Part III. The Soft(er)ware Side of HDR
In this part...
HDR is as much about software as it is about taking photos, so this part immerses you in the software process of generating and tone mapping an HDR image, and then editing and publishing your final image.
Chapter 7 starts the ball rolling by showing you how to turn your bracketed (or single exposure) photos into HDR images. This interim step is necessary and important, so don't skip this chapter. Chapter 8 provides a ton of tone mapping reference material so you understand what you're doing when you tone map in Chapter 9, which is the other "most important chapter" in the book. I walk you through how to tone map your HDR images in Photomatix Pro. Aside from taking the photos, this is the heart of HDR.
Chapter 10 is another process and workfl ow chapter. You discover how layers can help you edit your images and how to manage them. You also get a large dose of an editing workfl ow, followed by helpful blending techniques. Chapter 11 fi n-ishes this part by showing you different ways to fi x problems in your images (ranging from too much noise, distractions, and distortion) and enhance the good parts (such as contrast, color, and highlights). I fi nish with a section on publishing your final images.
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