Learning Aurora HDR 2018

Learn how to use Aurora HDR 2018, the popular HDR photo editing software for Mac and Windows.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Exercise files

1. What Is HDR Imaging?

• Working with brackets
• Working with single raw files

2. Loading Bracketed Photos

• Opening a single image from a folder
• Opening bracketed photos from a folder
• Loading images from Lightroom Classic
• Using Aurora HDR as a Photoshop plugin
• Using Aurora HDR as a Photos plugin
• When to load raw and when to use preprocessed files

3. Preprocessing Images with Aurora HDR

• Aligning source images
• Removing ghost images with deghosting
• Reducing chromatic aberration
• Retouching in Luminar

4. Developing Your HDR Files with Filters

• Developing the essentials with HDR basic filter
• Enhancing color with the Color, Color Toning, and HSL filters
• Adding details with the HDR Structure and HDR Details Boost filters
• Removing noise from an HDR image with the HDR denoise filter
• Improving presence with the HDR Radiance filter
• Enhancing skies with Top & Bottom Tuning and the Polarizing filters
• Refining exposure with the Tone Curve and Dodge & Burn filters
• Stylizing the image with the Glow and vignette filters

5. Advanced Editing Strategies

• Fixing lens issues
• Fixing perspective issues
• Blending an original image
• Working with adjustment layers and layer masks
• Cropping for export

6. Saving and Exporting Files

• Saving a native file
• Exporting files
• Sharing with system and social media services
• Batch processing files

7. Development Challenge

• Challenge: Preserving original color and applying contrast
• Solution: Preserving original color and applying contrast
• Challenge: Creating a feeling with an image
• Solution: Creating a feeling with an image
• Challenge: Creating the look of a digital painting
• Solution: Creating the look of a digital painting
• Challenge: Help a subject stand out from the background
• Solution: Help a subject stand out from the background

Conclusion

• Next steps