HDR Question

Cairnharrow 1

Image by rockartwolf

FourWinds Sep 14, 2009 07:44:18

Mr Wolf

What software do you use for your HDR stuff? I've tried a couple out, but am never satisfied with the results.

Cheers

Tom

Rupert Soskin Sep 14, 2009 10:05:54

Replying to FourWinds

Forgive me replying to something addressed to someone else but I spent ages finding the best HDR software so thought I'd stick my oar in.

Photomatix pro stands head and shoulders above every other software. You can find it here http://www.hdrsoft.com/

Rupert

rockartwolf Sep 14, 2009 13:13:15

Replying to FourWinds

hi tom, yeah when i do hdr images i always use photomatix pro , it is the best. not sure if many folks realise i very rarely use it on my rock art shots as it can give a weird texture. the shots from cairnharrow are staight from the camera with some saturation added.

Kozmik_Ken Sep 15, 2009 01:59:03

Replying to FourWinds

A lot of folk seem to use photomatix. Personally, I think you can get better results using camera raw/photoshop and tweaking contrast, saturation and fill light - then over laying layers to bring out detail. Avoids that horrible flat look that a lot of HDR seems to have.

FourWinds Sep 15, 2009 07:57:09

Replying to FourWinds

Thanks for the replies. Here's another ...

... which do you folks prefer:

Exposure bracketing or shutter speed bracketing

Also ...

What kind of ranges do you prefer to use or does that depend on the moment and the shot?

Hob Sep 18, 2009 13:30:39

Replying to FourWinds

Eyup FW,

Have you tried doing it the gnarly way in CS2 (or later, dunno version what they're up to these days)? Doesn't work from a single RAW like photomatix, but I seem to recall there's a bit more control over things. Such as getting a full 2d curve profile instead of a linear slider.

It's all good fun faffing :)