Comments on: 1st HDR photograph

By: MJG

MJG — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:15:32 +0000

Vince- Great tips, thanks. There are some awesome HDR images out there- inspiring stuff.

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:43:28 +0000

Interesting… I’ve been doing that with some of the pics on my photoblog for a couple of years now, using Photoshop. Didn’t know it had a name – HDR – nor that other people were into it. Cool.

Tony – you can do a moving subject, but it takes more work. Just focus on the moving subject when he is there. Then take a picture of the background when he is not there, to get those colors right. You’ll need to cut and paste and blend, but it’s doable.

By: MJG

MJG — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:31:50 +0000

Jason- Yeah, it’s a fair point- it’s not a conventional photograph, it’s a digital manipulation.

Tony- With a regular camera I think a moving subject would be impossible, though with portraiture, if you could get the subject to sit totally still- and of course you used a tripod- it’s do-able. I’ve seen one, it looked weird, but not bad. As for all in one shot- Jason who commented above told me about RAW images that higher level cameras can take- which capture much more light vs. dark information than a regular shot- thus allowing you to re-balance things digitally after-wards, much like an HDR shot.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:42:37 +0000

This isn’t going to work for a moving subject- or indeed- for portriature- or is it? Is there a way you can take all your different exposures at once?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:40:16 +0000

Ha, I’m one of those purists! I’m not against HDR and even started to try it myself. I just wouldn’t want it to be called a photograph. I think it should be called an “HDR image.”

They would be good to use as creative images in various print and online media.

By: MJG

MJG — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:51:59 +0000

Hey Al- Yes you can do it with your digital camera, you just need the right HDR post-production software. In this case, Photomatix Pro. I think some cameras can do this kind of thing in camera- which is very cool, but probably only very expensive top-of-the-range models. Photomatix costs $99, but you can get a trial version from their website for free.

Mike- Yeah I looked at that link- some of the stuff is amazing- though there are some photography purists who look on it as ‘cheating’. I don’t really worry about that though, and am looking forward to giving it a real go at the next haikyo I visit.