dhelix33
Loc: Live in Raleigh, NC - Grew up in Teaneck, NJ
I have been post-processing images with HDR/Tonemapping for several years. I recall the fascination many photographers (including myself initially) had with creating "paint-like" or "cartoon-like" images. However, that novelty quickly passed with me, these overdone effects do not add to the marketability of my general work (although I have sold "paint-like" prints of the "San Andreas Fault - Near Palm Springs California (Image #5)" and "Vilas, North Carolina (Image #8)" images posted). I progressed from the effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts. My style for these type of processed images today is minimal in a capture - I primarily use HDR/Tonemapping to enhance the original imaged captured for marketing.
Some history about my progression form creating images with the harsh effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts. My process today is a bit more refined than just allowing the camera to capture multiple HDR images and then post processing in camera or on my Macintosh. I now capture a single normal exposure Nikon 14-bit .NEF image, that is replicated into a -EV and +EV image, and then subsequently merged and edited with software applications to create a final product Please share examples of your HDR imaging work here as well.
Cheers!
The Davenport Projex
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Water Lilies - Biltmore Estates (Image #4)
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When does a photograph stop being a photograph and become a painting? ??
Nicely done I like your touch on your HDR photographs. Thank you posting.
dhelix33 wrote:
I have been post-processing images with HDR/Tonemapping for several years. I recall the fascination many photographers (including myself initially) had with creating "paint-like" or "cartoon-like" images. However, that novelty quickly passed with me, these overdone effects do not add to the marketability of my general work (although I have sold a "paint-like" prints of images the "San Andreas Fault - Near Palm Springs California (Image #5)" and "Vilas, North Carolina (Image #8)" posted. I progressed from the effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to large global contrasts. My style for these type of processed images today is minimal in a capture - I primarily use HDR/Tonemapping to enhance the original imaged captured for marketing.
Some history about my progression form creating images with the harsh effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts. My process today is a bit more refined than just allowing the camera to capture multiple HDR images and then post processing in camera or on my Macintosh. I now capture a single normal exposure Nikon 14-bit .NEF image, that is replicated into a -EV and +EV image, and then subsequently merged and edited with software applications to create a final product Please share examples of your HDR imaging work here as well.
Cheers!
The Davenport Projex
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Beautiful set. I like the subtle HDR effect. ;-)
I've been a fan of HDR photos for quite some time. I haven't done much of it but I enjoy looking at those that are not over-processed such as yours. Thanks for posting and explaining your PP workflow.
dhelix33
Loc: Live in Raleigh, NC - Grew up in Teaneck, NJ
starlifter wrote:
When does a photograph stop being a photograph and become a painting? ??
I did not say they were paintings - I said they were "paint-like." Local tonemapping can produce a number of characteristic effects in digital images. These include halos around dark objects, and a "painting-like" or "cartoon-like" appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts, and high saturated colors. I you were to take a non HDR image and increase saturation and decrease contrast, it'll just look oversaturated with poor contrast.
starlifter wrote:
When does a photograph stop being a photograph and become a painting? ??
I have a 30x40" photograph of Aspen on Independance Pass hanging in the hall outside my studio in which I took a brush and 'painted' the pixels of the fall leaves with oil painting like
strokes. Art is sometimes hard to fit in a box and force into a preexisting conceptual definition.
Beautiful set, well done!
dhelix33
Loc: Live in Raleigh, NC - Grew up in Teaneck, NJ
DMGill wrote:
I have a 30x40" photograph of Aspen on Independance Pass hanging in the hall outside my studio in which I took a brush and 'painted' the pixels of the fall leaves with oil painting like
strokes. Art is sometimes hard to fit in a box and force into a preexisting conceptual definition.
Thanks for this share - Excellent observation...
dhelix33 wrote:
I have been post-processing images with HDR/Tonemapping for several years. I recall the fascination many photographers (including myself initially) had with creating "paint-like" or "cartoon-like" images. However, that novelty quickly passed with me, these overdone effects do not add to the marketability of my general work (although I have sold "paint-like" prints of the "San Andreas Fault - Near Palm Springs California (Image #5)" and "Vilas, North Carolina (Image #8)" images posted). I progressed from the effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts. My style for these type of processed images today is minimal in a capture - I primarily use HDR/Tonemapping to enhance the original imaged captured for marketing.
Some history about my progression form creating images with the harsh effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts. My process today is a bit more refined than just allowing the camera to capture multiple HDR images and then post processing in camera or on my Macintosh. I now capture a single normal exposure Nikon 14-bit .NEF image, that is replicated into a -EV and +EV image, and then subsequently merged and edited with software applications to create a final product Please share examples of your HDR imaging work here as well.
Cheers!
The Davenport Projex
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Very nicely done Greg. Unfortunately I have a propensity to over cook mine in Photomatix Pro. Your processed images are superb. Thanks for sharing.
dhelix33
Loc: Live in Raleigh, NC - Grew up in Teaneck, NJ
Jakebrake wrote:
Very nicely done Greg. Unfortunately I have a propensity to over cook mine in Photomatix Pro. Your processed images are superb. Thanks for sharing.
It has been a learning process - and I learn something new everyday.
Thank you sir.
dhelix33
Loc: Live in Raleigh, NC - Grew up in Teaneck, NJ
RichardSM wrote:
Nicely done I like your touch on your HDR photographs. Thank you posting.
Thanks for the feedback Richard - have a great day!
dhelix33 wrote:
I have been post-processing images with HDR/Tonemapping for several years. I recall the fascination many photographers (including myself initially) had with creating "paint-like" or "cartoon-like" images. However, that novelty quickly passed with me, these overdone effects do not add to the marketability of my general work (although I have sold "paint-like" prints of the "San Andreas Fault - Near Palm Springs California (Image #5)" and "Vilas, North Carolina (Image #8)" images posted). I progressed from the effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts. My style for these type of processed images today is minimal in a capture - I primarily use HDR/Tonemapping to enhance the original imaged captured for marketing.
Some history about my progression form creating images with the harsh effects of over saturation, halos around dark objects, and paint-like or cartoon-like appearance due to a lack of large global contrasts. My process today is a bit more refined than just allowing the camera to capture multiple HDR images and then post processing in camera or on my Macintosh. I now capture a single normal exposure Nikon 14-bit .NEF image, that is replicated into a -EV and +EV image, and then subsequently merged and edited with software applications to create a final product Please share examples of your HDR imaging work here as well.
Cheers!
The Davenport Projex
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About "San Andreas Fault - Near Palm Springs California (Image #5)". As I'm not sure what direction I'm looking, but was that taken from Keys View or Hwy 74? I know the general area of the Joshua Tree NP and Santa Rosa Mountains, and Palm Springs in between.
For the San Andreas Fault, you should try the Carrizo Plain / Temblor Mountains area.
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