What's your opinion on HDR software ?
Aug 24, 2014 10:21:27 #
What's your opinion on HDR software ?
Do you use it ? When and Where ?
All the Best >
Storyteller 1947
Do you use it ? When and Where ?
All the Best >
Storyteller 1947
HDR SOftwarw @ work
Aug 24, 2014 10:36:52 #
hartmanr1 wrote:
It's a tool to be used in the craft of Photography to help tell a story.What's your opinion on HDR software ?
Do you use it ? When and Where ? Storyteller 1947
Do you use it ? When and Where ? Storyteller 1947
Yes
If the dynamic range of the scene is too much for a single exposure
OR
If the colorization enhancements of the HDR package will help accentuate a mood or a theme within the photo.
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I used it here
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-133931-1.html
And yes - they were intentionally 'overcooked'
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There is a sub-forum here on the Hog dedicated to HDR
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-107-1.html
Aug 24, 2014 10:38:55 #
I have four or five different HDR programs, and to be honest I rarely use any of them for tone Mapping with the exception of PhotoShop. Where I will often use the selection tool to bring out the colors in selected objects. I my opinion I get tired of looking HDR and it all tends to go into blur after awhile like sensory over drive.
I will also add that Vincent van Gogh was famous for making one or two objects in his painting very exact. The rest was like abstract. I have come to feel the same way about HDR.
I will also add that Vincent van Gogh was famous for making one or two objects in his painting very exact. The rest was like abstract. I have come to feel the same way about HDR.
Aug 24, 2014 10:46:21 #
Here is an example of what I mean by selective HDR. The back ground is HDR, the man was left as he was.
Aug 24, 2014 12:03:34 #
bretedge
Loc: Moab, UT
I stopped using HDR software some time ago. I prefer to do manual exposure blends in Photoshop using luminosity masks as the results are much more natural and the finished product doesn't suffer from the same artifacts, i.e. halos, noise, etc.
Here are links to tutorials that cover two of the best exposure blending techniques:
Sean Bagshaw's Extending Dynamic Range
Chip Phillips' Image Editing, Volume 1
Chip also discusses focus stacking in his video. Both are excellent and very well done. Highly recommended!
Here are links to tutorials that cover two of the best exposure blending techniques:
Sean Bagshaw's Extending Dynamic Range
Chip Phillips' Image Editing, Volume 1
Chip also discusses focus stacking in his video. Both are excellent and very well done. Highly recommended!
Aug 24, 2014 12:25:08 #
I have used HDR on a pretty limited basis. Used correctly it can be quite good, as another tool to have available in the right circumstances.
As far as the software, I have only used Photoshop and don't feel it's that good, but it works. I've never had a camera with in-camera HDR, so can't comment on that. But, most seem to think that Photomatix is the best, but I have not used it. ;-)
SS
As far as the software, I have only used Photoshop and don't feel it's that good, but it works. I've never had a camera with in-camera HDR, so can't comment on that. But, most seem to think that Photomatix is the best, but I have not used it. ;-)
SS
Aug 24, 2014 12:43:08 #
Photomatix Pro will get the majority vote here, I use it too. You can buy only a plug-in for Lightroom that will just merge your files for you for about $30 or the full blast program for around $120. I export shots from Lightroom to the full version, tweak them a bit and then reimport the result automatically into LR for further processing. I prefer trying to recreate what my mind's eye remembers, rather than overcooking. I go for subtle and then add just a little more punch. Look at the HDR forum for some dawn shots of sunrise in Austin I posted yesterday to get an idea of what I like. It's art, so if psychedelic is what floats your boat, you can do that too.
Aug 24, 2014 18:57:22 #
About two years ago, I dabbled intensely with hdr for a couple of months, but then got bored with it. I couldn't find a look I liked, and it took away the enjoyable and rewarding challenge of getting the exposure perfect during shooting - when shooting for hdr, exposure isn't all that critical because you're shooting a bracket of exposures.
Aug 24, 2014 22:11:16 #
Photomatix does the job for me. I can process the photo all the way in this program, or take it out and finish it in LR or PSE 12. It all depends on your taste. Photomatix actually is quite fast, takes as many photos as you want and does an admirable job of matching the details. The pro version is still a great value and if you go to stuckincustoms.com, you can get a discount code from Trey Ratcliff to save some money.
Aug 25, 2014 06:15:20 #
I am just now learning how HDR myself and the different software. I am using it for architecture and other real estate photography in the more subtle, realistic way and it is great for that. I have both HDR Pro and Photomatix that I am using but for my needs there is another plug-in called Enfuse, I think, that works better for architecture. I do want to experiment with the more creative HDR because it looks rather fun and is so different. I don't mind the creative, surreal techniques, myself, because I view photography as art and generally accept most methods and techniques. I only mention this because so many people just absolutely hate HDR!
Aug 25, 2014 06:56:53 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
Very interesting videos. Thank you.
bretedge wrote:
I stopped using HDR software some time ago. I pre... (show quote)
Aug 25, 2014 07:01:50 #
to me it's mainly for landscapes and still scenes. most of the things I shoot are moveing.
Aug 25, 2014 10:05:22 #
I use Photomatix and recommend it. I have it for about 3 years. Space in a card is not a problem today. Set up + & - 2 stops and try it.
Aug 25, 2014 10:17:37 #
Have used HDR for about two years now and find it to be helpful as long as it is not overcooked..also works OK with
a one shot photo..but not as good as bracketing.
a one shot photo..but not as good as bracketing.
Aug 25, 2014 10:23:29 #
TheDman
Loc: USA
hartmanr1 wrote:
What's your opinion on HDR software ?
Do you use it ? When and Where ?
All the Best >
Storyteller 1947
Do you use it ? When and Where ?
All the Best >
Storyteller 1947
Actually the images on the right of your graphic weren't created with any specific HDR software, they were manually blended in Photoshop.
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