My time lapse HDR sky project has hit a bit of a snag, and that snag is flickering. When using an aperture setting of f11, I’m getting flickering due to the aperture opening slightly differently each time, a common problem with time lapse and stop motion when using auto lenses …
Read More »1, 2, 3 and 4 EV Step Bracketing for HDRI in Image Based Lighting
So far I’ve been shooting 2EV gaps with the Promote Control for my HDRI brackets, and as the default recommended setting, this has worked fine. However a few things have made me want to test 3EV steps: Mostly unsure what the difference is between 2 and 3EV steps. I’ve heard …
Read More »Camera Setup for HDR Time-Lapse Sky Capture
Camera Setup for HDR Time-Lapse Skies and Image Based Lighting Recorded this quite a few days ago and just uploaded the video now. It covers everything from the camera body to the lens, ND filters, the Promote-Control, camera settings (which may be about to change slightly) and more. Have a …
Read More »Recreating “Direct HDR Capture of the Sun and Sky”
As I alluded to in my previous post, I have a HDR sky project I’m really excited about, but also a little scared! Namely… Timelapse, Hemispherical, HDRI Skies. A CG project I always admired was Paul Debevec’s and the USC/ICT Graphic Lab’s “Direct HDR Capture of the Sun and Sky”. …
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