Recommend a HDR tutorial?

sineadw

I've just spent an hour on google confusing the hell out of myself. I want to try some HDR shots when I go away next week but there are just too many confusing web tutorials. Either that or I've hit saturation point. Anyone recommend a good, semi-foolproof one? Or care to add some tips?

I'd do a search here (I've looked at the last few pages) but the bloody thing is ****e on boards. I'm going to bed to knit and trust to someone's helpful genius..

5uspect

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/hdr.shtml
This is good.
Basically think of a HDR as a group of shots stuck together with bits cut out so that you selectively show and hide underexposed and overexposed bits.

mathias

This ones not bad , basic though ,


http://range.wordpress.com/2006/07/15/modern-hdr-photography-a-how-to-or-saturday-morning-relaxation/

jubi lee

they are really easy...

first of all you will need to turn bracketing on on your camera. set it to take 3 frames at about 1 to 1.5. you can set camera to take 3 shots straight one after the other. this is good if you are taking pics of a fast moving sky for example.

how this works is that the first bracket will take a picture and under expose it, the 2nd bracket will do a mid exposure and then the third will over expose. Basciallt a HDR blends all these togther so you maintain as much colour etc as possible.

I find the below one great... just follow it word for word. it's really easy and while the process looks long, it isn't really, the author is just expalining the different settings etc. you can do it within a few mins one you've done it from this once!

http://www.naturescapes.net/072006/rh0706_5.htm#workflow1

mathias

You can also pull 3 exposures from one raw , by setting the exposure to -1 , 0 and + 1 , and this will work too , however it wont look as good as a properly bracketed set , and the more the merrier too , depending on the subject up I have used up to seven exposures.

Obviously for bracketed shots , a good tripod is essential.

Valentia

I like this one. Natural results too unlike most of the HDR rubbish around.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/high-dynamic-range.htm

5uspect

mathias wrote:

You can also pull 3 exposures from one raw , by setting the exposure to -1 , 0 and + 1 , and this will work too.

Well... RAW is a 12 bit exposure so its already has a higher dynamic range than a standard 8 bit JPEG. Really all you should need to do is tone map it correctly to get the most of of it.