Welcome to the free tutorial! This will be fun.
This simple 6-step HDR Tutorial has taught thousands of people, so I am sure it can help you too. Remember, YOU can do this! 
Who is this tutorial for?
- New photographers and those just getting started and want to make prettier pictures
- For advanced photographers ready to add new and improved HDR techniques
I am constantly evolving my techniques. HDR (High Dynamic Range) is still a young art form. I’ve been lucky enough to travel around the world and meet some of the greatest HDR Photographers in the world. We share techniques, shoot together, post process together, and all work together to drive the art form forward. I am happy to share the latest and greatest.
Required Software
I recommend you use Photomatix Pro (Coupon code of STUCKINCUSTOMS to save you 15%) to begin the process. You can buy and download immediately from the Photomatix webpage. Simple!
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HDR Book – Another option beyond this free HDR TutorialI have recently announced a book all about HDR. It’s a 216-page monstrosity. I hope you love it! If you are like me, and you just can’t get enough of HDR, then maybe this is the book for you. It contains a ton of tips, tricks, and techniques. In addition, there is a collection of HDR Photographs as well as deeper explanations about how they were achieved. The book also gives me a longer format to go into depth about various descriptions of how I use and think about light to really push HDR to the next level. The book has been designed for all levels of photographers. Whether you are just now getting your feet wet or a seasoned professional, there are tips and tricks in there for every level. Come order the HDR Book right away… It’s just a click away and all knowledge and beauty will be yours to behold. |
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What is HDR?
HDR is short for High Dynamic Range. It is a post-processing of taking either one image or a series of images, combining them, and adjusting the contrast ratios to do things that are virtually impossible with a single aperture and shutter speed. I would say that about 75% of my images use the technique, and if you are new to it, then you may notice a slightly different “look and feel” to my photographs. You should also probably note that HDR is a very broad categorization, and I really hate categorization. My process starts with using basic HDR techniques, but then there are many more steps to help the photos look more… let’s say… evocative.
I can talk a little bit more about the philosophy behind the photography style here for a quick moment. You might consider that the way the human brain keeps track of imagery is not the same way your computer keeps track of picture files. There is not one aperture, shutter speed, etc. In fact, sometimes when you are in a beautiful place or with special people and you take photos — have you ever noticed when you get back and show them to people you have to say, “Well, you really had to be there.” Even great photographers with amazing cameras can only very rarely grab the scene exactly as they saw it. Cameras, by their basic-machine-nature, are very good at capturing “images”, lines, shadows, shapes — but they are not good at capturing a scene the way the mind remembers and maps it. When you are actually there on the scene, your eye travels back and forth, letting in more light in some areas, less light in others, and you create a “patchwork-quilt” of the scene. Furthermore, you will tie in many emotions and feelings into the imagery as well, and those get associated right there beside the scene. Now, you will find that as you explore the HDR process, that photos can start to evoke those deep memories and emotions in a more tangible way. It’s really a wonderful way of “tricking” your brain into experiencing much more than a normal photograph.
I will post a few interesting HDR photographs that I have taken that people seem to like. This first image below is the first HDR photograph ever to hang in the Smithsonian Institution in D.C. and many of the others are represented by Getty. I think this goes to show how mainstream and accepted HDR can be, if the technique is properly applied.
Step 1: Get your Apple on (but it also works if you refuse to wear a black turtleneck and use a PC instead)
So here is a picture of my desktop before I launch all of these apps. Speaking of which, Macs are great, and my Mac’s CPU does not melt – it handles all this stuff with reckless aplomb. I used to hate Macs and hate Mac people, but I’m a changed man. These things are great! Okay, I digressed way too early in this tutorial.
What apps do you need? You can see down there that I have the essentials: Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. Beyond these, there are some optional pieces of software including Noiseware, Topaz Adjust, and a few others mentioned in the Reviews section. All of these are available for both the Mac and PC – and for the remainder of this tutorial, the PC and Mac processes are the exact same. I also recommend that you use Lightroom/Aperture for workflow. I will not discuss them much, other than to suggest that you should really do something to organize all those photos. I mean, sure, your real life might be a mess, but there is no reason your photos have to be.
Software I use (in order of importance):
- Photomatix Pro (required) – If you click on the following link to buy the HDR software Photomatix (which is quite reasonably priced, for the power it provides), be sure to use the Photomatix Coupon Code “STUCKINCUSTOMS“, you’ll be set up. If you’d like the trial or to order, just go to the Photomatix website and check it out. Hey, it’s better than a sharp stick in the eye. This is the same thing the priest said at my wedding. I wrote a short Photomatix Review, but most of that info and more is included right here in this tutorial.
- Photoshop (recommended) – You can buy Photoshop (click) right from the Adobe website, and begin the download. You can also use Photoshop Elements, although I do not recommend it in my Photoshop Review because it does not allow other robust plugins. Now, if you follow the tutorial to the final steps, you will see that I suggest using Photoshop to “clean up” problems from Photomatix above. So, it is not absolutely necessary, but it is recommended.
- Noiseware (optional) – I have tried a multitude of “noise reduction” software packages. You’ll notice that the HDR process can create a bit of noise, to say the least. I use Noiseware Professional, and one of the nice guys over there gave the not-so-surprising Noiseware Coupon code of “STUCKINCUSTOMS” to my readers. You can order it from the Imagenomic website or you can read my Noiseware Review, but it is also mentioned below.
- Topaz Adjust (optional) - This product can help bring some contrast and pop into the final product. I have a Topaz Adjust Review here on the site if you want to read more. They give my readers a Topaz Adjust Coupon of “STUCKINCUSTOMS” as well to save you some dough.
Okay now that we have the required and optional software established, we can move on to the next part of the tutorial.
Continue to Page 2 of the Tutorial!
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January 15th, 2009 19:49 | Graphfruit
Hi Trey!
Thank You so much for this tutorial! I’ve been following Your work for a while and you definitely inspired me into trying to view the world the way You see it!
I’ve tried to make a couple of HDRs and HDR panoramas so please feel free to check them out at my homepage (www.graphfruit.com) as I’m still trying to refine my skills.
Cheers mate,
Graphfruit
January 16th, 2009 06:49 | BLuE SiGMA » Blog Archive » HDR Tutorial
[...] Terry Ratcliff’s tutorial @ http://www.stuckincustom.com for a comprehensive guide. He is one of the HDR photgrapher/artist around. [...]
January 18th, 2009 08:20 | maria
hi
your tutorial is great.. can’t wait to try it. I only have PS Elements. Will it be enough??? thx
January 18th, 2009 09:55 | JohnnyZ
My feedback about Photomatix is that it doesn’t seem to work with my 1 year old iMac running 10.5.4
After repeated attempts to get an image to open, it routinely locks up everything, so that I have to force quit.
I guess I’ll try another program instead…
January 18th, 2009 16:12 | Stuck In Customs
Thanks — Maria – I do not know! If you can do layers and masking with Elements – then yes! I have never used it.
January 19th, 2009 00:31 | Want The BEST HDR? - Here It Is! |
[...] mentioned previously you can also find a superb HDR tutorial on Trey’s site here as well as a Texture Tutorial [...]
January 22nd, 2009 10:48 | Neal Pruitt
Hello,
Your where to party at Vegas Ballroom shot is awesome.
I was wondering if I could use it to put behind my graphics at a gala fund raising event. This is a black tie affair and your art would be fantastic.
Thanks a lot,
Neal Pruitt
Atlanta,GA
January 25th, 2009 20:23 | Joseph
Trey,
Simply amazing work- I am curious as to how you capture people in your HDR images without making them look unnatural or completely “tone mapped”- the Christmas tree image with the kids, just blows my mind. Could you expand on this topic as part of a future tutorial? Again, appreciate your sharing and your insight.
January 26th, 2009 15:46 | stinson (Matthew Stinson)
It’s old, but Stuck in Customs has the best guide to Photomatix + Photoshop HDR work: http://tinyurl.com/8k54r8
January 27th, 2009 13:22 | RickNunn (RickNunn)
@minute44 http://tinyurl.com/8k54r8 be sure to show me the results!!!
January 28th, 2009 06:47 | darkmoming (Sammy Lee)
Image post-processing : HDR http://tinyurl.com/8k54r8
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[...] to provide stunning depth and detail to the finished product. I would love to find a detailed hdr tutorial that I could use to learn how to create these stunning images. Posted on February 6th, 2009 [...]
February 6th, 2009 16:11 | Adam Cooper
Your work is excellent. Would you be available to present a workshop to the BCA (www.bca.org) in July this year in Park City Utah? Please contact me back at xxx. I am Workshop Chair, for BIOCOMM 09. I am responsible for creating a day of workshops for our members. You can find out more on our website. We are looking for a workshop on HDR. Please get back to me asap. 2-6-09. Thanks,
Adam Cooper
February 9th, 2009 01:54 | Jsovey
Since you have helped me advance my photography so much, and inspired me to take it the next step, I will share with you a bit of info that can hopefully help you out. If you want to stack your photos in Photoshop after the HDR processes, A GREAT way to do so is this:
File > Scripts > load files into stack…
Then select the files or a folder and check auto align. The only problem is it won’t give the opportunity to adjust RAW files.
Thank you very much for the HDR info!
February 9th, 2009 14:10 | Stuck In Customs
Cool!
Hey thanks – that is an interesting tip!
February 14th, 2009 10:39 | Ellen L Zaslaw
Very nice images, very interesting and informative tutorials and discussions and I heartily concur on the choices of plug-ins… Photomatix, Lucis Pro 6, etc. etc.
Drop by and go shooting with me if you’re ever in the Netherlands !
Ellen
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February 18th, 2009 06:01 | John Scott
Your mac CPU? which is.. an intel PC CPU?
Nice tutorial!
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February 20th, 2009 06:42 | Snowcore
Great photos!!! Thanks a lot for tutorials!!!
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I must say that you provide genuine, quality information. Thanks for this!
BTW, dpn’t you think your blog needs a better wordpress template?
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March 5th, 2009 07:16 | zach ballaran
this tutorial really helped me, now i’m addicted to it.
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March 6th, 2009 06:58 | Jacques
Ok folks! I have a bit of an odd question, and I should note I have searched all over the internet using google to no avail (clearly I am not using the right search terms). How in the world does one get the exif data from one of the multiple shots (let’s say the 0 EV version) back into the processed HDR photo following the layers of editing. I find that by the time I am done, the exif data is no where to be found. I should note I use LR 2.3, PS CS4 and Nik Filters, and somewhere in the various layers I am losing the exif data. Help! BTW, love, love, love the tutorial!
March 6th, 2009 09:35 | Trey Ratcliff
Thanks all!
Well – you might notice in later steps that I remix the HDR with the original RAW, which serves as the bottom layer and contains EXIF data.
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March 7th, 2009 18:55 | Cocoa Beach Pier | Where Art & Engineering Collide
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March 9th, 2009 00:04 | Steve
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. I love your pics and your style. I am trying to emulate it in my own. Here’s my first HDR pic EVER, and I’m pretty happy with it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craniumdesigns/3338945835/
March 9th, 2009 20:20 | J. P. Goins
Trey….
This is incredible! I have seen HDR fromat, but had no idea how to accomplish it! I am a VERY amateur photographer, I have and old F1 and a D40 DSLR. Thank you so much for these tutorials! What a blessing! I am hooked!
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March 17th, 2009 13:57 | photo restoration retouching
really interesting results with hdr. A nice diversion from normal techniques, but I doubt if it will ever be fully mainstream
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March 17th, 2009 20:24 | Tegan
Hey Trey! I want to thank you so much, you have opened my eyes in a whole new way for photography. I’m currently a beginner and I’ve been searching for this kind of technique and now you have shown me it. I cannot thank you enough, your photo’s are breathtaking
March 17th, 2009 23:03 | Ryan
Great work! But I have one question for whoever can help a man in need. I’m currently using a Nikon d60 which does not have the Auto bracketing option but I love it nonetheless. However, my dilemma is that I really want to get deep into the HDR photography even though I have a d60. I can still return it and upgrade to a d80 which has the function should I spend the extra change to have the AB. Any thoughts?
Cheers
Ryan
March 17th, 2009 23:40 | Stuck In Customs
Well – I can’t make that decision… I am not sure! If you really think you are going to take a serious run at HDR, then I would go ahead and do it!
March 18th, 2009 11:13 | Andre
After I started reading about the HDR photos I was hooked and have been using it on a few models that have asked for editing on their pictures. They came out great and I dont even have photoshop. I am using photosuite that a friend gave me. I am using the Noiseware and Photomatix and MAN!!! the pics have come out so good!!
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April 11th, 2009 19:13 | Bill
AMAZING.Nothing else to say.
Two questions, i would love you to answer.
1)Any HDR book recommendations?
2)Where can i find the amazing pic you have with the five boats?(the one you have on your desjtop in the tutorial)
Thanks a lot in advance and keep up the good work.
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April 12th, 2009 03:29 | Stuck In Customs
Thanks all!
I don’t have any HDR Book recommendations – sorry – I was going to convert this tutorial to PDF pretty soon, though, in case you are simply looking for something printed.
That five boats pics is here: http://www.stuckincustoms.com/category/travel/china/hangzhou/
April 13th, 2009 03:05 | Edwin
You are my hero!!! Thanks for all these sharing. Wonderful tutorial!
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April 13th, 2009 13:26 | Garrett
I need some personalized HDR help! I am really struggling with noise in some of my images. I need someone who is well versed in Photomatix to take a look at three images for me to see if it’s possible to get a decent HDR out of it. I don’t care so much about this image, but it provides a good example of what I’m struggling with. Anyone interested in helping — please e-mail at: clintsea@gmail.com
Thank you in advance.
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April 16th, 2009 11:15 | Dianna
Great tutorial. I love your humor. Thanks for the tips and codes!
April 17th, 2009 12:08 | Stuck In Customs
hehe thanks!
Very sorry I don’t have time to respond to everyone — appreciate the feedback very much
April 17th, 2009 12:33 | victoria
OMG! i love your HDR photography and tutorial. I am in love… i would marry your photos if it was possible! haha. j/k
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April 21st, 2009 00:10 | Digitallinks.com
Wonderful HDR Tutorial by Trey Ratcliff! Must read if you like HDR.
April 21st, 2009 17:34 | Kim Carlsberg
Hi,
What does photomatix do and what can I substitute for it on a mac?
April 22nd, 2009 04:16 | G2 Outdoor Living | David Martschinske Photography
[...] The above landscaping photos were all done in HDR (minus the last two posted) and processed in photomatix, lightroom and photoshop using some of the techniques I’ve been learning from Stuckincustoms. [...]
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[...] HDR TutorialHDR how-to guide, mostly related to Mac users. [...]
April 22nd, 2009 12:10 | Tomas Lange
Hello! What about combining Photomatix with Nik’s Capture NX2?
Best regards Tomas Lange
April 22nd, 2009 21:58 | ??????? 2 | Design Park
[...] HDR Tutorial ?? [...]
April 23rd, 2009 09:10 | photo retouching
I really think your examples are enough to inspire people to get interested in hdr photography. Also a really great website
April 23rd, 2009 13:06 | Bill
You r my inspiration if that counts for you.
I had 2 questions i always wanted to ask you:
1)How do you keep your data?What i mean is that you have each picture 5 times and as we are talking about raws in 12-24megapixels we have about 12-25 mb each photo = ~100mb for 1HDR.Do you keep them after the process, in case you come up with sth new or after processing them there is no return, so you delete them?
2)I know that you r using Nikon, but i am “stuck” between Canon and Nikon.I am going to buy a mid-range D-SLR for now, not very expensive, but i will invest in very very very good lenses and after a year or two i will buy a full-frame D-SLR(i have once shoot with a D3X and loved the full frame result).
My question is which brand should i choose?I don’t want to buy expensive lenses and then change make and sell them for nothing.
I want to start “building” my equipment and i believe that lenses endure in time while cameras change.
*I don’t have any lenses atm, so i am starting from 0*
I am waiting impatiently for your answers.;-)
April 23rd, 2009 14:52 | een tutorial voor HDR bewerking en tone mapping - Belgiumdigital forum - Digitale fotografie
[...] een hele goeie. De bijgevoegde beelden zijn gewoon prachtig hier dus : (engelstalige tutorial) http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ Have fun, [...]
April 24th, 2009 11:18 | Trey Ratcliff
Thanks all!
Bill – real quick – a) I use a drobo b) nikon and canon…does not matter!
April 26th, 2009 09:45 | anupama sharma
its really great.i found it very helpful.i got to this tutorialjust by mistake. but it was a nice one this time. i will really look forward for some more tutorials.
April 26th, 2009 14:34 | Frank White
Many photographers think HDR photography is a party trick but this is defiantly not true. High Dynamic Range Photography is a major part of the future of photography. HDR photography is a new technology so many photographers are skeptical or unfamiliar with it. Like in any business you have to learn the new technology or trends, ignoring it or being scared to learn something new will just get you left behind. Information is power.
http://www.str8photography.com
April 27th, 2009 05:24 | 50 Incredible Photography Techniques and Tutorials - Australian 4WD Action Online Forums - the 4WD, 4x4 and offroad truck community. Get the latest tips, news, reviews, images and video clips.
[...] the good info on HDR photography that mentioned before is in there HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial ? [...]
April 29th, 2009 14:35 | Thomas L Smith
This is a great article. Thanks.
April 30th, 2009 00:07 | 10 Stunning HDR Images! : Digital Photography Asia
[...] there would be a standard shot, a +2 EV (exposure value), and a -2 EV. A tutorial can be found here. The featured video on the front page also discusses the HDR process so feel free to watch [...]
May 6th, 2009 02:04 | BrianLang.ca » Blog Archive » links for 2009-05-06
[...] HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial « (tags: hdr photography tutorial) [...]
May 6th, 2009 12:58 | DAblog || First HDR photography attempts
[...] it was tonemapped and then brought back into Photoshop and further edited to bring it all together. Click here for a tutorial on HDR with Photomatix. The second image was a bit simpler as this was only seven [...]
May 6th, 2009 23:51 | Brilang.com » Blog Archive » links for 2009-05-06
[...] HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial « (tags: hdr photography tutorial) [...]
May 8th, 2009 08:49 | Is it Orton or HDR? « Being a Photographer, Coder, Writer & Entrepreneur.
[...] that in mind, I’ve got a small project to do early next week: Convert Trey Ratcliff Triple-Lesson into HDRI into a simple step-by-step instruction manual, plus usable with GIMP. Maybe this has been done [...]
May 9th, 2009 08:48 | photo retouching
A really great introduction to the fascinating world of HDR.
May 12th, 2009 00:15 | Brad Trux
Trey,
In some of your HDR night shots, you have a very dramatic sky (almost like “rays” coming out of the building or object). How do you create such a sky? A good example would be your picture titled “A Snowy Night At the Kiev Opera House.” I really like that effect done on the sky.
thanks,
Brad
May 12th, 2009 01:34 | EXIF and Beyond: Trey Ratcliff (a.k.a. Stuck In Customs) | JMG-Galleries - Jim M. Goldstein Photography: travel, landscape, and nature pictures - stock photos and fine art prints
[...] Stuck In Customs HDR Tutorial [...]
May 14th, 2009 14:31 | High Dynamic Range | Christopher C Larson
[...] Basic HDR Photography Tutorial 2. How to create professional HDR images 3. HDR Tutorial Share and [...]
May 14th, 2009 18:47 | Phil
Hi Trey
Im new to this HDR photo shoot but I notice that majority of the shoots refer to +2 0 -2 bracketing. I currently use a Nikon D200 and have tried to set the barcket to these but Im not able to. If I select 5 shots and review the seetings it shows that a +2 -2 has been taken. Can I remove the in between shots and just use the 3 or do I need them all.
Phil
May 14th, 2009 21:37 | Stuck In Customs
Thanks all!
I use all of them – +2 to -2 – my D3X also takes 5 photos.
May 15th, 2009 10:56 | 19 Tutorials for Creating Beautiful HDR (High Dynamic Range) Imagery | Pictures
[...] HDR Tutorial by stuckincustoms.com [...]
May 17th, 2009 21:33 | Sorry for not answering email - and thanks for so many nice messages!
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
May 19th, 2009 05:43 | HDR Photography Roundup - The Web Designers Blog
[...] HDR Photography Tutorial (Stuck in Customs) [...]
May 21st, 2009 17:35 | Facebook User
I just wanted to say thanks for sharing this information. I am just a beginner, and I love trying different things with my pictures. This is valuable information that humble little photographers like me would never have access to.
May 22nd, 2009 13:21 | tayseer
Thank You Trey for the help you real inspired me to do is
I am now happy with the results I am doing to my Shots
Thanks again
May 25th, 2009 10:27 | Jakob Montrasio
Thanks for the tutorial!
May 25th, 2009 16:06 | Steven Shoeman
thanks for all your great tips!
looking at the world in hdr is so awesome!
May 27th, 2009 01:36 | G2 Outdoor Living | David Martschinske Photography
[...] in photomatix, lightroom and photoshop using some of the techniques I’ve been learning from Stuckincustoms. Sphere: Related [...]
May 27th, 2009 23:21 | ?a???
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May 29th, 2009 19:47 | Lighthouses | The Big Foto
[...] can find several photos of Trey Ratcliff (blog Stuck in Customs – for those who like HDR check his tutorial) another one of my favorites photographers as you can check in several photos of this [...]
May 29th, 2009 20:35 | The BallistiK Blog » The Megopolis Hong Kong - What Happens Around Dusk
[...] you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
May 30th, 2009 09:58 | 1st HDR – Angel Canal « Memoirs of an Underwater Photographer
[...] Just bought photomatix (using the 15% from stuck in customs – yay). [...]
May 30th, 2009 10:30 | Omri Tintpulver » Blog Archive » Photo: High Park in February
[...] It was a beautifully sunny and still cold day in Toronto when we decided to go trekking in High Park. Unfortunately, so did half of Toronto. The only place to find some privacy was actually on the ice of the river itself. It was a bit scary at first, at the edges, but seeing others in the middle of the river gave us confidence. This shot was taken with three exposures, -1.25, -0.25, +0.75, and then processed in Photomatix Pro 3.0 to get the HDR image. It was then tweaked in Photoshop following the Stuck in Customs HDR tutorial. [...]
June 5th, 2009 11:54 | Photo-Chimp.com - Photography in Alaska and around the World » Blog Archive » 8 steps to taking an HDR photo
[...] over the software details, but if you want a good example of that, then check out Trey’s Stuck In Customs tutorial). [...]
June 8th, 2009 15:21 | HDR Photography Workflow Series: *BONUS - HDR Tutorials & How To | Nuwomb Creative
[...] Stuck in Customs – HDR Tutorial [...]
June 10th, 2009 22:35 | Armel__
You are a remarkable and a talented photographer.
I really enjoy how you turn your photos into Art.
You produce some excellent HDR visuals, respecting
the mood and the spirit of what you captured.
HDR and contrast boosting you create are top quality.
Thank you for sharing.
June 11th, 2009 07:51 | pim
love ur artwork! awesome..
June 11th, 2009 11:28 | Alexey
Your work looks awesome and really makes me feel like I was there!
How do you do HDR and panorama stitching combined. Can you summarize it and compose some sort of a tut for it. Thanks!
June 11th, 2009 23:27 | Marianne Wedell-Wedellsborg
I can’t thank you enough for this tutorial, Trey. I have made use of it and now I can direct anybody who asks (which is a lot of people)directly to your site. I’m forever grateful for you sharing your knowledge. Thank you, my flickr friend.
June 12th, 2009 04:30 | Experimenting with HDR photography
[...] into HDR photography. HDR stands for high dynamic range, and it is best explained while following the tutorial by Trey Ratcliff, who creates frames like this [...]
June 12th, 2009 12:25 | HDR on the Front Page, while I enjoy my gross-looking but tasty-smooth soy green tea latte
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
June 13th, 2009 05:45 | Avi Revivo - Photography Blog » Blog Archive » Too many photos!
[...] stuff related to photography. A good friend of mine, Nathan, sent me a link to the following HDR tutorial from a famous travel photography blog named Stuck in Custom. Nathan asked me to give it a go and [...]
June 13th, 2009 10:07 | Fotos HDR (High Dynamic Range) « Louco Programador
[...] Mesclar e tirar fotos HDR ADOBE. (http://help.adobe.com – confiável) Completo – Stuck in Customs (Inglês – [...]
June 14th, 2009 05:15 | Al
how can i create HDR with single jpg? no photomatix… only photoshop
June 14th, 2009 10:07 | Christian Warren Ganser
Great pics on this site!
June 14th, 2009 18:01 | benjamin doolittle
nice i haven’t really got into doing this yet but i may have to try a few of these : P
June 14th, 2009 20:27 | The Poor Man’s HDR Photography « Random Development Crap
[...] Read: What the hell is HDR photography? [...]
June 20th, 2009 09:59 | Harry Lim
Hello Good Day! Im a very big fan of HDR its been 6 months now that Ive tried HDR and still I cannot really do it well. Im fine with the photomatix process but when i get to the cs3 part can’t really make my photos less dirty and look more of a illustrative photo than a photographic photo can you help me with this. Heres my flickr link :http://www.flickr.com/photos/31173223@N08/
June 21st, 2009 21:17 | The best HDR tutorial I have found « Outofnapkins
[...] 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment I wanted to share an incredible HDR tutorial I found tucked away on a blog called stuckincustoms. The author’s name is Trey Ratcliff and [...]
June 22nd, 2009 08:17 | [Linktipp] HDR-Tutorial
[...] Stockincustoms habe ich ein nettes HDR-Tutorial gefunden. Wer Bock auf diese Technologie zur Steigerung des Dynamikumfangs bei Fotos hat, sollte [...]
June 22nd, 2009 13:28 | HDR-Tutorial « Shared Experiences
[...] Um so schönen, daß Paddy heute in seinem Blog einen Linktipp zu einem gut beschriebenen HDR-Tutorial veröffentlicht hat. Zum Ausdrucken und Nachlesen hat der Auto auch ein PDF-Dokument zum Download [...]
June 22nd, 2009 14:59 | :::Media-Digest » Blog Archive » 4 x HDR Tutorials
[...] 3. HDR Tutorial [...]
June 23rd, 2009 18:09 | links for 2009-06-22 « Shared Experiences
[...] HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial (tags: hdr tutorial photography) [...]
June 24th, 2009 09:19 | mike
why when i open my 3 pics plus the one from photomatix with photoshop it wont open in the the same window like the tutorial?
June 24th, 2009 13:15 | Stuck In Customs
aha. Yes – you need to get all the pics into layers in the same document. You can do this by dragging them all into the same document. That is one way – there are others too… if you use Bridge – you can select all the images then do TOOLS > load images as photoshop layers (or something like that)
June 27th, 2009 20:36 | Facebook User
Trey, do you have any tips on long exposure HDR? I want both long exposure and HDR effect in my picture, such as this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/2967514797/in/set-72157610814167207/
June 29th, 2009 01:01 | Lightroom, Photomatix, and the Single-shot HDR | Lightroom Secrets
[...] If you are a NAPP member you can get 25% off. Not a NAPP member? Try Trey Ratcliff’s site Stuck In Customs for an excellent and comprehensive HDR tutorial which includes a code for 15% off your [...]
June 30th, 2009 08:13 | Eugene Stevens
For your fireorks shot you provided the following info on flickr three exposures at -2, 0 and +2. The Aperture was f6.3 ISO 200 Focal Length 27mm. Could you let us know what was the shutter speed? In the two days after the HDR class I have two co-workers purchasing camera upgrades and three purchasing protomatrix in addition to myself. For anyone on the fence, these test shots were done at the class with the jpg in front of the HDR processed image. I finished downloading CS4 this morning so I will try processing with photoshop this week. HDR is unbelievable. Thanks Trey. http://www.clarityphotos.com/Portolio/HDRClassWeb/index.html
June 30th, 2009 08:23 | Stuck In Customs
thx all.
Eugene – sorry I cannot remember the shutter I am afraid – my apologies… You know of course that I shot it in aperture priority and it was chosen automagically.
June 30th, 2009 09:11 | Eugene Stevens
Thanks Trey, I am so used to shooting manual I forgot about aperture priority. I will try that this weekend on the roof of my brother-in-law’s condo. Just got another budding photographer to try HDR.
June 30th, 2009 10:00 | Links of the Day
[...] High Dynamic Range Tutorial Stuck in Customs has a very thorough and in depth tutorial on doing HDR photography. (tags: hdr tutorial tutorials howto reference resources techniques photomatix highdynamicrange) [...]
June 30th, 2009 14:16 | Patrick
After discovering your tutorial, I went back to a Kodachrome slide that I was trying to scan using Nikon Coolscan V. I downloaded the Photomatix for Aperture trial and scanned the slide five times varying the gain from high to low. I combined the images in Photomatix. I was so pleased with the result that I bought Photomatix the same day. Now to try some other Kodachromes from my 30+ years of photography.
I put the image on Flickr “Expressionist Camel” photostream. I would appreciate any advice on HDR and scanning slides- seems to me there is a lot of potential to transform slides this way.
June 30th, 2009 18:29 | Another first HDR thread, C&C please! - The Photo Forum - Photography Discussion Forum
[...] HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial I found this a good read. __________________ Total newbie with a Canon XS and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Image Stabilizer Lens & EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III [...]
July 1st, 2009 14:54 | yitux
Wow thank you a lot for this tutorial! Your work is simply amazing, you are the master. When I get older and famous I´ll call you to take some pics hahaha. Excellent work!
July 4th, 2009 08:10 | sinan demir
great pic… (: muhammedsinandemir@hotmail.com
July 5th, 2009 22:12 | Learn me about HDR photos, please! - The Photo Forum - Photography Discussion Forum
[...] HDR tutorial. hdri, High Dynamic Range Photography. | Merging HDR in Photoshop CS3 Tutorial HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial __________________ Canon Rebel Xsi 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 IS 55-250mm 4-5.6 IS 50mm/1.8 My flickr My [...]
July 7th, 2009 04:01 | Finally! A Book Announcement! “A World in HDR”
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
July 8th, 2009 02:47 | Yet Another Shutterbug’s Story
[...] again, can be anything from a simple increase in the contrast or putting together a full-blown HDR, but using it wisely will definitely make your picture come alive, and how. To quote another [...]
July 9th, 2009 00:03 | HDR Tutorial « Elvis’s Weblog
[...] http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ [...]
July 11th, 2009 11:29 | So You Wanna Do HDR? Photomatix Giveaway!
[...] If you’d like to view more examples of what you can do with Photomatix, check out the Photomatix group on Flickr, and to learn how to actually do HDR photography, try reading this tutorial by Trey Ratcliff on Stuck in Customs. [...]
July 17th, 2009 00:41 | Adventuring in the Andes (and a new NBC TV Interview)
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
July 17th, 2009 12:15 | Flickrfan: Adventuring in the Valley (and a new NBC TV Interview) « Flickrfan Stan
[...] The story also mentioned the HDR Tutorial, which you can get to via that [...]
July 20th, 2009 05:42 | Yangshuo « heile Welt
[...] and of course had to try it since I found out that I can easily do it with my own camera (read more HERE). The trick is simply to shoot a range of photos (in my case always 3) of the same scene but all [...]
July 20th, 2009 10:28 | HDR Photography - First Attempt.
[...] – If you are interested I recommend this online HDR tutorial by stuckincustoms. Its what I used the first time, and though the results can look a bit stronger than reality, you [...]
July 20th, 2009 13:46 | » HDR Photos
[...] For tutorials with HDR click here Categories: Art Tags: Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback [...]
July 20th, 2009 15:24 | … more from Iceland « Gianni B Photography
[...] http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ [...]
July 21st, 2009 15:29 | 10+ Excellent Art and Photography Tutorial Sites | Imagekind Blog | Buy, Sell, Create and Discuss Art
[...] stuckincustoms.com – Imagekind artist Trey Ratcliff, one of the premier HDR photographers, breaks down the technique on his blog [...]
July 21st, 2009 19:35 | Creating HDR - Resources for Tutorials | Gr8tFate.com
[...] Trey Ratcliff – Stuck in Customs [My favorite and the Flickr community favorite [...]
July 22nd, 2009 17:32 | Digital Photography Tutorials | Photography by Ivan Morozov
[...] How to do Panoramas (Panorama.dk) The ultimate guide to HDR photography (PhotoCritic.org) HDR Tutorial with Examples [...]
July 23rd, 2009 09:19 | Mal
Every time I look at these I’m impressed.ty
July 24th, 2009 14:05 | High Dynamic Range | KisterBlog
[...] gestolpert, auf der er einige atemberaubende HDR-Bilder veröffentlicht hat – und ein Tutorial, wie man die erstellen [...]
July 25th, 2009 08:30 | 20+ Stunning HDR Image tutorials for Photoshop and Photomatrix users | Smashing Tips
[...] PhotoMatrix HDR image tutorial [...]
July 29th, 2009 23:03 | High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR) for Fly Fishing
[...] this technique from a really cool site called Stuck In Customs, by Trey Ratcliff. He wrote a step by step tutorial on his site, which includes a discount code to use if you purchase [...]
July 31st, 2009 05:01 | 10 Tutorials on How to Create Stunning HDR (High Dynamic Range) Images | Graphic Design Free Resources
[...] 3. HDR tutorial from a travel photography blog Stuck in Customs [...]
August 2nd, 2009 02:49 | Yarra River in Melbourne bei Nacht : Maehmann’s Blog
[...] Vorgegangen bin ich nach einem Tutorial auf http://www.stuckincustoms.com [...]
August 4th, 2009 01:37 | Ivan Morozov
Thank you for a wonderful tutorial.
August 4th, 2009 04:52 | Sheikh Naveed
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Tutorial using 1 JPG
August 6th, 2009 00:02 | A Sunset on a Texas Farm
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
August 7th, 2009 00:34 | Thanks for coming to the PhotoWalk!
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
August 9th, 2009 02:20 | Confessions and absolutions « jameeldin
[...] http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ [...]
August 10th, 2009 11:41 | Mark
This tutorial was what got me started in HDR.
After some practice here is my result.
Tell me what you think.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/c0wgrass/3763040353/
August 10th, 2009 22:56 | Cola @ Hong Kong
The shot you took at the HK Peak is amazing! It is great to discover your site and this tutorial. Thank you so much!! =)
August 11th, 2009 06:04 | links for 2009-08-11 « Ondas, cables, luces, cacharritos y cachivaches
[...] HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial Un tutorial sobre HDR (tags: hdr fotografia) Deja un comentario [...]
August 14th, 2009 16:31 | Ricardo Soca
Panasonic Lumix LX3 includes autobracketing, but only in a range of +1 -1 diaphragmas. Is it enough for good HDR photographs?
August 14th, 2009 18:15 | Flickrfan: The Capitol on the Night of the Austin PhotoWalk « Flickrfan Stan
[...] were many new people there today that are new to this scene, so I wanted to point them to the free HDR Tutorial here on the [...]
August 18th, 2009 14:07 | Picture of the day (Part Deux) - Page 5 - Xbox 360 South African Community
[...] think Ive gone nuts. I want one of these next Canon EFS 10 22mm f3 as Id love to be able to do this HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial [...]
August 19th, 2009 02:29 | Mark Dunn
I have just finished writing a tutorial for “Dark Style HDR”,
and thought it may be of interest to others.
http://www.mrdphotography.co.uk/tutorials/darkstylehdr/ds-hdr-tutorial-index.htm
August 19th, 2009 17:13 | Randy Powers
OMG….I just found your tutorial. Have been playing with the Photomatix trial and will buy soon, BUT, what blew me away in the tutorial was in the section, “Seeing in HDR”. I have been asking the EXACT question for years about my red being your green, but we have always CALLED it red, etc. I can’t tell you how many “Huh?” looks I’ve gotten over the years. Somebody gets it!!!
August 20th, 2009 00:04 | Sheikh Naveed
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Tutorial using 1 JPG
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Tutorial using 1 JPG states “how to convert simple images into awesome and inspiring one”. Specially beginners will find this tutorial very useful in passion of increasing their HDR skills (HDR using Adobe Photoshop and Photomatix)
see HDR Tutorial here…
http://sheikhnaveed.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/high-dynamic-range-hdr-tutorial-using-1-jpg/
August 23rd, 2009 06:25 | 20+ HDR photoshop and photomatix tutorials - Themes @Techieblogger
[...] PhotoMatrix HDR image tutorial [...]
August 24th, 2009 14:02 | 10 + 2 tutoriales para crear sorprendentes imagenes HDR
[...] Tutorial HDR desde un fotografía de viaje [...]
August 24th, 2009 21:47 | HDR Photographs
[...] am still experimenting with this type of photography. I first bumped into this technique here and found it amazing. I am no where near as good as Trey Ratcliff but I do enjoy trying. Here are [...]
August 26th, 2009 10:11 | HDR Photography | High Dynamic Range Photos
[...] I don’t want to turn this post into an HDR tutorial, I’ll just summarize what HDR is and how it will positively change the way you take photos [...]
August 26th, 2009 20:11 | Katrin Rio
Great tutorial and thanks for the awe-inspiring photos. Just started with high-dynamic range photography and have already a few good images. Photomatrix is easy to use.
August 29th, 2009 21:22 | Angela Coulombe Photography Blog » Blog Archive » High Dynamic Range (HDR)
[...] the word about HDR photography, and today, being a rainy day in Maine, I decided to have a go using some of his methods. I set up some very basic still lifes using some fruits and vegetables I had just bought from the [...]
September 4th, 2009 17:28 | useful HDR tutorial by Trey Ratcliff « photos, textures, fonts and more
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
September 4th, 2009 23:30 | The 360IRHDR Challenge « Photo Crime X
[...] To take an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo, you should use Photomatix Software, or something smiler. The flickr tutorial briefly goes over how to use HDR, but if you are completely new to it, just google “HDR Tutorial” or click here. [...]
September 5th, 2009 06:17 | kaju
wonderfull
September 8th, 2009 13:00 | Steve Davis
hey trey, i recently made this image in photomatix…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craniumdesigns/3890938588/
i love the way it came out, but there is still a halo around the building. if i increase smoothing, it gets rid of the halo, but then the contrast in the rest of the scene loses it “punch”. how can i maintain the contrast, but still get rid of the halo? does this require me doing some masking in photoshop?
September 9th, 2009 07:01 | FPR Talks With HDRCreme |
[...] has not just one but a selection of some great HDR techniques from around the web, including StuckInCustoms and [...]
September 9th, 2009 13:01 | Photoshop & GIMP Tutorials for Photographers |
[...] Stuck In Customs (THE HDR tutorial) [...]
September 12th, 2009 09:03 | Stuck In Customs « Kluens Photography
[...] spent a lot of time on the site recently and found his HDR Tutorial really useful, by far the most straight forward and well written guide on HDR I have [...]
September 13th, 2009 17:30 | HDR Image processing | 8th Cross
[...] One of the only books on the topic i recommend is the”HDRI Handbook” by Christian Bloch. This is a very technical book, and is the reference standard. All others are just “tutorials” in my world. No better than this. [...]
September 15th, 2009 08:09 | fatih can
Cool and useful tips . Thank you ..
September 15th, 2009 22:35 | Mark M
Regarding the question from Maria(number 23 in the list above) Elements does not allow masking. However you can find a plug in at
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/qt/layermasktool-old.htm
Its a free plug in for Element users for masking. Just remember in order to find the files that they are talking about go to your control panel/appearance and personalization/foler options/show hidden files and folders. Under the view tab click ’show hidden files and folders. Now just follow their instructions and you will be able to mask using Elements. I hope that helps.
September 15th, 2009 22:38 | Mark
Sorry that number 20 in the list above.
September 16th, 2009 00:39 | Climbing to the top of Hong Kong (and an interview on NPR)
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
September 17th, 2009 18:33 | ??? HDR ???? – Trey Ratcliff | KaiaK.tw
[...] Trey ???????????????????????????? Getty ????Trey ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? [...]
September 18th, 2009 14:45 | Jeff
Hey Jesse,
Remember me!
Just thought I’d let you know that my workflow for creating HDR is just like yours, but I limit myself to LR, Photoshop and photomatix pro!! Although I still need a lot of practice to fine tune the colours and tones…
September 19th, 2009 14:58 | Hdr? - Canonistas.com
[...] [...]
September 20th, 2009 13:23 | My first HDR image « fraktalek blogging
[...] Mac you may want to use Photomatix Pro which supposedly does most of the things automatically, see this tutorial. Now let’s take a look at the [...]
September 22nd, 2009 05:32 | LazyJoey
A W E S O M E . . .
Really Good Job
September 23rd, 2009 14:26 | john
Great TUT. Inspired me go play. You can see my first attempts here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/42801288@N05/sets/72157622315874303/detail/
I would love to hear some comments and suggestions.
cheers
September 28th, 2009 09:44 | 20 Tutorials For Creating HDR Images - Programming Blog
[...] 7. HDR Tutorial – Everything you need to know about HDR Photography [...]
September 30th, 2009 03:16 | PAIN » Ca un vin bun..
[...] oferite: Bracketing, cât mi-am dorit asta ?i cât m-a dezam?git D60-ul anterior.. Pentru o imagine HDR procesat? din 3,5,7 sau 9 cadre la distan?e de 1ev, D300 se comport? excelent! aproape 6 cadre [...]
September 30th, 2009 07:56 | Un mundo en HDR | Paraisos Virtuales
[...] y compartiendo sus experiencias viajeras. Su trabajo ha sido nominado para numerosos premios. Aquí puedes ver un completo tutorial en el que explica su técnica para lograr estas asombrosas [...]
October 2nd, 2009 11:18 | Shane
Great shots – I hope to start using RAW files now to create my HDR shots rather than my current technique of taking 3 or more different shots. Bracketing is my problem … anyway perhaps RAW mode might help get over that.
October 6th, 2009 16:47 | Leiv Guntveit
Hello
I´ve just bought the basic package Download, but I find no information about how to get the video.
Receipt-ID 3867-3868-1717-4815
With regards
Leiv Guntveit
October 12th, 2009 01:06 | Stuck in Customs. « Heavy Logix.
[...] photos of the great Trey Ratcliff, or the awesome works of Courtney Chen, are more like how I want my Life to look. Not like some [...]
October 12th, 2009 06:09 | 25 fantastiska HDR bilder av Trey Ratcliff | ZtrixQ.se
[...] Flickr. Vill ni lära er mera om HDR finns det en utmärkt guide på bloggen StuckInCustoms – HDR Tutorial – Everything you need to know about HDR Photography. För er som vill läsa mer om Trey Ratcliff kan göra det via hans blogg och sida – About [...]
October 13th, 2009 17:41 | A New Kind of Photography – An Experiment in Japan
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
October 14th, 2009 08:55 | 18G: Goal #2 – Accomplished! | Making the Turn
[...] setting Goal #2, I’ve been reading more about HDR, learning more about my camera, and discussing more with my friend Oliver Eitel. I’d say my first [...]
October 16th, 2009 22:53 | fl?tblog: What others say » Two thumbs up for fotofl?t + HDR
[...] first point about HDRs (High Dynamic Range Photos) is right on. Every photo is compromised by glare and reflections when framed behind glass, but [...]
October 18th, 2009 08:24 | Kasteel Almere HDR | KENNETHVERBURG•NL
[...] je zelf een HDR foto maken, op deze site staat een erg goede handleiding en er komt over een maand of twee ook een boek uit van deze auteur. Op die site ook een coupon [...]
October 18th, 2009 11:58 | Travis
Thanks Trey! I used this tutorial in an attempt to create some HDR images of my own. I’m still a rookie, but here are a few that I shot last weekend. I found your tutorial very useful during the process.
What I learned this week: HDR photos of trees w/ leaves that blow in the wind adds considerable complexity, lol.
http://www.wyomingroadtrip.com/Photography/photography.aspx
Thanks so much!
October 19th, 2009 20:18 | To HDR or not to HDR, that is the question « Rogue Scholar Media
[...] fence. I don’t know how much interest to invest in HDR. If you want to learn more about it, Stuck in Customs has a great tutorial and also some promotion codes to get a discount on the software they [...]
October 21st, 2009 08:11 | HDR – Everything You Need To Know « Ramblings of a Photographic Geek
[...] Article Here Categories: Uncategorized Tags: article, digital, free, guide, HDR, high dynamic range, how to, inspiration, photography, photomatix, photoshop, techniques, tips, Tutorial Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback [...]
October 22nd, 2009 08:38 | How to create HDR image from single RAW image?
[...] is possible. see this tutorial here: HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial as he covers some of it. I know his tutorial uses mostly photomatix and photoshop though, so you [...]
October 22nd, 2009 18:31 | ramelli
Im a pro photographer using HDR in advertisement in Paris France you can see my portfolio here :
http://photoserge.com/portfolio/
and my techniques in videos here :
http://photoserge.com/turoriels-hdr/
hopes that help and very well done for your photos they are beautifull,
Serge
October 25th, 2009 18:18 | New Jersey Diner « Still Learning How to See…
[...] modern masters of HDR, wrote an excellent tutorial on the subject which you can find on his blog here. In essence, you take the best single shot, process it to match the HDR tonally, then layer it and [...]
October 26th, 2009 13:42 | 50 Incredible Photography Techniques and Tutorials
[...] HDR Tutorial HDR how-to guide, mostly related to Mac users. [...]
October 29th, 2009 13:31 | Bracketing Photos for HDR . . . what? « Thru Mikes Viewfinder
[...] travel photography blog, “Stuck in Customs”, look at his images, and then check out his HDR Tutorial. (Trey had the first HDR photo to hang in the [...]
November 3rd, 2009 01:02 | The Bamboo Forest and some great Twitter Lists to follow
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
November 4th, 2009 02:00 | A New HDR Workshop! Announcement!
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
November 6th, 2009 20:44 | Photo Retouching
Great HDR tutorial
Fantastic!
November 8th, 2009 15:55 | Sander de Boer – Photoblog » HDR experimenting
[...] These photos I edited with Adobe Lightroom and Photomatix Pro 3.1. Wondering how I did it? See this tutorial of Trey Ratcliff that I used for [...]
November 10th, 2009 04:45 | takkiwrites » HDR-Fotografie
[...] Blog gibt er Einsichten in seine Art von HDR-Fotografie und hält sogar eine ausführliche Anleitung parat. Seine Methode habe ich selbst noch nicht ausprobiert. Jedenfalls war es Trey Ratcliff, der [...]
November 13th, 2009 23:49 | HDR photography: How To | Eternal Blogs
[...] backtrack and if you want to try it out yourself, visit this expert tutorial: StuckInCustomsTutorial. It might get a bit overwhelming, so you can start with: [...]
November 16th, 2009 14:28 | Texturized
Great tutorial!
November 16th, 2009 22:09 | Using CO2 to Extract Geothermal Energy : CleanTechnica
[...] HDR tutor Stuck in Customs Source: Technology [...]
November 17th, 2009 19:30 | The Rocking Rockies - VI - Another first for me - fake HDR
[...] and removed the watermarks put by Photomatix trial version Tutorial: For most part I used HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial then i could not follow every instruction in this tutorial so i looked up as many tutorials as i [...]
November 18th, 2009 14:35 | Catherina church - Mark Daams photo blog
[...] So I used a variation of the “single RAW” process described by Trey Ratcliff in his HDR Tutorial to spruce the original photo up a [...]
November 19th, 2009 15:52 | Net een beetje extra - Mark Daams foto blog
[...] het “single RAW” proces gebruikt dat beschreven is door Trey Ratcliff in zijn “HDR Tutorial“, om de foto net dat beetje extra te geven wat ik [...]
November 20th, 2009 12:38 | OmnidiskSweeper: faites proprement de la place sur vos Macs! « Mac Aficionados
[...] nombre d’entre nous de faire de l’espace, que ce soit dans nos foyers pour installer les sapins de Noël, mais également sur nos ordinateurs, afin de les équiper des derniers cadeaux qu’on nous [...]
November 20th, 2009 14:27 | But it’s not real! « askpeter.ca
[...] My goodness what will she think when she sees HDR stuff like this one by Trey Ratcliff (Stuck in Customs website) is Mr. HDR and one wonderful photographer who is pushing the limits of what we thought was possible when it comes to capturing an expanded range of exposures in one image. Here’s his link to his HDR tutorial. [...]
November 20th, 2009 16:22 | The Moments Between
[...] Trey Ratcliff, describes his technique on his website Stuckincustoms.com. Trey also has a great HDR tutorial on his site. Check ‘em [...]
November 23rd, 2009 11:40 | New York is Alive and Well, and Cali Lewis learning HDR
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
November 25th, 2009 04:39 | Markus
Hi there,
you have some very nice HDR work posted. I absolutely love the Hong Kong view from the peak. I tried that myself – but failed
I will keep this site in mind and visit more often. Great read!
M.
November 25th, 2009 10:36 | i have such good models — glemak
[...] of hdr photography lately, thanks to my friend charlie for the recommendation – checkout this hdr primer if you too want to get [...]
November 26th, 2009 00:55 | ???? » Blog Archive » links for 2009-10-14
[...] HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial (tags: photography hdr tutorial) [...]
December 2nd, 2009 15:50 | Cali Lewis » Blog Archive » My First HDR
[...] It wasn’t until I got the Canon 5D Mark II that I was even interested in trying. I played with it the first six months, but in the last six months, I’ve really been getting into it and interested in learning more and doing more with photography. I became aware of something called HDR, and a photographer at the top of the HDR space, Trey Ratcliff. If you’re not familiar with HDR, it stands for High Dynamic Range. It’s a process that combines a series of pictures taken at different shutter speeds. You wind up with a very contrasty, dynamic photo. You can get more information about HDR from Trey’s HDR Tutorial. [...]
December 2nd, 2009 16:56 | Obsessed: HDR Photography « CYPHOTOGRAPHY
[...] See more HDR photos (AND a free tutorial!) http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ [...]
December 3rd, 2009 01:44 | Kat Miner
Thanks for the great info, Trey – First came across your work on Flickr – wasn’t ready to even consider HDR at that point – Just finishing up a college photo class and HDR is our last project – Photomatix was highly recommended – I searched for coupon codes and there you were! SOOO much to learn, but your tutorial is a big help. Thanks so much for sharing your skills with us! Much appreciated! (FYI, I also forwarded your website info to my Photo instructor, since he’s a fan of HDR and Photomatix) Thanks again.
December 4th, 2009 04:23 | Sizmara
Thank you Trey Ratcliff, Brilliant job, I am your fan!!
December 4th, 2009 14:32 | The J. M. Rigden Blog » Daily Digest for December 4th
[...] Shared HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial. [...]
December 8th, 2009 11:24 | 25 beautiful examples of Night Photography « Richworks
[...] HDR Tutorial – Everything you need to know about HDR Photography Categories: Inspiration, Photography, Tutorials Tags: hdr, light painting, night photography Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback [...]
December 9th, 2009 00:05 | Fun with digital photography « Lost in Colonisation
[...] also perform tone mapping. After listening to a TWiP podcast about HDR and read through the HDR tutorial by Trey Ratcliff, I decided to try Photomatix Pro last week to see what different result I would get. To demostrate [...]
December 11th, 2009 09:56 | Too Much Glass » Blog Archive » The Inevitable
[...] Ratcliff’s famous HDR tutorial uses a photo of Times Square at night as its example. So it is very tempting, when one starts [...]
December 11th, 2009 18:10 | HDR tutorial « SjorsRoelofs.nl
[...] hier om het te [...]
December 13th, 2009 12:33 | Arianna Huffington is Definitely Not Invited to the Book Party
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
December 13th, 2009 18:55 | Mark
Great images, they don’t seem overdone like other HDR stuff I have seen, very beautiful!
December 14th, 2009 11:02 | A Photographers Interview with Trey Ratcliff — Scott Wyden Imagery
[...] I have an HDR Tutorial (www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial) that is free and others that cost money. I really enjoy teaching people how to do these [...]
December 18th, 2009 07:50 | James
Excellent stuff..
thnx for sharing.
December 22nd, 2009 16:14 | How Can I Improve My HDR and Tonemapping? - The Photo Forum - Photography Discussion Forum
[...] this helps reduce the halo effect. If you want a really good guide to hdr follow this guide HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial __________________ EQUIP: NIKON D5000 / AF-S NIKKOR 18-55MM VR / NIKKOR 55-200MM AF-S DX ZOOM [...]
December 24th, 2009 10:17 | HDR Tutorial by Trey Ratcliff « Photography, Technology & Stuff
[...] 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment The Stuck in Customs blog has a great, very detailed HDR tutorial. Check the tutorial out and browse the site while you’re at [...]
December 27th, 2009 20:21 | The Golden Gate Bridge in HDR :: Photography news, interviews, and tips – FrederickVan
[...] etc) it was surprisingly easy to snap the shots. As Trey instructs in his book, and in the free HDR tutorial on his blog — I was sure to pay attention to moving elements in the scene. In the case of [...]
December 28th, 2009 15:29 | Introductie in HDR fotografie | DIGITALE•FOTOGRAFIETIPS
[...] zijn weblog Stuck in Customs plaatst hij dagelijks een nieuwe HDR foto met toelichting en heeft hij een uitgebreide tutorial (Engelstalig) staan met veel tips voor het maken van HDR foto’s en een code om korting te [...]
December 30th, 2009 09:01 | HDR - I Still Love It | Chester Bullock Photography
[...] images, but really, it would pale in comparison to the master, so I’ll let you have a look at Trey Ratcliff’s HDR Tutorial instead. I would also encourage you to check out his new book – “A World in [...]
January 3rd, 2010 08:05 | Superb Photoshop Tutorials For Photographers | FreePhotoResources - Photography Blog
[...] Trey Ratcliff’s work (if you haven’t, where have you been!?). He has also written a extremely good tutorial. Taking you through the shoot process, Photomatix and Photoshop techniques this article will [...]
January 3rd, 2010 17:30 | HDR ?#!%&#-vete « Egosnurran
[...] om resultatet ovan knappast är lika hemskt som bilderna i vissa tutorials så är jag inte nöjd med ovan. Men, detta är knappast någon obekant känsla i mina register. [...]
January 4th, 2010 22:41 | An Experiment In HDR « The Robin LeBlanc
[...] spent the morning studying other people’s HDR photography and reading Trey Ratcliff’s HDR tutorial linked to me by the wonderful (and thought-provoking) Ariana Osbourne. I made an initial [...]
January 5th, 2010 17:02 | 10 Most Popular Food Photography Posts from 2009 | Learn Food Photography and Styling
[...] Credits: Photograph by Stuck in Customs – the famous Trey Radcliff Save or Bookmark [...]
January 6th, 2010 14:39 | Photographs of Plantation Historical Museum
[...] first five images were created using HDR technology. Please [...]
January 7th, 2010 07:17 | Take a look at this……… | MRL Photography
[...] actually tell you about the technique, so please check out the photographer Trey Ratcliff and his HDR Tutorial as he can explain it all far better than me. But I am getting a bit better so take a look here and [...]
January 8th, 2010 07:13 | links for 2010-01-08- Exploring New Learning Spaces
[...] HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial (tags: hdr photography tutorial) [...]
January 11th, 2010 02:17 | Morning in the High Nevada Desert
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
January 11th, 2010 20:30 | Weekly Links. « Jordan Demer
[...] http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ – If any of you readers are interested in HDR photography (high dynamic range), this site provides an excellent tutorial of how it works and what it is all about. [...]
January 11th, 2010 21:21 | Monk’s Advice on How to Improve Food Styling | Learn Food Photography & Styling Blog
[...] credits: Monk Photograph by Stuck in Customs – the famous Trey Radcliff [...]
January 12th, 2010 20:43 | I Love Where I Live « And It Keeps Gettin' Better
[...] In the photos of the waterfall I exposed for the sky but because the rest of the image is of a valley this portion of the photo was very dark. I had to do a significant amount of editing in Lightroom to improve the image. One way of correcting this is using a technique called HDR. HDR is short for High Dynamic Range and it is a post-processing technique taking either one image or a series of images, combining them, and adjusting the contrast ratios to do things that are impossible with a normal shot out of the camera. I would like to learn to do this and I found a great tutorial if you are interested: http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/. [...]
January 13th, 2010 03:56 | Trey Ratcliff, HDR, The Austin Photography Group and Kittens « David Weaver Photography
[...] If you are intersted in HDR photography then head over to stuckincustoms.com and read and practice using his free HDR tutorial. [...]
January 13th, 2010 04:09 | Trey Ratcliff, HDR, Kittens, The Austin Photography Group « David Weaver Photography
[...] If you are intersted in HDR photography then head over to stuckincustoms.com and read and practice using his free HDR tutorial. [...]
January 13th, 2010 15:04 | Ayuda con HDR - Canonistas.com
[...] estoy leyendo el nuevo de Trey Ratcliff "A world in HDR", y su tutorial es muy bueno HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial En cuanto a la foto, aparte de lo que te ha dicho Enric, La zona de la playa me parece [...]
January 13th, 2010 17:40 | I love Where I Live « And It Keeps Gettin' Better
[...] I love Where I Live I have always loved the mountains and think we are so lucky to live in the Sierra foothills. Hunter and I walked down our hill and along the creek that runs through our beautiful community. I shot a few photos at the creek and we continued on. The creek turns into a waterfall about a half mile from our house and I wanted to take some photos there. The photo with Hunter in it is at the waterfall and you can see some holes in the rocks. These are manos that the native American in the area used at one time to grind acorns. I had a hard time getting a good exposure and had to do a significant amount of work in Lightroom to help them. If I exposed for the sky the valley was very dark and if I exposed for the the valley the sky was blown out. There is a technique used to adjust for this problem called HDR. HDR is short for High Dynamic Range. It is a post-processing technique which take a series of images, combines them, and adjusts the contrast ratios to do things that are virtually impossible straight out of the camera. I would like to learn this and I found a good tutorial if you are interested http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/. [...]
January 13th, 2010 17:56 | Angkor: la ciudad perdida en la selva -IV- « obras y reformas del hogar
[...] Fotografía: Trey Ratcliff from Flickr ; http://www.stuckincustoms.com ; incluye un excelente tutorial de hdr . [...]
January 14th, 2010 01:21 | Trey Ratcliff – A Photographer with Dynamic Range :: FrederickVan – Photography Industry News, Reviews, and Interviews.
[...] way of executing his interpretation of HDR, and has exhaustively documented it as a very popular HDR tutorial which he makes available on his blog. He attributes some of his unique perspective on the world [...]
January 14th, 2010 17:46 | HDR Photography - Paul Casey Photography
[...] – it has a large number of great HDR pictures and also has tutorials on creating HDR images (www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/). #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; [...]
January 16th, 2010 13:46 | HDR fotografie – Snap!
[...] moois te vinden!! Wil jij het ook eens proberen? Kijk dan voor een goede (engelstalige) uitleg op deze [...]
January 17th, 2010 13:43 | Angkor: la ciudad perdida en la selva -final- « obras y reformas del hogar
[...] tutorial de hdr . [...]
January 17th, 2010 16:36 | My Life In HDR - My Life In HDR
[...] the more vivid and slighty more artistic style of artists like Trey Ratcliff. Trey has a fantastic HDR tutorial on his Stuck in Customs website that should be required reading for anyone wanting to explore HDR [...]
January 17th, 2010 18:27 | Mark Locke
Hi, only been into photography for a about a year, and always liked HDR pics, and your tutorial looks to be putting me in the right direction, thank. However my question is about your website (web design is my background) it looks great and works great – what CMS (content management system) does it use? Look forward to hearing form you. Locki
January 17th, 2010 21:51 | HDR Auto Bracketing Tip for Canon 7D DSLR Users » Unified Photography
[...] photography. If you are not familiar with the term “HDR”, check out this excellent HDR Tutorial. I’ve been experimenting with HDR for the past year and I love my new Canon 7D but I was [...]
January 19th, 2010 15:55 | More Fun » My Corner
[...] decent tutorial for HDR can be found at http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ however I find the article itself to be a bit spammy. There are wonderful examples on this page [...]
January 21st, 2010 06:43 | Kelly's World » Photo of the day
[...] Constructive criticism most definitely welcome. The tutorial for HDR can be found here: http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial [...]
January 21st, 2010 15:07 | Randi
Thank you, I love the feeling and vibe of HDR. I am intrigued and will research.
Thanks for the sharing….
January 22nd, 2010 07:52 | Cate
Is there a way to create the “look” of HDR in Elements using layers?
January 22nd, 2010 09:11 | Rwon
Hi all,
For those who are looking for the ultimate compact camera for HDR work, the Sigma DP2 is the answer!
Since I came to know of this camera, my chunky SLRs were left to grow fungus in the cupboard. This professional class camera is such a joy to use for HDR.
This compact gives 3 shots at -3EV,EV,+3EV at professional quality.
A far as I know, this is the only compact camera with is spec.
Buy It Here:
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January 22nd, 2010 10:58 | Stuck In Customs
Thanks for all the comments!
Cate – no – you really need Photomatix or something similar – it takes HOURS upon hours -even days to do the same trick with layers.
January 23rd, 2010 15:19 | Totoriel sur la photographie HDR « Michel Nadeau
[...] Tutoriel Blogged with the Flock Browser [...]
January 23rd, 2010 18:08 | Daily Bubble - A Walk in the Park | Enjoy Every Bubble
[...] Trey Ratliff’s blog Stuck In Customs to learn more about HDR photography. He even has a Free Tutorial there to show you the technique, [...]
January 26th, 2010 14:16 | Ri
Wow. This is unbelievably cool. I’ve been into amateur travel photography for a while (it kind of goes with being driven to travel!), but I hadn’t heard of HDR photography before.
After spending thousands of dollars on lenses, filters, and miscellaneous items to feed my photography addiction, I thought I had reached critical mass. My credit card company will be happy to hear I’ve discovered a new avenue for the addiction: I’m buying the book and the software today!
Thanks for sharing. It’s exciting to know I’ve found something I’m a total newbie to and have something new to learn about!
January 27th, 2010 11:52 | Sharvick
Hey Trey
Am a real fan of yours and really appreciate
the perfection you put into your work. I just have
a small doubt. You mentioned that you almost always
keep the strength in Photomatix to 100, and that you
could always dial it back down in Photoshop. How do you
accomplish that in Photoshop?
January 29th, 2010 06:19 | HDR on a Leash « Blanchettephotos's Blog
[...] titles on the subject of HDR photography. To get started, you may want to consider reading this HDR Tutorial by Trey Ratcliff. In addition, this article at The Luminous Landscape discusses a digital blending [...]
January 30th, 2010 14:58 | HDR with Software « H F Bowern Photography
[...] http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ [...]
January 31st, 2010 00:26 | New York City in HDR | A Day Not Wasted
[...] you are interested in learning more, I found an excellent tutorial here that will help you get started. It is a bit of work but the end results are quite [...]
January 31st, 2010 02:06 | Driving Up the Pacific Coast Highway
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
February 1st, 2010 02:34 | The Azure Blue Indoor Pool at Hearst Castle
[...] HDR Tutorial [...]
February 1st, 2010 21:31 | Feb 1 – A New Month & A New Technique « Blog Archive « A Photo a Day
[...] technique, next time I will do better! If you would like more info on how to do HDR check out this tutorial from one of the true masters of this new art [...]
February 2nd, 2010 12:35 | Photographic Realism » William Beem Photography
[...] you’d like to learn more about HDR photography, Trey Ratcliff has a free tutorial available. Another option is to watch Matt Kloskowski’s HDR course on Kelby Training. That [...]
February 2nd, 2010 15:19 | mickael
i am new in HDR and learning on a site verry interresting that is http://www.photoserge.com and i can tel you that with all the picture i have seen those are one of the most impressif, it can really communicates something specially the one with the city and the forest arround it nice work
February 5th, 2010 22:31 | High Dynamic Range Tutorials
[...] 2. HDR tutorial from a travel photography blog Stuck in Customs [...]
February 5th, 2010 23:41 | Photographer Blogs to Follow Friday! » Unified Photography
[...] Trey Ratcliff – The HDR Godfather. Trey sets the bar and contributions help drive the ever increasing interest in creative HDR photography. When I first discovered HDR, Trey was the first site that I found which broke it down, removed the myths and provided a very helpful HDR Tutorial. [...]
February 6th, 2010 18:24 | sedona AZ pic - The Photo Forum - Photography Discussion Forum
[...] tech you the process here and other locations online did you try youtube videos? here follow this tutorial <<<< Click Here __________________ EQUIP: NIKON D5000 / AF-S NIKKOR 18-55MM VR / [...]
February 7th, 2010 17:47 | Allan Jackson's Photography Blog , Archive » HDR master
[...] site is full of tips and techniques and there is a very thorough free tutorial on HDR which you can view. He has also just published a book, A World In HDR, on more advanced techniques [...]
February 8th, 2010 05:32 | Palacio de Cristal, Retiro Park, Madrid at Notes from Spain: Ben Curtis on Travel, Life, Culture, Spain
[...] around on Twitter (me here) recently, and found a link to Stuck in Customs, which has some amazing HDR photos on… which rekindled me interest in photography. Wonderful how the web can do that. [...]
February 8th, 2010 09:44 | HDR images from Angkor Wat |
[...] on http://www.stuckincustoms.com it is a real pleasure. He is an expert and on his website I have found tutorial about Photomatix software and Topaz Adjust plug-in. Now Topaz company offers Tpoaz Fusion Express for Lightroom, [...]