Comments on: The ultimate guide to HDR photography http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/ The Photocritic DIY photography projects blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:15:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-314986 Michael Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:02:55 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-314986 Thanks a lot for sharing! Here is link to online HDR photo tool to create cool pictures from one photo http://anymaking.com/funny-hdr-tone-mapping-picture-effect Have fun! Thanks a lot for sharing!

Here is link to online HDR photo tool to create cool pictures from one photo

http://anymaking.com/funny-hdr-tone-mapping-picture-effect

Have fun!

]]> By: Larry http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-314954 Larry Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:29:01 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-314954 The assertion that Ansel Adams managed to accomplish the same thing as HDR with a single shot is rather misleading. Ansel's amazing images are a result of precise exposure AND the amazing amount of effort that he spent in the darkroom dodging and burning. His photos are not straight prints, but they are absolutely beautiful. Using software to manipulate digital images is the only way to accomplish the same things that we used to using darkroom techniques. It takes skill to use the software in such a way as to produce a desired result and is no less professional than using darkroom skills to do the same. The assertion that Ansel Adams managed to accomplish the same thing as HDR with a single shot is rather misleading. Ansel’s amazing images are a result of precise exposure AND the amazing amount of effort that he spent in the darkroom dodging and burning. His photos are not straight prints, but they are absolutely beautiful. Using software to manipulate digital images is the only way to accomplish the same things that we used to using darkroom techniques. It takes skill to use the software in such a way as to produce a desired result and is no less professional than using darkroom skills to do the same.

]]> By: Aaron Storry http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-314675 Aaron Storry Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:33:19 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-314675 H came by a really great resource for HDR on a website by Dan Norcott. Its basically where I learnt how to do it! http://dannorcott.co.uk/hdr-tutorial/ And here is my little collection. I've come a long way in the last year with HDR. My early attempts were really poor! http://www.aaron-photography.com/portfolio/hdr-photography/ H came by a really great resource for HDR on a website by Dan Norcott. Its basically where I learnt how to do it!

http://dannorcott.co.uk/hdr-tutorial/

And here is my little collection. I’ve come a long way in the last year with HDR. My early attempts were really poor!

http://www.aaron-photography.com/portfolio/hdr-photography/

]]> By: Herk http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-314468 Herk Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:51:01 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-314468 Fiddler, your remark paints you as smug, arrogant, pompous ass. Your remark is WAY out of line! Art, as beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Not everything is for everyone. But you've taken it to a personal attack when you slung "As for character assasination - take a look at this guy's grammar, and spelling? what's that? Did he ever graduate high school?"out there. Your spelling is not perfect either.... "assasination" is spelled assassination. Did you ever graduate grammar school? His book is not nearly as "tasteless" as you comment.....which makes you sound a little jealous and insecure, with a bit condescension added to the mix. If you have something to share constructively please do so.....if not Shhhhhhhhhhh! I for one don't want to hear personal attacks because you don't share someone's taste....Shame on you! Fiddler, your remark paints you as smug, arrogant, pompous ass. Your remark is WAY out of line! Art, as beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Not everything is for everyone. But you’ve taken it to a personal attack when you slung “As for character assasination – take a look at this guy’s grammar, and spelling? what’s that? Did he ever graduate high school?”out there. Your spelling is not perfect either…. “assasination” is spelled assassination. Did you ever graduate grammar school? His book is not nearly as “tasteless” as you comment…..which makes you sound a little jealous and insecure, with a bit condescension added to the mix. If you have something to share constructively please do so…..if not Shhhhhhhhhhh! I for one don’t want to hear personal attacks because you don’t share someone’s taste….Shame on you!

]]> By: Herk http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-314465 Herk Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:16:48 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-314465 Fiddler, your remark paints you as smug, arrogant, pampas ass. Your remark is WAY out of line! Art as beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Not everything is for everyone. But you’ve taken it to a personal attack when you slung “As for character assasination – take a look at this guy’s grammar, and spelling? what’s that? Did he ever graduate high school?”out there. Your spelling is not perfect either…. “assasination” is spelled assassination. Did you ever graduate grammar school? His book is not nearly as “tasteless” as you personality. If you have something to share constructively please do so…..if not Shhhhhhhhhhh! Fiddler, your remark paints you as smug, arrogant, pampas ass. Your remark is WAY out of line! Art as beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Not everything is for everyone. But you’ve taken it to a personal attack when you slung “As for character assasination – take a look at this guy’s grammar, and spelling? what’s that? Did he ever graduate high school?”out there. Your spelling is not perfect either…. “assasination” is spelled assassination. Did you ever graduate grammar school? His book is not nearly as “tasteless” as you personality. If you have something to share constructively please do so…..if not Shhhhhhhhhhh!

]]> By: fiddler http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-314437 fiddler Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:33:14 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-314437 HDR, as so many before have already said, can be, and usually is, grossly overdone. When used tastefully it can be beautiful. I often go to the 'Stuck in Customs' website for a good laugh. Not only are Trey's photos ugly, but they pander to the gross commonality of trivial taste. Sure he wrote a book about it, so many people who want to be part of the herd and do like everyone else want to do the same technique that everyone else seems to be doing - tastelessly. As for character assasination - take a look at this guy's grammar, and spelling? what's that? Did he ever graduate high school? I get wonderful results using one raw image and pulling out of it whatever I can. That's enough for me. I can learn from other's work in HDR - especially what NOT to do. HDR, as so many before have already said, can be, and usually is, grossly overdone. When used tastefully it can be beautiful. I often go to the ‘Stuck in Customs’ website for a good laugh. Not only are Trey’s photos ugly, but they pander to the gross commonality of trivial taste. Sure he wrote a book about it, so many people who want to be part of the herd and do like everyone else want to do the same technique that everyone else seems to be doing – tastelessly.

As for character assasination – take a look at this guy’s grammar, and spelling? what’s that? Did he ever graduate high school?

I get wonderful results using one raw image and pulling out of it whatever I can. That’s enough for me. I can learn from other’s work in HDR – especially what NOT to do.

]]> By: Rachel Nickel http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-312881 Rachel Nickel Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:19:50 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-312881 We have just started experimenting with HDR. Thanks for the article. Helps to clear things up! We have just started experimenting with HDR. Thanks for the article. Helps to clear things up!

]]> By: Mark Dunn (mrdphotography) http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-311483 Mark Dunn (mrdphotography) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:14:16 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-311483 Now that HDR has integrated into the world of photography, there are a few new styles of HDR starting to crop up around the internet. For those who are interested in trying their hand at one of them I have just finished writing a tutorial for “Dark Style HDR” Which you can view with the link below: http://www.mrdphotography.co.uk/tutorials/darkstylehdr/ds-hdr-tutorial-index.htm Now that HDR has integrated into the world of photography,
there are a few new styles of HDR starting to crop up around
the internet.

For those who are interested in trying their hand at one of them I have just finished writing a tutorial for “Dark Style HDR”

Which you can view with the link below:

http://www.mrdphotography.co.uk/tutorials/darkstylehdr/ds-hdr-tutorial-index.htm

]]> By: Michael Reynolds http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-309917 Michael Reynolds Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:53:05 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-309917 A great read that was the introduction to HDR that I really needed. Thanks for posting! A great read that was the introduction to HDR that I really needed.

Thanks for posting!

]]> By: hdr photography http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-309617 hdr photography Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:49:59 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-309617 great guide my friend! i’m really impressed with hdr photography. HDR photos always look amazing. great guide my friend! i’m really impressed with hdr photography. HDR photos always look amazing.

]]> By: harith http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-303622 harith Thu, 21 May 2009 23:24:15 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-303622 this is how ‘fake HDR’ helps to enhance my photo.captured with a crappy 3.2MP handphone camera.i mean by fake cause it was only 1 photo snapped. this is how ‘fake HDR’ helps to enhance my photo.captured with a crappy 3.2MP handphone camera.i mean by fake cause it was only 1 photo snapped.

]]> By: harith http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-303621 harith Thu, 21 May 2009 23:23:33 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-303621 this is how 'fake HDR' helps to enhance my photo.captured with a crappy 3.2MP handphone camera.i mean by fake cause it was only 1 photo snapped.http://www.flickr.com/photos/38244635@N08/3548322142/ this is how ‘fake HDR’ helps to enhance my photo.captured with a crappy 3.2MP handphone camera.i mean by fake cause it was only 1 photo snapped.http://www.flickr.com/photos/38244635@N08/3548322142/

]]> By: okinawa hdr http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-303469 okinawa hdr Wed, 20 May 2009 00:14:44 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-303469 Thank you for your wonderful tutorial. I am in Japan and love shooting hdr! Thank you for your wonderful tutorial. I am in Japan and love shooting hdr!

]]> By: Zac http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-301792 Zac Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:34:13 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-301792 I think the words "... quite possibly the first major way in which digital photography does something which film photography can’t emulate - or even come near:. Is a little untrue. To begin with, film has a much higher dynamic range straight out of the camera than any DSLR. Most of the time the purpose of HDR is to reciprocate the dynamic range of film or the eye in general. The fact that multiple digital photographs have to be taken, imported into photoshop, tonemapped, and put together to emulate film is a statement in and of itself. I think the words

“… quite possibly the first major way in which digital photography does something which film photography can’t emulate – or even come near:.

Is a little untrue. To begin with, film has a much higher dynamic range straight out of the camera than any DSLR. Most of the time the purpose of HDR is to reciprocate the dynamic range of film or the eye in general. The fact that multiple digital photographs have to be taken, imported into photoshop, tonemapped, and put together to emulate film is a statement in and of itself.

]]> By: Frank http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-301472 Frank Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:00:11 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-301472 Great Article!!! There is a lot of buzz on the internet on HDR photography. any photographers think HDR photography is a party trick but this is defiantly not true. High Dynamic Range Photography is a major part of the future of photography. HDR photography is a new technology so many photographers are skeptical or unfamiliar with it. Like in any business you have to learn the new technology or trends, ignoring it or being scared to learn something new will just get you left behind. Information is power. Great Article!!!
There is a lot of buzz on the internet on HDR photography. any photographers think HDR photography is a party trick but this is defiantly not true. High Dynamic Range Photography is a major part of the future of photography. HDR photography is a new technology so many photographers are skeptical or unfamiliar with it. Like in any business you have to learn the new technology or trends, ignoring it or being scared to learn something new will just get you left behind. Information is power.

]]> By: Maria http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-296401 Maria Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:08:39 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-296401 thanx,overprocessed I think it's what Hdr is all about sometimes,anyways I love experimenting with the subject! thanx,overprocessed I think it’s what Hdr is all about sometimes,anyways I love experimenting with the subject!

]]> By: Haje Jan Kamps http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-294462 Haje Jan Kamps Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:37:52 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-294462 eat5hams: Great tip, thank you very much! eat5hams: Great tip, thank you very much!

]]> By: eat5hams http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-294404 eat5hams Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:33:28 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-294404 www.stuckincustoms.com has some of the most amazing HDR work I have seen, and he also has a great tutorial on the subject here .... ( http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/ ) Great Article! http://www.stuckincustoms.com has some of the most amazing HDR work I have seen, and he also has a great tutorial on the subject here …. ( http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/ )

Great Article!

]]> By: Max Ferguson http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-291725 Max Ferguson Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:19:22 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-291725 Zach read the final paragraph in the section marked Theory Behind HDR photographs. Think a little laterally about editing a bunch of various tonal ranges from the same shot processed in RAW and then do the HDR thing. Good pictures are about a good subject carefully exposed and framed. I think good processing film or digital shouldn't be obvious. I think it should serve the picture.. When a picture is about the treatment and not the content I think it tends to fall over. I have 20 different versions of Summertime on my iPod, ranging from country, trip hop, club mixes, Janis Joplin Louis Armstrong, operatic styles and so on. They all sound good.. Some better than others but essentially they all sound good because it's a great song in the first place. A good picture is a good picture. You can throw all the digital fairy dust at a bad image but in the end it's just a heavily treated bad image. IMHO most HDR images I've seen could do with a little less "HDR" Just a thought. Zach read the final paragraph in the section marked Theory Behind HDR photographs. Think a little laterally about editing a bunch of various tonal ranges from the same shot processed in RAW and then do the HDR thing.

Good pictures are about a good subject carefully exposed and framed. I think good processing film or digital shouldn’t be obvious. I think it should serve the picture.. When a picture is about the treatment and not the content I think it tends to fall over.

I have 20 different versions of Summertime on my iPod, ranging from country, trip hop, club mixes, Janis Joplin Louis Armstrong, operatic styles and so on. They all sound good.. Some better than others but essentially they all sound good because it’s a great song in the first place.

A good picture is a good picture. You can throw all the digital fairy dust at a bad image but in the end it’s just a heavily treated bad image. IMHO most HDR images I’ve seen could do with a little less “HDR”

Just a thought.

]]> By: jason http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-291481 jason Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:26:33 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-291481 This is such a great article, the whole site seems awesome. My biggest thing with hdr is getting the artistic look without the overdone colors. I'm currently trying to get a blog up and running about lightroom 2 if anyone wants to help contribute some articles etc. Please take a moment to view the blog at the following link <a href="http://www.lightroom2.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Click here for lightroom 2 blog</a> This is such a great article, the whole site seems awesome. My biggest thing with hdr is getting the artistic look without the overdone colors. I’m currently trying to get a blog up and running about lightroom 2 if anyone wants to help contribute some articles etc. Please take a moment to view the blog at the following link Click here for lightroom 2 blog

]]> By: Shivanand Sharma http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-290925 Shivanand Sharma Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:15:24 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-290925 zach: A good DSLR would have the minim fps of 3 i.e it will take at least 3 shots per second in continuous mode. While a second is a long time for people to move, it will still make sure that movements are kept to a minimum. Also just in case u are not using a tripod, you will find it handy that photoshop has a feature to realign images automatically for HDR merging. Hope that helps. zach: A good DSLR would have the minim fps of 3 i.e it will take at least 3 shots per second in continuous mode. While a second is a long time for people to move, it will still make sure that movements are kept to a minimum. Also just in case u are not using a tripod, you will find it handy that photoshop has a feature to realign images automatically for HDR merging. Hope that helps.

]]> By: design http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-290758 design Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:15:47 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-290758 Wow lovely all that detail.... Wow lovely all that detail….

]]> By: zach http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-290679 zach Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:03:18 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-290679 Hi I am new to HDR, took a couple of my first shots today. I am curious though about one thing. I have seen some photos on flickr that have people in them and I was wondering how an HDR photo was taken with them? You could also look at the picture of the Eiffel Tower you have above. People are obviously going to move while you're taking your photo's. So how does one take an HDR photo with people? Hi I am new to HDR, took a couple of my first shots today. I am curious though about one thing. I have seen some photos on flickr that have people in them and I was wondering how an HDR photo was taken with them? You could also look at the picture of the Eiffel Tower you have above. People are obviously going to move while you’re taking your photo’s. So how does one take an HDR photo with people?

]]> By: Popular Technology http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-289906 Popular Technology Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:27:36 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-289906 Great article! :) The most comprehensive HDR photography article I've read so far! :) Great article! :) The most comprehensive HDR photography article I’ve read so far! :)

]]> By: Barbara http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-288971 Barbara Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:01:46 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-288971 StuckInCustoms has a good HDR tutorial to go along with these wonderful tips. I've just started experimenting with HDR, and there are definitely folks who like the more "subtle" look. The technique itself is fascinating with so much room to experiment. StuckInCustoms has a good HDR tutorial to go along with these wonderful tips. I’ve just started experimenting with HDR, and there are definitely folks who like the more “subtle” look. The technique itself is fascinating with so much room to experiment.

]]> By: CodyR http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-287006 CodyR Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:25:38 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-287006 funny. i used to read this blog pretty regularly and came back to it today to see my photo on the front page! that example is not really my favorite because, as you can tell from its name, it's one of my earliest experiments. i'm used to seeing HDR haters on the internet and by this point, i'm sort of over trying to defend it as an interesting and more importantly - fun! - technique. usually when people wonder what the heck HDR is doing anyway, i point them to a comparison of a shot i took from the same exact spot, on the same exact day as another flickr user who did not use HDR. http://www.flickr.com/photos/codyr/207595990 http://www.flickr.com/photos/hapgood/304712265 funny. i used to read this blog pretty regularly and came back to it today to see my photo on the front page! that example is not really my favorite because, as you can tell from its name, it’s one of my earliest experiments.

i’m used to seeing HDR haters on the internet and by this point, i’m sort of over trying to defend it as an interesting and more importantly – fun! – technique. usually when people wonder what the heck HDR is doing anyway, i point them to a comparison of a shot i took from the same exact spot, on the same exact day as another flickr user who did not use HDR.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/codyr/207595990
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hapgood/304712265

]]> By: laurie http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-286076 laurie Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:47:13 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-286076 You forgot to mention a trick. When using the camera on the tripod, if you don't have a remote trigger you can avoid camera shake by using the self timer. You forgot to mention a trick. When using the camera on the tripod, if you don’t have a remote trigger you can avoid camera shake by using the self timer.

]]> By: George L Smyth http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-285609 George L Smyth Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:59:02 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-285609 HDR is just another technique that can be used and/or abused. The artist gets the opportunity to decide exactly where to go with the image, and it can go from subtle to hitting the viewer over the head. Then again, sometimes it is the only way to get incredible detail that would otherwise never exist. An example of this is the extreme panoramic I created in Edinburgh while shooting from the top of the Sir Walter Scott Monument. The image can be seen at http://glsmyth.com/projects/scotland/edinburgh/edinburgh.htm. HDR is just another technique that can be used and/or abused. The artist gets the opportunity to decide exactly where to go with the image, and it can go from subtle to hitting the viewer over the head.

Then again, sometimes it is the only way to get incredible detail that would otherwise never exist. An example of this is the extreme panoramic I created in Edinburgh while shooting from the top of the Sir Walter Scott Monument. The image can be seen at http://glsmyth.com/projects/scotland/edinburgh/edinburgh.htm.

]]> By: Jure http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-285608 Jure Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:42:52 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-285608 I agree with Will, using the HDR to extend the dynamic range is OK, but too many HDRs are just ugly and grossly overprocessed. Stunning image of the cave, btw! I agree with Will, using the HDR to extend the dynamic range is OK, but too many HDRs are just ugly and grossly overprocessed. Stunning image of the cave, btw!

]]> By: Haje Jan Kamps http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/#comment-285514 Haje Jan Kamps Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:12:53 +0000 http://photocritic.org/?p=1115#comment-285514 Will, your Cave photo is stunning - fantastic work! Will, your Cave photo is stunning – fantastic work!

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