Calibration #4

Imaging Technique Presentation - Resubmission

Chosen Technique - Creating a realistic flowing liquid

As we are shooting glass for our studio assignment I thought this technique could come in handy for some experimental work.

In this technique I will be using

• Artistic bubblewrap filter
• Dodge & Burn Brushes to create & shape effects of light
• Experiment with a "Hard Light" overlay in layer modes
• and "Inner Bevel" in Blending Modes

I also experimented with the smudge tool to soften edges of the liquid & neaten them up.

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I referenced off this tutorial from

http://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/making-a-flowing-liquid-effect-in-photoshop/

HDR Final - 1966 Ford XP Falcon Deluxe

So after speaking with Megan Olsen & reading through some HDR photomatix websites I think Ive finally got the hang of an intense HDR effect. I used 5 exposures, combined them in photomatix, tweaked tonal mapping using a grunge preset which seemed to give me the most desirable effect then I took all my original RAW images & the generated HDR into photoshop for some final tweaks. Still not PRO looking but I think Ive achieved a good result for my 2nd ever attempt...

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High Dynamic Range

Ok, so heres my 1st attempt at creating HDR images - I have never before created a HDR Images. I can see slight differences between the original "correctly exposed image" & the HDR generations but Im not sure I've used this new program properly (Photomatix) nor do I really know what Im looking at besides more tones throughout the overall image in light & dark areas.

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