HDR photos

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er how do you convert photos to HDR ones?
You will have to take multiple photos of the same scene with different brightness levels (EV). Most people use a minimum of 3 pictures but you can use as many as you wish (gives the software more information to work with if you use more). So say for example you take a picture at EV 0.0, another at EV 1.0 and a last one at EV -1.0. You load these three images into a program and then mess around with the settings until you find the look that you like. For software, I like Photomatix but it isn't free and you can use Photoshop but I got poor result with CS4. On the previous pages (maybe 1-3 pages back) people were discussing free alternatives.

Just keep in mind that HDR images can turn out look really psychedelic which some people like but the main purpose of HDR is to make an image that can span a greater range of brightness/color than a camera can capture. A nice side effect of this is that it really brings out reflections in images as well as making an image with high contrast more usable.

Anyways here are some of mine:



It seems like all my shots from a distance make the car look soft :grumpy: Annoying :(

Photomatix of course. 5 exposures (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2). As you can tell I don't like HDR being very noticeable (the two wheeling M5 is pushing the limit for me), I try to use it to bring out details in the shadows or highlights only, I try to avoid it working too much on the reflections.
 
So I tried to go with a little more of an HDR effect to this one. What do you all think?

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Is there a tutorial how to make some good HDRs, especially with GT5. I have a lot experience with Photoshop and graphics, but not photography and HDR.
 
Is there a tutorial how to make some good HDRs, especially with GT5. I have a lot experience with Photoshop and graphics, but not photography and HDR.

I've been putting one together, and should have it up by the end of the week - SlipZtrEm asked me about it and said he'll include in the Tutorial Depot that's stickied in this subforum. So stay tuned!

In the meantime, it's been awhile since I've put a contribution in on this thread, so here's one of my latest:

 
I'm really into my photography and HDR is something I've always liked. I've seen some really good HDR photos coming out from some people which has made me want to give it a go, so here is a couple of efforts from me.

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Thanks for looking!
 
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I'm really into my photography and HDR is something I've always liked. I've seen some really good HDR photos coming out from some people which has made me want to give it a go, so here is a couple of efforts from me.

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Thanks for looking!

You clearly have worked with HDR before - you've done a beautiful job here creating a very painterly look. Nice! 👍
 
I've been putting one together, and should have it up by the end of the week - SlipZtrEm asked me about it and said he'll include in the Tutorial Depot that's stickied in this subforum. So stay tuned!

That is really great and we will be thankful. I like the some times natural, sometimes artificial look of HDR.

Your SLS-picture is very cool.
 

This is absolutely stunning. Excellent work!



A subtle HDR for a mad, flaming hot car! I decided to balance the subtlety of the HDR with some wild tones and an extreme angle to suit the styling of the car.


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I'm really into my photography and HDR is something I've always liked. I've seen some really good HDR photos coming out from some people which has made me want to give it a go, so here is a couple of efforts from me.

X2010.jpg


X1.jpg


Thanks for looking!

These are brilliant. I love the red bull hangar.
You inspired me to try an HDR there myself 👍

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