HDR involves a complex system of converting large amounts of dynamic range values into values that are able to be displayed with modern technology, discernible by the human eye and that look good to the human eye. Good HDR software will actually deal with pixel values clipped from excessive overexposure in its overall processing. For [...]

I’m going to write out here the steps to take a good HDR photo from capturing the images while later in other tutorials we will go through the steps of creating the HDR final render in Photomatix or Photoshop. I’m going to use very basic equipment to keep it simple and to allow people that [...]

There’s been a big debate in the photography community as to whether or not HDR Photos are a huge photographic break through, or simply a way for amateurs to take mediocre photographs and make them better than they really are. I personally believe the benefits of HDR photos are great and if you are a [...]

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years. When we first discover HDR we often remember noticing a certain style of photograph that had an intense amount of detail. HDR photography when done well can bring out the best or worst in a photo. This surreal look of [...]

Back in the 80′s and 90′s window lighting was very avant-garde and fashionable. However, then the window was always part of the scene. The subject was facing directly into the window or at a 45 degree angle so the light would softly illuminate the side facing the window. Reflectors were sometimes used to fill in [...]

Welcome to the world of HDR photography. HDR will not suit all images but is very effective in bringing out the highlights and shadows in an image. To process an HDR image using this tutorial you will need Photoshop (or similar) editing software, and Photomatix (or similar) HDR software. 1. Take multiple images of the [...]