Camera’s View

Original Exposures -

I have spent the last several months investigating techniques for creating High Dynamic Range Images. Based on my experience thus far I have some recommendations for getting started.

Online Resources -

• First a video by Matt Kloskowski -Video - HDR and Lightroom, where Matt explores how to use Lightroom in a HDR workflow.
• In the next blog post -HDR Tidbits (links, news, inspiration), he provides more info and some neat links. (NOTE: NAPP members can get added tutorials by Matt on HDR at the NAPP website)
• I would then recommend visting Pixel Perfect where Ben Willmore has a two part video on how he creates HDR images -Episode 92 - HDR Secrets: Amazing Photography Tricks
• Then Episode 93 - HDR Secrets: Amazing Photography Tricks Part 2

As for book recommendations -

If I had to choose just one - I would pick the HDRI Handbook, if you are interested in the technical specifics, as I am, this book has the most detailed explanation of HDRI that I have found thus far.

The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD

Video Training -

If you want to know how to capture and then process in  a clearly presented step by step video tutorial, then I would definitely recommend Ben Willmore’s  DVD High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mastery by Xtrain.

The training is broken up into 4 classes :

• Shooting for HDR
• Merging Exposure
• Processing HDR Files
• Enhancement

Ben is considered by some to be the master of HDR imaging. If you have purchased Photomatix for rendering HDR then Ben’s video is the instruction manual that is missing.

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