After many months of searching the web and seeing some horribly processed HDR images. I decided to do a more in depth Photomatix tutorial on how to make good HDR images and how to fix those damn electric clouds that happen during the tonemapping process! I may be a purist when it comes to HDR images, but I prefer them to be the way they appeared when I was there with maybe a little bit of artistic tweaking depending on the photo, but I usually do that in Photoshop. I see HDR images all over that give HDRtists a bad name due to their poor processing and high saturation. Just because you can saturate something doesn’t always mean you should! In this tutorial I have also tackled how to battle those nasty electric HDR clouds with just a few quick slides of the bars. This tutorial was inspired by the pure nature of Eric Valdez’s work, you know, the guy I interviewed on Wednesday.
***Disclaimer: All of the adjustments made to my image will not necessarily be the same as yours, it depends on the dynamic range in the image. You may have to play a little more or a little less. Do not use my numbers as a chisel to stone, use them as a guide to tweak yours.***
For Blake, it's all about the art and process synergy. He dives deep into complex topics and makes them easy to understand through his outside-the-box thinking so that you can use these tricks in your workflow today!
Thank you for this video on HDR. I agree that so many HDR images are disgusting and give it a really bad name. I hope a gazillion people watch your video!
Thanks Rachael. It is really frustrating seeing some of the HDR out there when I host a self help HDR blog with, what I consider helpful Friday tutorials. HDR is the way of the future for photography, I can only try to be the catalyst for good HDR. IT is unfortunate though, when the #1 HDR artist in the world is a super saturated HDR world travelling maniac.
Hello Blake,
I just viewed your HDR tutorial and think it is terrific. Matter of fact it is one of the best Photomatix tutorials I have ever seen. I will embed it on my HDR info site: http://hdr360pro.com/
I like your site design and think I will put a link back here to your site. Keep up the good work!
looking good Blake ive featured it in the group
Awesome! Thank you very much Philip!
Great tutorial!!! That’s the look I want in my images, thanks.
Glad it helped Michael!
Again, Blake, fantastic!
Thanks for the great ideas!
Bressan
No problem!