*New Tutorial Video* Silky Water & HDR

[Jason Hermann]

This is a 4 part video tutorial that has some great footage all filmed with the 5D Mark II. I show you how to get the best silky water shots and also how to edit them in Photomatix and Lightroom. Please enjoy!!



Part 1



Part 2



Part 3



Part 4



Best,
Jay

[Jason Hermann]

If anybody has any questions in regard to the tutorials, please post them here

Best,
Jay

[JPhotoz]

Jay,

Those were great. I have a lot to learn. I just got Lightroom so I have to practice. It seem like a great program.

I am surprised that you left you almost slip in the river in the video. That is exactly what I am always worried about since I am alone when I shot. I bet the water was cold. Was Michele laughing her butt off?

Photomatix- I see that you make adjustments on the same slider a bunch of times. That could be one of my problems, I usually just adjust only once. I see how the histogram changes so now I know what to look for.

I am sure that anyone new to HDR will find this tutorial very informative.

Thank you for all your great information and the time you put into these.

Jordan

[Jason Hermann]

Right-on Jordan Thanks for the props!! Michele wasn't there when I shot the video's so it was all me by myself And it was cold!

I had to leave it in!!

Best,
Jay

[Busk]

Great Series!! Thank You So Much!! I am a NOOB (Understatement) to Digital Photography and am so Glad I found this site with Members like you that show/share how to achieve such amazing shots.

[easypickings]

Thanks Jay for sharing your knowledge like this. Great job on these tutorials.

[jack park]

wow.
i shake my head in amazement of what can be achieved when i see photos like this.
i don't have the time right now but i will definitely check out the tutorial.
thank you!!

[JPhotoz]

Jay, What tripod is that? You say what the head is but not the tripod. I have a Amvona 720 imagine, discover, connect.

This is just too heavy to carry around. I bought a monopod but for HDR's it really does not work all that well. Your tripod seems small enough. I looked and I think your ball head is about $60. Did you get it together or as pieces?

Thank you in advance.

Jordan

[Blues]

Jay, I just wanted to thank you for these tutorials. I am reviewing them as I try and process some of my recent shots. I am working towards reducing the halos and chromatic aberrations, as you demonstrate in your video. Thanks again for sharing these! I'm hoping they help me improve my HDR processing.

[Jason Hermann]

Originally Posted by Busk

Great Series!! Thank You So Much!! I am a NOOB (Understatement) to Digital Photography and am so Glad I found this site with Members like you that show/share how to achieve such amazing shots.

Your very welcome and I'm glad you learned something!!

Originally Posted by easypickings

Thanks Jay for sharing your knowledge like this. Great job on these tutorials.

Thanks, and your very welcome

Originally Posted by jack park

wow.
i shake my head in amazement of what can be achieved when i see photos like this.
i don't have the time right now but i will definitely check out the tutorial.
thank you!!

Right-on

Originally Posted by JPhotoz

Jay, What tripod is that? You say what the head is but not the tripod. I have a Amvona 720 imagine, discover, connect.

This is just too heavy to carry around. I bought a monopod but for HDR's it really does not work all that well. Your tripod seems small enough. I looked and I think your ball head is about $60. Did you get it together or as pieces?

Thank you in advance.

Jordan

Jordan, I got the tri-pod and ball head separately, but I paid over a $100 for the ballhead about 2 years ago or so. I really wasn't that concerned with the tri-pod itself, so I ordered the mid-grade metal 3-section manfrotto. I'm not sure which model, but it was around $100 or so at the time a purchased it. It is a large tri-pod, but in the videos it's always setup small. the legs extend to a regual tri-pod size It's pretty heavy, but not to bad. maybe it weighs 5 lbs or so?

Originally Posted by Blues

Jay, I just wanted to thank you for these tutorials. I am reviewing them as I try and process some of my recent shots. I am working towards reducing the halos and chromatic aberrations, as you demonstrate in your video. Thanks again for sharing these! I'm hoping they help me improve my HDR processing.

Right-on Prctice makes perfect, and you will quicly learn how every image is different and Halos are the enemy Nice recent posts BTW!!

Best,
Jay

[KellyL]

Man, you sure are good. You love photography and have the time to invest in making your images sing. Do the folks at the Camel realize what a gift you are to this place?

[HighMark Adventures]

Cool tutorial. Thanks for sharing. Going to give the hdr thing a go and see how I do.

Tripod looks like the Manfrotto 055pro b

[motox424]

Jason-

Thank you for providing this tutorial I have only watched thru Pt2, (eed to wait for the kids to go to bed)

I just wanted to say thanks for me making me laugh

I was thinking to myself, I'd be a little more cautious on the rocks, and then sure enough

My tripod & ballhead will be here fri, and then it's off to give this HDR photography a whirl, as I have plenty of guidence with your "schooling"

[70Falcon]

Jay,

These are the kinds of results I would like to get with my HDR processing. I was trying to view the tutorials, but I can't seem to get them to run. They appear to be loading, but then I just a blue "Q" with a question mark. Any ideas?

Thanks,

[JPhotoz]

70Falcon, It appears that Quicktime is having a problem. Do you use a downloader that might be grabbing the file for download. I had this happen and I had to disable Internet Downloader for the MP4 file type. Then it worked.

Hope this helps.

Jay, I have used your methods and finally got to a place where the water was flowing properly. I will making a post in a little while.
Thank you again.


Jordan

[70Falcon]

Thanks Jordan, but I'm not sure how to disable Internet Downloader, or where to find it. I was able to view the tutorials using Firefox Mozilla though, and I must say they are excellent. Thanks for that Jay. I'm guessing some of the Photoshop post processing techniques can be found in Elements 6.

Now I just need to practice more.

[TLD]

I hope you and your camera survived the slippery rocks unhurt. That was quite a moment. Your use of the HSL sliders in LR2 was interesting. I don't use LR but am a big fan of the HSL sliders in ACR (I have CS4) and the LR2 version seems to have more features. We can't click dirctly on the image with ACR for instance.

I also liked your use of LR2 to correct the CAs prior to the HDR conversion, and it is intersting to see different people's approach to the Tone Mapping adjustments.

I am a relative newcomer to HDR and enjoyed your tutorials, so thanks for sharing, and you be careful on those rocks next time.

[Jason Hermann]

Originally Posted by 70Falcon

Thanks Jordan, but I'm not sure how to disable Internet Downloader, or where to find it. I was able to view the tutorials using Firefox Mozilla though, and I must say they are excellent. Thanks for that Jay. I'm guessing some of the Photoshop post processing techniques can be found in Elements 6.

Now I just need to practice more.

Elements is a very powerful program, so you should be able to do most of the post processing in there that photoshop can do. Some of the more advanced plug-ins prolly don't work though

Originally Posted by TLD

I hope you and your camera survived the slippery rocks unhurt. That was quite a moment. Your use of the HSL sliders in LR2 was interesting. I don't use LR but am a big fan of the HSL sliders in ACR (I have CS4) and the LR2 version seems to have more features. We can't click dirctly on the image with ACR for instance.

I also liked your use of LR2 to correct the CAs prior to the HDR conversion, and it is intersting to see different people's approach to the Tone Mapping adjustments.

I am a relative newcomer to HDR and enjoyed your tutorials, so thanks for sharing, and you be careful on those rocks next time.

No harm done on the minor slip, thanks I've gone down much harder than that at kaaterskill falls last year. However, thank god the camera stayed on the tripod!! I'm skeptical on those quick release plates sometimes

Best,
Jay

[M4tt]

These are great jason, informative AND entertaining to watch.
I'm always really excited to see tutorials like these!
Keep up the good work!

[M4tt]

By the way, what software did you use to edit the video? I love the inset videos and other diagrams (polarization filter), and the slo-mo of the wet rock slip is great, very professional!
Also, what is the learning curve on said software?