HDR Tutorial – Everything you need to know about HDR Photography
Welcome to the International HDR Tutorial!
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- Speak English? Howdy! You’re in the right spot!
A Free and Simple 6-Step Tutorial!
Welcome to the free tutorial! This will be fun.
This simple 6-step HDR Tutorial for beginners has taught thousands of people how to do this stuff. I’m 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. 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!
The software is very cheap and that discount code should help. Hey, it’s better than a sharp stick in the eye. This is the same thing the priest said at my wedding.
Want more than this Free Tutorial? Go Deeper!
Visit the HDR DVD page for more! Would you like to see over 6 hours of instructional video on 4 DVDs? I held a weekend HDR Workshop (these are rare) in Austin, TX, and we invited a professional video team down to record the whole thing. This video has countless examples and screen-captures of exactly how I make these images. You will love it. See more about this Top 10 HDR Mistakes eBook here! We have a variety of downloadable PDF eBooks that can get you even more information about HDR and other subjects. These have been very successful and we plan on adding more soon! This first eBook about HDR Mistakes is unique because I actually use 10 of my old, horrible HDRs and talk about the mistakes I made. It should save you countless hours of pain and wonder!
More Free Tips
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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.
By the way, all the steps in the tutorial are the same, whether or not you are using a PC or a Mac.
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 a trial download, just go to the Photomatix website (but the trial version does leave an ugly watermark!). For more info, visit my Photomatix Review.
- 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 Professional (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. Online, you can order the Full Suite for Windows or the Full Suite for Mac to get all their products and save money (I use them all – see my Reviews). Or, you can just go to the Imagenomic website and just choose Noiseware Professional.
- Note: After you “Proceed to Checkout”, use the Imagenomic Coupon Code “STUCKINCUSTOMS” to save even more money!
- Topaz Adjust (optional and awesome) - You can grab it from the Topaz Website. 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. If you can afford a little more, I suggest the whole Topaz Photoshop Bundle since it comes with a lot of other goodies too!
- What else do I use? - I use many tools and have a blast with them all. If you want other amazing pieces of software that I use, then I suggest you see my Nik Review and my onOne Plugin Review. Both are great!
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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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
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hi
your tutorial is great.. can’t wait to try it. I only have PS Elements. Will it be enough??? thx
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…
Thanks — Maria – I do not know! If you can do layers and masking with Elements – then yes! I have never used it.
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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
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.
It’s old, but Stuck in Customs has the best guide to Photomatix + Photoshop HDR work: http://tinyurl.com/8k54r8
@minute44 http://tinyurl.com/8k54r8 be sure to show me the results!!!
Image post-processing : HDR http://tinyurl.com/8k54r8
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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
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!
Cool!
Hey thanks – that is an interesting tip!
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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Your mac CPU? which is.. an intel PC CPU?
Nice tutorial!
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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!
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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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/
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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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
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
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!
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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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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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/
You are my hero!!! Thanks for all these sharing. Wonderful tutorial!
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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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Great tutorial. I love your humor. Thanks for the tips and codes!
hehe thanks!
Very sorry I don’t have time to respond to everyone — appreciate the feedback very much
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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Wonderful HDR Tutorial by Trey Ratcliff! Must read if you like HDR.
Hi,
What does photomatix do and what can I substitute for it on a mac?
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Best regards Tomas Lange
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I really think your examples are enough to inspire people to get interested in hdr photography. Also a really great website
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.;-)
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Thanks all!
Bill – real quick – a) I use a drobo b) nikon and canon…does not matter!
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.
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
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A really great introduction to the fascinating world of HDR.
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
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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
Thanks all!
I use all of them – +2 to -2 – my D3X also takes 5 photos.
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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.
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
Thanks for the tutorial!
thanks for all your great tips!
looking at the world in hdr is so awesome!
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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.
love ur artwork! awesome..
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!
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.
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how can i create HDR with single jpg? no photomatix… only photoshop
Great pics on this site!
nice i haven’t really got into doing this yet but i may have to try a few of these : P
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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/
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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?
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)
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/
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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
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.
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.
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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.
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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!
great pic… (: muhammedsinandemir@hotmail.com
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Thank you for a wonderful tutorial.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Tutorial using 1 JPG
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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/
The shot you took at the HK Peak is amazing! It is great to discover your site and this tutorial. Thank you so much!! =)
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Panasonic Lumix LX3 includes autobracketing, but only in a range of +1 -1 diaphragmas. Is it enough for good HDR photographs?
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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
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!!!
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/
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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.
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wonderfull
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?
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Cool and useful tips . Thank you ..
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.
Sorry that number 20 in the list above.
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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…
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A W E S O M E . . .
Really Good Job
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
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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.
Hello
I´ve just bought the basic package Download, but I find no information about how to get the video.
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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!
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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
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Fantastic!
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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.
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[...] 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. [...]
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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.
Thank you Trey Ratcliff, Brilliant job, I am your fan!!
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Great images, they don’t seem overdone like other HDR stuff I have seen, very beautiful!
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Excellent stuff..
thnx for sharing.
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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
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Thank you, I love the feeling and vibe of HDR. I am intrigued and will research.
Thanks for the sharing….
Is there a way to create the “look” of HDR in Elements using layers?
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.
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A far as I know, this is the only compact camera with is spec.
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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.
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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!
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?
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[...] 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. [...]
[...] 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, [...]
Hi Trey,
great tutorial.
Can you use Aperture? Or isPhotoshop the way to go?
Cheers, Hugh
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How do you get your subject in HDR not to move? Are they in all the frames?
Very nice pictures. Very nice book. Is the book for sale digital ,for downloading ?
Here is one of mine click on the image use the scroll to zoom in and arrows to navigate..
http://www.jcmedia.no/openZoom/aalesund_4_season.html
Best Regards
Karl Otto
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[...] Posted in: Blog Author: Cali Lewis No comments yet 0 I’ve written about Trey Ratcliff and the HDR technique before. Trey is an HDR photographer who travels quite a bit. He posts a new photo on his blog, StuckInCustoms.com, every day. I was having lunch with him before he headed off to New Zealand, and since he had his travel bags there ready to go, I wanted to take a peek! I love knowing what gadgets other people take with them. Perhaps it’s a bit selfish….I figure I might learn a thing or two! Check out the video below, and if you’re not familiar with HDR photography, take a look at his tutorial. [...]
[...] long time follower of Trey Ratcliffe’s Stuck in Customs blog, and I knew he had an excellent tutorial on how to get started, so I downloaded a copy of Photomatix, paid my license fee, and read the [...]
Just flip through a HDR book some few hours ago at Barnes&Nobles -Bathesda MD and saw the Thai temple shot. Couldn’t resist to pay $44 for your publication and its tutorial! Stunning shot of temple and many great shots therein!
I will be using some of these techniques for my wedding photography, http://www.sydweddingphotographer.com.au
Thanks for sharing !!!
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Trey HELP ME!!! I just got your book and it’s incredible but I don’t know what is happening to all my pictures. When i generate images through photomatix there are vertical lines running through the image that don’t seem to go away but just get smaller after tone mapping and even tone mapping is screwing me up because all my images turn out green and these are all RAW format photos. So I just imported them to photoshop to see if I could fix it there but it doesn’t help. PLEASE help! Thanks and once again youre stuff is incredible.
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This was great! I just processed my first HDR. I am making one of the church my friend is getting married in and it turned out great for my first one.
I just managed to get an invite code for hdrspotting so hopefully will be doing and uploading lots more hdr
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My flickr link is here if anyone wants to add me as a contact:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markcarline/
Thanks!
mark
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Trey and HDR has rekindled my interest in photography . .
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce-camera/4454330372/
I’m really enjoying it and travel everwhere with a camera (and a tripod . . thanks Trey). Please critique my work . . . most of which is HDR and photoshopped!
Regards
Bruce
Absolutely Mesmerizing effects these photos spreading throughout the web-page…I recently came across website and have been looking for some helpful tips. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice piece of work. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
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Im having trouble with the third step (from the book).
The HDR is tone mapped and saved as jpg.
When I open it in PS and import the original images, the HDR is bigger than the original.
This makes it hard to do it good.
Why becoms the HDR longer and wider than the original images (4288×2848).
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Great Info!!! Photoshop has some advance HDR functions and Photoshop CS5 has single image HDR and you can combined 12 different exposed photos together click on my link (my name) for more infor.
This is just amazing, great tutorial thank you for sharing, Jen
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Love HDR! Great images… Love the Arctic image!
I have a Nikon d60 without AEB and I have a question related to shutter settings. I was told to take a baseline in “P” mode noting apreture and shutter settings and then switch to manual mode, duplicate the baseline settings and then using the control wheel “manually dial in -3eV to -2, -1, 0, +1, +2″ Does 0 represent the baseline shutter setting? would I then snap a shot and use the commnd dial to go up 1 then 2, and then down 4, and 5 clicks? do I need to worry about iso?
Thanks
-Doug
I’ve been experimenting and most of my HDR results are so blurry and cartoonish I can’t stand it. Any idea what I’m doing wrong? The example shots of Venice gave me great results…but my own NEF (Nikon Raw) images only seem to look nice once in a while. I CERTANILY can’t get a good image with teh single picture method. This happens even when I have good sharp pictures using the tripod.
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[...] D3X, f/8, 19mm (Nikon 14-24mm lens), and ISO 100. There were 5 exposures from -2 to +2. (Technique here.) [Ed note: Trey is a god in HDR circles. We're honored he participated.] -Trey [...]
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[...] Here is an excellent tutorial on HDR that you may want to look at. However, I want to warn you that mastering HDR is like mastering disco dancing was a few years back; popular at the time, but a memory we would rather forget now. That's another way of saying it's a fade that is soon to die an ignoble death. You would be much, much better of spending time fixing the compositional elements of your image, which are desparate indeed, than trying your hand at the latest 'gimmick du jour.' I will tell you that I like the long exposure; you have captured the flow of the water well. Aside from that, there is nothing to lead our eye, very little contrast in values or colors and no bold graphic shapes to create emotional content. True, composition is much harder to learn than HDR, but you won't have to worry that it will be put in the morning's trash along with selective coloring and bokeh. __________________ Lee R http://www.flickr.com/photos/47032338@N04/ Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter- Ansel Adams [...]
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Hi. Great tutorial, but… why not just use photoshop? Why spend 99 dollars? I dont get it?
Thanks
Thanks all –
Jorge – so far, Photomatix seems to give more granular control, and that is what I am currently using
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Ich hab mal ein HDR Tutorial auf Basis der hier von Trey benutzten Programme auf deutsch geschrieben.
http://lukas-bischoff.de/index.php?page=hdrtut
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[...] Re: HDR Tutorial Book I don't know of a book to recommend but I've found the tutorial that Graham linked to and some articles on StuckinCustoms to be good in the past too. HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial [...]
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This is amazing!
I would like to see a tutorial on this technique!
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I am a huge fan, Trey. I just found your website and just got into photography a year ago. I immediately fell in love with HDR, but need to learn more about it. What do you recommend for someone like me – which software is essential for having nice images that have pop and are very crisp. I, of course, have photomatix, and photoshop…
Also, have you ever tried photodynamic HDR software instead of photomatix?
PS I just purchased your book.. can’t wait for it to arrive!
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Trey,
From your HDR tutorial page, I’m trying to sign up for your newsletter. Clicking the link brings up a “403 page not found” error message.
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I’ve played with HDR a little, and it’s a fun technique. I just have one question– how do you get the fantastic COLORS in your shots? My HDR shots don’t seem to have the brilliant coloring that yours show. Do you add that in Photoshop during the blending?
I am a great fan of photography and photo retouching, i found the pictures are incredible good and the steps of HDR tutorials is equally informative. I will keep in touch to get more as possible. Thanks for the sharing.
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Great site, images, reviews and tutorial! I am interested in how you would combine panorama stitching into your HDR workflow?
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Excuse me sir but I must tell you something about your website…my god man your images have given me back faith in this world. This truly is life as seen by the human soul. Many have used a lens to capture life, but so far you are the only person to have used the Human soul as your looking glass into this life.
Exquisite, fantastical, captivating, enthralling, enticing, grab-you-by-the-___lls, choose a word or a phrase but can’t describe it still. Only way I can sum up how I feel now that I found your website…blessed.
Thank You
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[...] Originally Posted by Matt What kind of camera did you do that with? Lens? Any editing? HDR photography. HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial [...]
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Thank you for this HDR tutorial. I’m eager to perfect (or at least get really good) at HDR. While I want my own individual style your technique is inspiring. My ultimate goal is to make stock-worthy HDR. So far I have exactly 2 HDR images approved at stock on a few sites. These are really simple images of clouds and grass. The landscapes I’ve done have been too…loud and/or noisy. I have much to learn…
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hello. your tutorial is very nice. and i really enjoyed reading about HDR imaging. there was something i was wondering though. i’m still amateur in the field. i was wondering if i took only one picture with normal exposure. and on adobe bridge i change the exposure value and save them. i’ll get 5 images under different exposure. and if i follow all your steps to turn it into HDR image, will it be as good as if i took the pictures with auto bracketing (like what you usually do)?
thnx very much.
really appreciate your work!
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Awesome photo’s! So surreal!
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Thanks for all the great information. I just started to HDR thanks to you!! Two of the photos that created using your tips have been selected to be published in two different travel magazines!! Thanks so much! You rock!!
http://www.memetor.com I think
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Thank you for the lessons !
Your pictures are really great, I never get tired of contemplating them
I hope you keep doing so well, with such intensity.
Best,
Blandine
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[...] Bracketing Photos for HDR . . . what? 2009 October 29 tags: bracketed, HDR, Internet, morning, Nikon D700, Photomatix Pro, Sedalia, sunrise, Viewfinder by admin Shortly after that guy first invented the camera, some other guy (or girl) noticed that their exposure was not always perfect. So, they came up with the idea of bracketing photos, which is nothing more than taking your photo, and then underexposing one and overexposing another one. Then, just in case the first try wasn’t perfect, one of the other images would probably be closer to what the photographer was looking for. Of course, for years that was all done manually, one at a time. However, with most modern digital cameras, that ability is built right in. My camera, for instance, can take up to 9 bracketed images, with up to 1 f-stop between each one – it first takes the metered correct exposure and then starts underexposing and works right up to the last image which will be 4 f-stops overexposed. You just have to check your camera’s manual to see how to set it up to do this. As often happens, none of the images – even the bracketed ones are correctly exposed. Like those 3 above, the sky is too bright, or the trees and foreground too dark. So, what do we do? Our eyes can see about a 20 f-stop range, while digital cameras typically only record a range of about 6 to 8 f-stops. Beyond that, the image may have very dark (or black) shadows and highlights so bright they’ve turned pure white with no visible detail. This usually results in disappointing images that don’t look anything like the scene we saw when we took the photo. The main reason I bracket these days is not to get the best exposure but to get a range of exposures to use with software like Photomatix Pro to get what is called a “high dynamic range” (HDR) image, one that more closely resembles what our eyes see in the shadows and highlights. If you’d like to see what’s possible with this technique, go take a look at HDRspotting.com. There are many truly amazing images there that will most likely get you really excited about HDR. Then, once you’ve decided to take the plunge, go to Trey Ratcliff’s wonderful travel photography blog, “Stuck in Customs”, look at his images, and then check out his HDR Tutorial. [...]
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High dynamic range (HDR) images enable photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo. This opens up a whole new set of lighting possibilities which one might have previously avoided—for purely technical reasons. The new “merge to HDR” feature of Photoshop allows the photographer to combine a series of bracketed exposures into a single image which encompasses the tonal detail of the entire series. There is no free lunch however; trying to broaden the tonal range will inevitably come at the expense of decreased contrast in some tones.
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Have you ever thought of posting videos with your blog posts to have the visitors even more interested? What i’m saying is I just read through the entire page of yours and it absolutely was pretty fantastic but since I’m a lot more of a visual learner, I found that way to be much more helpful. well, let me know what you feel.
[...] The Bamboo Forest and some great Twitter Lists to follow Image by Stuck in Customs Today’s daily photo was taken while exploring the wilds outside of Kyoto a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful place! The walk took me into this giant bamboo forest. After strolling through it for a short eternity, I set up for shot. This is a standard 5-exposure HDR; it was shot with a 14-24mm lens. For those of you new to the site, you can find out more about my process in the HDR Tutorial. [...]
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Hi Trey
You are still on Leo’s the Tech Guy radio show as I write this. I am thrilled that you will consider being on a show with Ray Maxwell. I was really impressed by the simplicity you used to explain some of the little secrets.
You mentioned the 50mm the 80mm lens, your 3 choices of DSLRs, the good, better and best. You explained the single RAW file or a camera that can take 3 shots with 1 F-stop between photos, is F-Stop the right term?
It was a real pleasure to listen to your views. I was so impressed your book is on my list!
I will say that I use to take photos and my favorite time to take photos was late at night. I am dreaming on and off of getting back into photography. Believe it or not, you brought that spark of interest in photography back into my heart.
Many thanks
Kindest Regards
Alex
Thanks everyone! Yes Ray Maxwell is great… we will see what happens!
Thanks!
Alex – yes that is right… 3 stops at +2, 0, and -2 would be best. Thanks again for the nice comment!
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would a Nikon p100 work for this? I’m very new
I’ve yet to make an HDR image, but this tutorial has been helpful. Too bad the software here doesn’t work in linux without Wine or a VM.
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Awesome post. thanks!
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When I heard you on Leo LaPorte I was excited. But the fact that you highly suggest Photoshop was a complete turn-off. Hard to use and very expensive. How does Photomatix feel about this? You thoughts?
Eddie – well – Photoshop is NOT required. But, I do want you to use some program (free ones are fine) that allows you to mix the result of photomatix with one of the original photos – I think Gimp can do it
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[...] that the HDRs that I create be more realistic than fantasy I love all of Trey’s photos. His tutorial has helped my HDR photography grow. Trey now has a book called “A World in HDR” which [...]
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Photomatix is very useful! Great post.
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[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] all know we have a free HDR Tutorial here on the site for English speakers. Well we have a few international friends that have [...]
[...] messages that runs throughout is the basic notion that I can teach anyone to do this stuff with my HDR Tutorial. More and more people are either just getting into photography or are seasoned pros that just want [...]
[...] first photo is an HDR of the Matterhorn yeti, who ride operators refer to as [...]
[...] (High dynamic range) tree photos. This would have been better suited for the fall on a cloudy day, neither of which [...]
[...] HDR Tutorial – Free tutorial here οn thе site – уου′ll bе up аnd running wіth a sweet pic іn аn hour! Jill Bolte Taylor – аbουt thе Rіght аnd Left Brain οn TED HDR Spotting – a site wіth thе Concentration Delivery Engine tο drive more traffic tο οthеr HDR Artists sites (still іn beta – уου hаνе tο gеt аn invite code frοm unfilled member) Textures Tutorial – Thе textures аnd a video ѕhοwіng hοw I gοt those textured-photos Videos – A collection οf free videos ѕhοwіng hοw I take HDR Photos іn thе field… Twitter аnd Human Evolution – A longer treatise οn whаt іt suggests… [...]
[...] idea of what makes these images possible. For a more thorough explanation check out this amazing tutorial. HDR is very fun and I recommend that anyone with an interest in photography gives this a try. Here [...]
Your work is a bloody nightmare and you have evidently drawn every blind person to your cause like dust balls to static cling on a cheap dress.
[...] This comes from my HDR tutorial here: http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ [...]
[...] tricks. Reviews – A growing collection of my experiences with cameras,lenses, and software. HDR Tutorial – Now we have three languages, and more coming soon! HDR Spotting – a free site where [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks! I had a super-long day in Milan. I was tired and just wanted [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks! I have over 21,000 unread flickr emails – sorry but I [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] Taj Mahal Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this photo, you can visit the HDR Tutorial. It may show you some new [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks! I think about all the sunsets I miss. I always seem to be out [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] Mist Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] inspired by the selfless sharing of knowledge from some of my favorites in the HDR world, notably Trey Ratcliff and the wonderful folks at The Windy Pixel. And so, I began putting together notes that I have [...]
[...] more info, see my free HDR Tutorial or get the scoop on the upcoming HDR [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] I got back home, I figured I’d do some searching to see how to assemble them, and came across a HDR tutorial at Stuck in Customs. I used that tutorial as a baseline, but edited the workflow a bit as I went.Set #1: Stillwater [...]
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] This photo below is a 5-exposure HDR. It was shot with a Nikon D3X (see my Nikon D3X Review) in aperture priority. The five shots were at -2, -1, 0, +1, and +2. Of course, Leo was moving around betwixt the exposures, so there are some tricks to fix that. It’s all there inside the free HDR Tutorial. [...]
[...] HDR photography tutorial [...]
What are you thoughts on the Photomatix Light version? For those of us using entry level equipment and wanting to experiment with HDR would it suffice? I do already have Photoshop CS4 but needs lots of tutorial time to use it! THNX for the great site – as entertaining as it is informative!
Thanks! well — I like to use the full version – it has so many more controls !
[...] I mentioned in my first How I did It post, here are some helpful links for learning more about HDR: Stuck in Customs HDR Exposed HDR (a flickr group) Tutorial Collection at My First HDR flickr [...]
[...] you want to find out more about the technique, check out the full HDR Tutorial. Ethan Gets His First Camera in New Zealand I gave Ethan my LX-3 camera in New Zealand. Actually, [...]
[...] Town Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] content so that it can be shared worldwide. An example is how he had his users help translate his HDR tutorial which led to many more links and [...]
I just wanted you to know there is a guy ripping off your images and claiming them as his own. Not the first time I’m sure but I wanted to pass it on to you. I only sent one but I think there are others.
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[...] There are a few questions below about how I do this – you can see at HDR Tutorial [...]
Really great HDR-images.
[...] The Bamboo Forest and some great Twitter Lists to follow Image by Stuck in Customs Today’s daily photo was taken while exploring the wilds outside of Kyoto a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful place! The walk took me into this giant bamboo forest. After strolling through it for a short eternity, I set up for shot. This is a standard 5-exposure HDR; it was shot with a 14-24mm lens. For those of you new to the site, you can find out more about my process in the HDR Tutorial. [...]
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[...] Hour Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
[...] andrewknots on Sep.03, 2010, under Uncategorized Just spent an hour going through an excellent HDR Tutorial from the travel photography blog Stuck in Customs by Trey Ratcliff. It merges nicely in one spot [...]
[...] you wanna know more check out this tutorial, its by my favorite HDR photographer, Trey Ratcliff. HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial __________________ Canon XS w/ 18-55mm kit lens & Canon EF 75-300mm Check out my flickr [...]
This really helps me, I’ve been struggling w/ getting good HDRs for a while now and hopefully my fortunes will turn around.
[...] Image by Stuck in Customs If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new [...]
GERMAN TRANSLATION WANTED?
If you want me to do a german translation, let me know. My email adress: Julius@c3po.org
I would love to share your knowledge to the german people!
best regards.
Julius
[...] have a real camera, and want to try this out? If you want to learn how to take the pictures check out the tutorial from HDR master Trey Ratcliff. If your cool with using the examples from Photomatix this is what [...]
[...] http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/ [...]
[...] Fiddling Around with HDR Posted on September 6, 2010 by noahms456 Trying out HDR photography. Multiple exposures combined together to make a prettier picture. This guy’s got a great tutorial. [...]