High dynamic range (HDR) photography is a technique that allows a photographer to take the same image at different exposures and then blend them together to produce one image that features the best exposed parts from each of the images. For a virtual tour, this is particularly useful, as most virtual tours rely on a […]
High dynamic range, or HDR photography has been rapidly growing in popularity lately, with websites like Flickr overflowing with images created using the technique. It is possible to create HDR photos in Photoshop; however, there are a couple other programs out there that are easier to use and give more dynamic results. Robert Chang gives […]
For those who are not familiar with it, HDR, standing for High Dynamic Range, is a set of methods used in photography to provide higher dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of a photograph. So, the purpose of HDR photography is to enhance the subject, to get more detail in those lightest and darkest areas of the picture, as it compensates the image by taking multiple pictures at different exposure levels.
Welcome to the world of HDR photography. HDR will not suit all images but is very effective in bringing out the highlights and shadows in an image. To process an HDR image using this tutorial you will need Photoshop (or similar) editing software, and Photomatix (or similar) HDR software. 1. Take multiple images of the same […]
The top commercial photographers are amongst the highest paid in the business. In this video we follow photographer Dave Hill as he assembles a cast of many and a veritable battery of lights, wireless slaves, tripods, computers, and cameras to produce a photo advertisement for the Ford Fusion: The first thing that strikes you is […]
HDR photography might not be for everyone–Kai, for example–but, that’s not keeping him from making a fun video introduction to the basics of the technique. As usual, the host keeps things quirky as he goes about showing viewers how HDR photographs are made, including a process which you can do in Photoshop without having to […]
Drew Geraci and Drew Breese are photographers to the core. Every day they take photographs purely for the joy of it. When you spend seven months of your time shooting one project, as they did when making the timelapse video, Asylum, your dedication to photography becomes obvious. The two battled asbestos covered rooms, squatters, and […]
In this video tutorial we are shown how to make an HDR timelapse video using the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly alongside the MX2 DollyShield engine. The maker of this film prefers the Pentax K7 because of its unique ability to auto-bracket 5 shots with two EV spacings, which equates to ten additional stops. Of course, this dolly […]
When photographer Kevin Bryan decided to do a photographic essay chronicling the devastation that took place when a tornado leveled much of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, he teamed up with filmmaker Xavier Burgin to document the process. The two enlisted the help of editor Douglas Dillingham and signed on a local model, Rae Marshall, to pose for the shots. […]
Photographer, Rob Hanson, has taken the time to create a detailed video tutorial to teach viewers how to make HDR photographs. The five part video series exams the editing process from start to finish. Hanson takes a set of three identical photographs at different exposures and combines them to create one perfectly exposed image. He uses a variety of programs throughout the series to create the finished product including Adobe Photoshop and a collection of plugins and filters to accompany it.
