Time-Lapse Video: High-Dynamic Range (HDR)

Take a trip to Zion National Park to shoot an HDR time-lapse video, compliments of Rich Harrington and the crew at RHED Pixel.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. The Gear You Need

• Staging the camera
• Controlling the camera with an advanced intervalometer
• Protecting the camera from the elements
• Controlling the camera with a smartphone

2. Setting Up the Camera

• Choosing the right interval for shooting HDR
• When to shoot JPEG or RAW
• How time of day impacts shooting
• Choosing capture settings

3. Capturing the Shot

• The test exposure
• Creating an in-camera HDR
• Creating a test HDR
• Building a test sequence
• Capture workflow for a long-exposure HDR time lapse

4. Dramatic HDR: Finishing the Shot

• Exercise files
• Developing a HDR image in Photomatix Pro
• Creating a batch operation in Photomatix Pro
• Batch renaming the photos
• Assembling the shot
• Color grading in After Effects
• Evaluating the shot

5. Two-Pass HDR: Finishing the Shot

• Developing HDR in Photomatix Pro
• Batch processing the HDR time lapse twice
• Organizing the shot
• Assembling the shot
• Evaluating the shot

6. HDR Toning: Finishing the Shot

• Developing a single exposure time lapse in Camera Raw
• Reducing chromatic aberration
• Enhancing an HDR time lapse in Photomatix Pro
• Creating in-post moves
• Evaluating the shot

Conclusion

• Closing thoughts