I thought about where this thread goes for a bit. In arts and design or in here. Although HDR relies on the photographs as the base material, most of the magic happens in post production, which can change a picture significantly. Oh well, if someone decides to move this thread somewhere else, no matter

Alright, First off, what is HDR?

...

You know what, I suck at explaining, I'll point you in the direction of an excellent guide.

The guide.


And I quote..


To make HDR photos, you need a camera which can either shoot RAW pictures (eg; .tiff files) or take bracketed shots (eg; -2ev, 0ev, +2ev). Also, you'll need either Adobe Photoshop or Photomatix for the actual magic to happen. Personally, I prefer photomatix because the colours are alot stronger compared to photoshop. And it's alot easier.

Again, I'm lazy to explain how to do it, the guide tells you all you need to know.

That said, compared with traditional photography, it seems a little bit like cheating, but it's so damn fun.


So, some of my attempts at HDR can be found here;
http://ooity.deviantart.com/

i dont like HDR personally, because it's hard to post process XD

i love HDR because it feel kind of stranger look of photo to me..

anyway i have my deviantart with experimental HDR

check out http://shuttercolour.deviantart.com

(it is not promotion but a sharing)

you fav'ed by piece before, and i also commented on your page before. I'm perverted

nice pics there..

i'm a fans of HDR as well, gonna try to process it soon

oh its you!i remember you well..

so...hows your d40?


i gonna make move to canon someday..but maybe...hehe

big fan of HDR here, here's some of my works


the tools i used is Photomatix and LucisArt photoshop plug-in.

This post has been edited by R a D ! c 4 L: Apr 26 2007, 08:15 AM

Very nice, Radical. Personally, I think pictures with cloudy skies benefit most from HDR techniques. I've tried making HDR's without the sky, but that mostly turned out pretty awful for some reason.

ehem...very nice HDR blend...
so..what LucisArt photoshop plug-in functioning in making a HDR photo R a D ! c 4 L?

Thanks man!

yeah same here, it really does wonders on the skies, and architecture photography, it brings out those details in buildings but sometimes details distracts the eye, so must play safe in those cases


Thanks!

Hmm, i use it to enchance the skies's detail, make it look more "3D" like. Like the 1st pic in my previous post.

This post has been edited by R a D ! c 4 L: Apr 26 2007, 10:06 PM

but do u think sometime looking on HDR picture especially those architecture will make u dizzy?

perhaps because it too/over detail?
or because of the colour?

for me HDR its a great technic...but as you said..sometimes it become so over and dizzy(perhaps?)..

whatever is it..HDR still my favourite technic..

hey guys .. i've read about HDR and wanted to try creating 1 ... so i went out and took some RAW files today ... i've read somewhere that RAW files has more dynamic range of exposure or something like tat ... not too sure ... problem is ... doesnt seem like i can open the RAW file in photoshop .. how to do it ? I transfer my pic from my D40 from PictureProject ... can some1 help me ?

Problem on opening NEF file? Try get the RAW plugin for D40. Link here http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3584 if u are using CS2

else use Photomatix, easier

This post has been edited by Gadget_Freak: Jul 11 2007, 04:10 PM

Tried photomatix ... get the HDR d .. in .hdr file ? To convert go to the automate there n convert iz it ? but come out have tat big AUTOMATIX TRIAL word or something .. damn gay

you need something else for photomatix

Check ur pm soon

me leh?

i just started love this section.....try to learn now....

Looks like HDR is a hot topic again. Tedious work, but good results.....

Got your package?

Good good more HDR Kaki


Yeah man. Was really comfusing at 1st haha... Luckily there's tutorials online.

I guess everything has to start somewhere....Hope your pics will inspire us to take time and experiment on the subject.....

Post More....

here my try on HDR image. i actually snap this image in JPEG after that i change the exposure. +1EV . original and -1EV . after that i combine in photomatix . after that enhance somemore in photoshop. need to improve more i think.. im new to this hdr stuff


http://turbovtec.fotopages.com

This post has been edited by turbovtec: Jul 13 2007, 07:16 AM

hey, why not u put the two original pics, then the result of your HDR tweak... then we can see the b4 and after... just a thought...

wah, abang redical punya gambar manyak cantik oh

guys. No more updates on HDR? what also can? I'll be doing mine this week. Quite a while since i ever do any HDR haha

Im trying to get more landscape with clouds to experiment with.... Hope others have some to post here for inspiration and ideas.....

inspirations i have. idea nah uh.

master of HDR > http://stuckincustoms.com/

yes im being repetitive

wah very nice worh the pict

hey guys, here is my try .. not all that great but i kinda like how the sun "ray" is directed outwards Is that the effect of HDR ?





This post has been edited by Peisqo: Jul 17 2007, 05:48 PM

nice pics there

nah i dont think that's the effect. what aperture u used? and the exposure?

hehe thnx !! It's not ? =/

1st pic
# Exposure Time @ 1/10 , 1/15 , 1/25 , 1/40 , 1/60 sec
# F-Number @ F22
# ISO Ratings @ 200
# Metering Mode @ Matrix
# Flash @ None

2nd pic
# Exposure Time @ 1/13 , 1/20 , 1/30 , 1/50 , 1/80 sec
# F-Number @ F22
# ISO Ratings @ 200
# Metering Mode @ Matrix
# Flash @ None

yeah its not. Its caused by the small aperture.

Good attempt none the less

ahh i c ... thanks !!

if just adjust ev +- can onot?

One of mine.
Still new at this lol.

hmmm not so sure about that. but my guess is no gua why not u go and try out yourself?

woot! nice man, nice! good try!

nvr heard of hdr b4. total noobie actually...
but now i know.. btw, bro radical's hdr-ed pics are totally awesome!

err..a (noobie) question. if i'm not mistaken, hdr oso can be used on video/motion pictures rite? cos i noticed a tv show (astro ch78, "fifth gear"-the automotive related show) might be using hdr effect since the pics are superb too.. very crystal clear..and.. i guess u guys shud check it out for urself la.. if so, wonder how do they do that (on video)? people nowadays getting wayy too creative..

try liao, duno consider onot worh

What program u use to do that ? I dun think that's HDR ... HDR wouldn't have black areas ( i think ) like your bottom right corner ...

photomatix lorh

Still in the learning progress..

tongyam i cant see your pics

duno u leh, other can see worh

me learning on HDR !

really cant la

try uploading again please?

@anndrew: good attempt

http://licici.blogspot.com/2007/07/hdr-imaging.html

u so ma L fan lah

Ma L fan your head

HDR for today...

haha, can see onot dai goh ?

like the 1st one the 2nd one if there's no cable around it'll be better.

my opinion: the 1st shot the clouds could be more dramatic


can. its not nicely done. the black area's too dark. did u tone map it in photomatix?

I tried every possible angle to avoid the cable.. The only way is to get out of the house and walk a lil bit.. I guess I was lazy...

Dramatic in sense that more contrast? Grey clouds and blue clouds? Will keep that in mind.. Thanks..

lol well, im lazy often too

dramatic in making the clouds more "ketul ketul". Look at my examples in the previous page then you know what i mean. But u need a certain plug in for photoshop to do that. and a certain way

ill teach you in time

Haha. The magic of post-processing.

forget liao, i brower and set all to highest setting jek.....then rander

aiyah, software thing, kid only will play around jek, still prefer ori shoot lah

That's the problem with you, don't know never ask. When do wrong liao say others kid. The fact that you don't know how to use those softwares and then get frustrated and then calling other ppl names just because you didn't learn how to use it is just plain ironically lame.

If you don't like it. Just say you don't. there's no need to go around indirectly claiming other people's pics not ori or ori. I always knew your stay in here won't turn out good anyway so no offense.

I'm not waging a war about editing your pics in software or not. I'm saying this on behalf of those who uses software to make their pics nicer. Even various traditional darkroom techniques are just similar to some of the functions in photoshop.

Ori shooting or not. If your composition salah, then it won't turn out good either.

oh! you like it ! well i find photomatix is quite easy to use , i mean just for HDR! i don't know how to use photoshop for HDR yet! anyway i notice detail is loss a bit, and the tone mapping adjustment is abit tricky!
but this picture i do HDR with just one shoot!
maybe next time i will shoot in raw , so can play with the +2/-2 exposure compensation!

Yeah its a good try

Photomatix HDR toning is much easier than photoshop's. I don't like photoshop's 1 haha... not much control to me. Sometimes detail lost inevitable. 1 shoot of jpeg? o_O

dude, and 3 raw is better than 1 get what i mean?

I was about to ask how can u get HDR of a guy jumping when u're supposed to combine 5 pictures lol ...

Anyways Radical .. 1 question here ... 2 case .. can u tell me will the result be same or not ar ? Everything same .. same composition , same camera , everything same ( except for the shutter speed of coz .. to take the 5 pictures ) :

1) -2ev -1ev 0ev 1ev 2ev
2) -4ev -2ev 0ev 2ev 4ev

Will the result come out the same ?

y u wan shoot me like that worh i so sad lah

for your 1st question. Use 1 RAW. That's all i can say. Then go to photomatix > automate > single file conversion > tick "from low to high dynamic range" with radiance rgb. Then look for your file. then click ok.

Hmmm... Definitely will be different. If im not wrong, pic two will be darker at some areas. while pic 1 will have a more balanced shot. But still i cant be completely sure. Why not take a time out experiment it yourself?

But' ill go for method 1. Then bring to photoshop for further processing

Good luck.

try again but this time using photoshop !



this is the previous one using photomatix!


This post has been edited by andrewng88: Jul 21 2007, 12:53 PM

hui yuh,.....supeb vivid oh very nice very pro

This post has been edited by tongyam: Jul 21 2007, 12:57 PM

i prefer to use the photoshop way for HDR cause can retain more detail ! Pro ? no la still learning! if possible i wish all my pictures no need to edit with photoshop!

yeah wei the photoshop one has more details hmmm still, i prefer photomatix's XD

Not very professional.
I used the guide setting and came out this. Took this in front of my house.
Using my old Canon G2 with Photomatix as it is easier than photoshop.
Like this kind of picture a lot. Need todo more research and explore in the setting to make the picture look more artistic.

Hi all,

my first attempt on HDR.

#1 The original image taken in RAW


converted to TIFF at +2 and -2 EV respectively and using Photomatix to generate the HDR. Map tonned, saved in JPEG 8-bit and here's the final result:

#2

Ya it's trial version with the watermarks all over the place...

Comments and critics are most welcome

How did u do that ? Btw it's cool I like the clouds hehe ... here's my try

Woo nice one...
Like the feel.
Next time when i go to anywhere sure must try this out.

yea i fell in love with HDR Now everywhere i go .. i will at least shoot a few to test on HDR ... really nice effect .. i'm lovin it

chongming76: nice shots there. I like the way u put ppl into the pic to tone ur HDR. GOod job

peisqo: next time try infrared HDR im looking into that now

oh ? what's that ? pls teach me sifu

haha for infrared photography, here's some examples:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/56038614/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/32069871/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/31430973/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/49517972/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/57123720/
(C)Gilad Benari


its pretty simple. just go and get yourself an infrared filter like hoya R72. 1st make sure your camera is infrared sensitive.

to determine that u need to do a test, here's how:

take your remote, astro's remote will do.

point it to your camera and press and hold a button.

then snap a pic.

If the pic comes out with a white lightin show inside the picture then ur camera is infrared sensitive.

hope my words are clear enough

Im experimenting on infrared photography too but somehow i cant get the results like this fella's 1. He's damn good

So... all in all... imagine doing HDR with infrared. I think the results will be awesome!

This post has been edited by R a D ! c 4 L: Jul 24 2007, 10:32 AM

walaw buy filter again ? Pokai lor hahaha ... i hav a read read 1st thnx !!

can i?

its up to you hehe im just recommending. Now i got an infrared filter from friend liao. so can experiment. But my cam noise handling quite bad for long exposures :/

Thanks all.

I can't wait to try more but previously I didn't shoot much in RAW and gotta get out and shoot some for experiments

u got the package?

shoot in raw to get more dynamic range

happy experimenting

Hi, Just wondering what cam are you using that doesn't cope well with long exposures? No Long Shutter Noise Reduction function in the cam?

My humble attempt..taken in macau..


feel like commercial for those new apartment for sale

It looks great. But the scenery looks like it was drawn though...overprocessed maybe? A bit of lens flare on the right but its ok. Building arrangement is eye-catching to the viewer...

This post has been edited by julchin_09: Jul 25 2007, 02:18 AM

olympus E-500 Noise Handling very bad. I turn off noise reduction sometimes as i want to bring as much details in as possible.

oik! nice la u hand held ka?

nice attempt!

here's mine for now. only 2. Not good shots though =/
#1 - Desa Park City

#2 - Experimenting with a toning effect called the "Digital Lith Effect"

hail the master

huh? .__." im no master la, still at a learning stage too just like you guys

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Added on July 25, 2007, 4:22 pmhuh? .__." im no master la, still at a learning stage too just like you guys

This post has been edited by R a D ! c 4 L: Jul 25 2007, 04:22 PM

haha..handheld..tripod put inside luggage.

i totally forgot want to take HDR during travel coz very rush..only have 1

haha well that cant be helped try again next time my cameron trip also the same, my dad wants to go here and there so cant stay too long to shoot, so all pics hand held also ahah...

Another addition of mine


ND filter attached

very nice dramatic clouds!

Looks drawn even.... nice!

Interesting, i oso wan2learn lar...

Took this when I was on holiday.
Still experimenting.

My Hdr

please CnC, thank you~~







This post has been edited by uchan: Aug 1 2007, 09:28 PM

ooooooooooo nice nice .. post bigger pic la .. so small

Hmm .. did u use 1 picture only ? Doesn't seem to have a big change ...

actually HDR doesnt need to be "surreal". It's all about getting the perfect exposure by utilizing the most dynamic range

i use 7 shots and 2 shots respectively.

R a D ! c 4 L is right. HDR is all about getting the perfect exposure IMO. HDR can help you to 'modify' the place where it's too dark or too bright..

HDR doesnt mean need to be fancy in the frame.

Hope you all enjoy. interesting tread, i love it