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10/07/2006 08:37:23 PM · #1 |
I have just started experimenting with HDR (High Dynamic Range) in PSCS2. This is my best effort so far.
Show your HDR pictures here please.
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10/07/2006 08:55:34 PM · #2 |
NIce job!
HDR certainly can make an immense diference.
Here's my first shot done specifically to try it:
(virtualy no PP done after the blend in CS2)
and the 3 shots it was made from:
Here is another recent one:
Message edited by author 2006-11-10 02:27:54. |
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10/07/2006 08:57:36 PM · #3 |
Great job, I love the shadow detail you've resurrected in your image.
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10/07/2006 09:00:50 PM · #4 |
HDR is great for architecture pictures. I think HDR brings a lot to the visual effect!
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10/07/2006 09:31:25 PM · #5 |
What steps did you guys use to get those? I did an HDR (see below) using 8 or 9 images and mine sucks compared to that...
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10/07/2006 10:30:29 PM · #6 |
I'm messing around with it a lot now; here's one, pretty exaggerated example of HDR + tone mapping:
 Becomes: 
My current Free Study image, closing out at rollover tonight, is a tone-mapped image coming in at 7+, so on that one it worked pretty well I guess.
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10/07/2006 10:39:39 PM · #7 |
| Does anyone have a tutorial on this? I can't get it to work right whenever I try! |
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10/07/2006 10:41:03 PM · #8 |
You can only do this in CS2 right? And Bear, I prefer the original.
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10/07/2006 10:43:39 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
You can only do this in CS2 right? And Bear, I prefer the original. |
Yah, I like the original better too; I am still experimenting to see what's possible, it's a steep learning curve. Check out my free study at rollover to see a much more subtle use of it. And no, you don't have to have CS2; there are several standalone HDR programs out there. I use Photomatix Pro, and finish processing with PS7.
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10/07/2006 10:46:43 PM · #10 |
Can I ask a question...
What's HDR? Well, I know from this thread that it means "High Dynamic Range" but I guess I am curious how to do that? BradP posted 3 different shots...do you combine them all together?
edited for spelling*
Message edited by author 2006-10-07 22:47:15. |
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10/07/2006 10:57:45 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by magenmarie:
Can I ask a question...
What's HDR? Well, I know from this thread that it means "High Dynamic Range" but I guess I am curious how to do that? BradP posted 3 different shots...do you combine them all together?
edited for spelling* |
Pretty mindblowing technique..check this page out.
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10/07/2006 10:57:57 PM · #12 |
| next question (and possibly stoopid one), is there anyone that can post how to do this using PaintShopPro? |
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10/07/2006 10:58:32 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by magenmarie:
Can I ask a question...
What's HDR? Well, I know from this thread that it means "High Dynamic Range" but I guess I am curious how to do that? BradP posted 3 different shots...do you combine them all together?
edited for spelling* |
HDR
Yes, you can create this effect by layering shots together through Photoshop CS2.
Message edited by author 2006-10-07 23:01:00. |
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10/07/2006 11:02:04 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by karmat:
next question (and possibly stoopid one), is there anyone that can post how to do this using PaintShopPro? |
My understanding is that you can purchase Photomatix Pro to do the HDR work, then open the result in PSP to finalize/tweak. I'm looking at it myself but haven't coughed up the $100 to get the software (there is a free trial download). |
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10/07/2006 11:02:50 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by karmat:
next question (and possibly stoopid one), is there anyone that can post how to do this using PaintShopPro? |
PSP plug-in |
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10/07/2006 11:04:38 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Ivo:
Originally posted by magenmarie:
Can I ask a question...
What's HDR? Well, I know from this thread that it means "High Dynamic Range" but I guess I am curious how to do that? BradP posted 3 different shots...do you combine them all together?
edited for spelling* |
HDR
Yes, you can create this effect by layering shots together through Photoshop CS2. |
Thanks  Ivo :) |
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10/07/2006 11:06:31 PM · #17 |
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10/07/2006 11:07:50 PM · #18 |
Photomatix has a free download that never expires, just downloaded it. I don't have anything to try it with right now. I also downloaded a freeware version of Artizen HDR. I'm going to give them both a try first opportunity I get. I really love the look you get from this.
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10/07/2006 11:09:40 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by peecee:
Originally posted by karmat:
next question (and possibly stoopid one), is there anyone that can post how to do this using PaintShopPro? |
PSP plug-in |
Hadn't heard of this one before. Just took a look at the examples and it kinda pales in comparison to the Photomatrix one IMO, plus it's more expensive. |
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10/07/2006 11:10:49 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
Photomatix has a free download that never expires ... |
From what I read, doesn't the free download put a watermark on the images when you use it? |
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10/07/2006 11:12:33 PM · #21 |
I don't know... I haven't tried to use it. But it is listed as freeware, not a free trial. I'll let you know after I figure it out.
edit to add: I just tried it with two different images, (because I don't happen to have any bracketed images downloaded), just to see if it produced a watermark. I can happily say that it doesn't. I can get the link for you if you'd like.
Message edited by author 2006-10-07 23:19:03.
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10/07/2006 11:21:13 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
... I just tried it with two different images, (because I don't happen to have any bracketed images downloaded), just to see if it produced a watermark. I can happily say that it doesn't. I can get the link for you if you'd like. |
Cool! I have the link already...just hadn't downloaded it yet. Thanks for the update. :D |
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10/08/2006 12:29:14 AM · #23 |
| HDR is cool technique but it doesn't work always. It is a question of experimenting and expierance. Basicly you do bracketting and PSCS2 does the rest automaticly, usually some PP have to be done to have a nice outcome. I have a few other HDR pictures I like and I will post them tomorrow since I am partying right now at my friends. |
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10/08/2006 12:29:24 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by kdsprog:
Photomatix has a free download that never expires ... |
From what I read, doesn't the free download put a watermark on the images when you use it? |
Photomatix Pro free version has a rudimentary (relatively) "combine" mode that allows you to sandwich several exposures of extended dynamic range. It also works with 3 versions of the same RAW file. The other modes in the preview copy do carry watermarks, and on mine at least "true" HDR was only available by buying. The true HDR mode involves creating a very large, 16-bit linear TIFF file and then you open up a "tone mapping" utility and play with various parameters until you get something that works, and you save that as a TIFF file.
However, if you save your RAW conversion as a 16-bit TIFF file you can open this directly in the Tone Mapping utility and generate some very interesting effects that way. You start with a properly-exposed image of something with a reasonably realistic tonal range to begin with. As far as I can tell this function ought to be basic-editing legal (certainly if you compare it with CS2's shadow/highlight tool, which IS basic-editing legal), but I haven't confirmed this yet.
This shot in FS XIII was done with tone mapping on a single exposure on a very overcast sunset:
 unaltered original from RAW: 
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10/08/2006 12:38:01 AM · #25 |
This is taken with HDR
also:
5 Images
This one also, which is not my picture :-(
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