Good photo of HDR draws comic-like hazy romantic architecture

Photographer Josh Douglas Smith Photos of the dim beauty of many photography enthusiasts like and scramble to imitate, his architectural and indoor photography shows bright colors and hazy beauty, and Josh's location is more Japanese comics hazy feeling. The gentle romantic works of architecture have become a new trend, how to keep up with the trend and put on the romantic feelings of the buildings that have been photographed?

Figure 1 Josh Douglas Smith's hazy beauty computer knowledge

Figure 2 post-production with good photo software

HDR photography is recommended for both indoor and outdoor buildings, because light is extremely important for shooting, and HDR's main function is to expand latitude and show the scene more realistically. Indoor shooting is also the same, because the exposure of the high light department can not take into account the dark part, not through a single photo full record of the scope of the large light ratio of the building scene, HDR is a very effective solution. In addition, we can use HDR to enhance the texture of the building's line sense and masonry and other materials.

Currently on the market many cameras already have HDR function, you can directly shoot and directly in the machine synthesis, you can also use the surrounding exposure of the way to collect a number of different exposure photos, in the later software to synthesize. A simple and easy to use software is recommended here-good photos. Windows and Mac users can use it, and iphone and Android can also download good photo apps, directly for HDR shooting and compositing.

Figure 3 The surround exposure group taken in the early stage

The first step, select "HDR", check the surrounding exposure group, hand-held shooting or shooting scenes in the slightest movement of objects is recommended to check the "alignment" and "Ghost Shadow" function, click "Start" Synthetic HDR.

Figure 4 HDR Synthesis

The second step is to select a "high contrast" hue mapping to make the light project feel more intense and to increase the strength of the image.

Figure 5 Selecting a tonal map

The third step, adjust the color curve to such as figure, appropriate to increase the shadow, adjust the picture of the mountain part of the situation, so that it has a level of sense, while the sun hit the building part of the outstanding effect, creating a sense of ecstasy.

Figure 6 Adjusting the color levels

The fourth step, adjusts the color gentle tone, the original image because shoots in the morning, therefore the camera's automatic white balance pats out the color to be cold, suitably increases the color Win Lai to render the sunlight to bring the warm atmosphere.

Figure 7 Adjusting the color temperature hue

The fifth step, in order to create a hazy dreamy feeling, choose "blur/sharpen", increase the degree of ambiguity, while adjusting the fuzzy radius, creating a romantic atmosphere.

Figure 8 increases the Blur

The overall romantic atmosphere is created, this soft HDR style is basically used to the high light and fuzzy processing, in the color of the soft, realism as the keynote of the adjustment, a kind of Gongqi Chun comic in the romantic sense.

Figure 9 Final effect