HDR tips and tricks

[The_Scroop]

Here is a very good tutorial to create a HDR (High Dynamic Range) image. They look amazing and I am going to give one a go soon. The best thing is, I just found out that you can make a HDR image from a single RAW file. I always shoot RAW+JPEG so I can turn just about every picture I have taken into a HDR

Heres the link: http://stuckincustoms.com/?p=548

Others which can be done in photoshop:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/hdr.shtml
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...amic-range.htm

I will post more tutorials for HDR when I come across them. If you have any links regarding HDR tutorials or any HDR, please share.
If you have any questions regading HDR, please feel free to ask

[Craig Miller]

I've had a go at this tutorial in the past and the program they recommend 'Photomatix' is an absolute heap of crap! I downloaded the free trial as a test and every time I got to the 'Tone Mapping' it crashed with no error.. Bah talk about frustrating!

[The_Scroop]

Oh ok that doesnt sounds too good. I'll upload some other tutorials and information in a minute.

[arthurking83]

Just had a quick flick through the link and it kinda sounds like "bracketing" (which I'm yet to explore fully)

Does that sound too simplistic on what HDR is?

[Framed]

I had a brief play with HDR and this is what I came up with I think it was made from about 5 images.



Framed.

[Ronbo]

If you're looking for a tut in CS2 here is one well written. Haven't had the opportunity to use it yet, but I've read through it and it seems pretty thorough.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...amic-range.htm

[Briancd]

Just had a quick flick through the link and it kinda sounds like "bracketing" (which I'm yet to explore fully)

Does that sound too simplistic on what HDR is?

You're right. The best way to avail of the features of HDR in any software program is to use shots that have been bracketed. The more the better. The important thing to remember is use a tripod and use the bracketing feature of your camera or is you do not have that feature take numerous exposures where the only change is the shutter speed. Take shots 1 and 2 stops below and 1 and 2 stops above correct exposure by varying the shutter speed. That way you do not affect depth of field throughout the shots. also lock in focus for the entire range of exposures.

[TassieSnapper]

Damm I wish I could get my HDR shots that good