Digital Outback Photo (www.outbackphoto.com) which is one of the premier digital fine art websites in the world (6 million visitors per year).

Uwe is recognized as one of the leading photography workflow experts. He is not only a master of the digital workflow tools, but has also influenced many well known products. Uwe has published numerous books in German (twice winning the German “Photobuch Preis”/Photobook Prize) and English. For Uwe the photographic result is paramount and the technical aspects are only the means to get there. This means Uwe does not teach what tools can do, but instead how they help you express your own vision.

Visit Uwe + Bettina's website for more information and incredible HDR Images:

www.portfolios.outbackphoto.com

Level:

Intermediate to Advanced. Prior HDR experience highly recommended. Basic image processing and Photoshop knowledge.

Enrollment:

Maximum 14 participants.

Equipment Needed:

Bring your digital SLR camera with bracketing function (must have manual controls) and at least 1 lens.
Laptop or computer with Photoshop CS3/CS4 installed.

Optional: additional lenses, camera flash, tripod.

We Provide:

Course content as outlined above. Use of our digital facilities to view, edit and print your images. Refreshments each day.

Hotels:

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Early-Bird Discount:

If full payment is received by thge Early Bird Discount Discount deadline, you will receive the indicated discount amount off regular tuition rates.

Group Discount:

A 5% discount will be appplied if 3 or more people register at the same time for the same workshop. (All 3 tuitions must be paid for by one credit card to be considered a group registration.) Please follow the instructions on the online registration page.

In order to provide the best learning environment possible VPW keeps class sizes limited to 12-15 people (depending on the workshop). This is but one reason that we count on you to attend your chosen class, once you have registered for it.

If you must withdraw for any reason please be aware of our refund policy as follows:

For our Master Photographer Series workshops, 1 to 5 days in length, VPW requires 60 days written notice (before the workshop start date) of your withdrawal in order to provide a refund. VPW may retain 15% of fees paid or $150 minimum in processing your refund. If the tuition is less than $500 the minimum fee drops to $75.

Within 45 days of the Master Photographer Series workshop date all fees paid are non-refundable.

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