HDR Photography: Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Boring Pictures

jmke · 29th October 2007, 15:18

Modern photography is an evolving, exciting, and intimidating hobby that is largely treated as a convenience. It’s much easier to fire off some flash shots than it is to manipulate a scene in a truly pleasing way. To make things more difficult, in addition to a great eye for situation and concept, photographers also need powerful computers, imaging software, and some degree of technological expertise – all in addition to the gear inside their camera bags.

If you’re a hobbyist trying to produce clean, professional looking pictures – or someone who’s simply curious and just pressing buttons – it can be very difficult to nail down satisfying results.

This Photoshop tutorial is a primer to get you cranking out stunning images right now. What it won’t do is cover the basic functions of your camera – there are sites all over the web providing proper introductions to gear. This is a very specific software solution that some photographers have used to harness a difficult variable: uncontrollable light.

Welcome to the fascinating world of HDR and DRI photography.

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1171

jmke · 29th October 2007, 15:27

interesting read, should try it out

jmke · 31st October 2007, 12:46

this one is with Auto HDR from Photoshop:

This one is with the manual methode explained in the guide:

The manual one does look better

Last one it normal, without any manipulation, straight from the camera:

not a lot of difference :/ might not be picking the right scene

Sidney · 31st October 2007, 13:52

Don't have photoshop here

Color temp still on the warm side a bit it seems.

wutske · 31st October 2007, 18:02

Straight from the camera:

using Photmatix and The GIMP2 (should have altered the curves a bit more to get black-black instead of blueish-black)

jmke · 31st October 2007, 18:57

much better effect in the darker scene!

Sidney · 31st October 2007, 19:30

Doom3 returns

Much better effect.

wutske · 1st November 2007, 13:31

CRT <-> TFT difference sucks ...
second attemp

jmke · 1st November 2007, 13:33

what are you talking about, looks fine here

wutske · 1st November 2007, 15:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

what are you talking about, looks fine here

black isn't black on my laptop, big difference in color saturation too

Anyway, it was just another way to show what HDR can do (and that you don't need to pay for Photoshop

).

29th October 2007, 15:18	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	HDR Photography: Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Boring Pictures Modern photography is an evolving, exciting, and intimidating hobby that is largely treated as a convenience. It’s much easier to fire off some flash shots than it is to manipulate a scene in a truly pleasing way. To make things more difficult, in addition to a great eye for situation and concept, photographers also need powerful computers, imaging software, and some degree of technological expertise – all in addition to the gear inside their camera bags. If you’re a hobbyist trying to produce clean, professional looking pictures – or someone who’s simply curious and just pressing buttons – it can be very difficult to nail down satisfying results. This Photoshop tutorial is a primer to get you cranking out stunning images right now. What it won’t do is cover the basic functions of your camera – there are sites all over the web providing proper introductions to gear. This is a very specific software solution that some photographers have used to harness a difficult variable: uncontrollable light. Welcome to the fascinating world of HDR and DRI photography. http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1171 __________________

29th October 2007, 15:27	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	interesting read, should try it out __________________

31st October 2007, 12:46	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	this one is with Auto HDR from Photoshop: This one is with the manual methode explained in the guide: The manual one does look better Last one it normal, without any manipulation, straight from the camera: not a lot of difference :/ might not be picking the right scene Attached Thumbnails __________________ Last edited by jmke : 31st October 2007 at 12:49.

31st October 2007, 13:52	#4
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,730	Don't have photoshop here Color temp still on the warm side a bit it seems. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

31st October 2007, 18:02	#5
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,069	Straight from the camera: using Photmatix and The GIMP2 (should have altered the curves a bit more to get black-black instead of blueish-black) Attached Thumbnails __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

31st October 2007, 18:57	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	much better effect in the darker scene! __________________

31st October 2007, 19:30	#7
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,730	Doom3 returns Much better effect. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

1st November 2007, 13:31	#8
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,069	CRT <-> TFT difference sucks ... second attemp __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

1st November 2007, 13:33	#9
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	what are you talking about, looks fine here __________________

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