Quick Tip: Auto Align Layers
Auto aliging layers in Photoshop is an invaluable tool for any HDRtist. It is very common to create a tone mapped file and use elements from the original exposures to enhance local areas. Photoshop CS 5 has a very simple feature for making image alignment a breeze!...
MpiX for Xmas
I just placed the order on Mpix for our Christmas Cards this year. After seeing how amazing they turned out last year, I will never use another company again. We always print using the Metallic paper that Mpix offers. If you want your Christmas Cards to pop off the...
My First HDR
I took my first HDR image on 28 February 2010 at Henry Cowell's Redwood Forest near Santa Cruz, California. I was digging through my archives and found it, all somber and forgotten, poor guy. I looked at the tone mapped file that I did in 2010 and realized my HDR...
Dodging and Burning
Today's video tutorial shows you how to successfully dodge and burn your HDR images without destroying them with permanent modifications. It is a really simple method of making a %50 gray layer over the image you would like to dodge and burn. You then set the layer...
Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It Review
When I first bought my strobe I set out to learn more about it, how to light an object, and how to make it all work. Lighting is a very tricky aspect of photography when you have no idea where to begin. I found myself reading several books, and while I learned a...
Growing Up…
Growing up is interesting, because if you forget about it it really sneeks up on you. When I was 12 I couldn't wait to grow up. I dreamed of having a wife, a house, a decent job, and 1.2 kids. I must have been stuck on that dream for about 7 years, then I went to...
Old Photograph Effect
Today's tutorial will show you how to recreate that old photo look on your HDR images. I was inspired by Alfred Stieglitz and thought I would try my hand at emulating the old world photo look. Take a look at the before and after to see if this tutorial interests...
HDR Spotting
There are several places on the net to post your HDR works. One in particular that is filled with amazing HDRtist's is HDR Spotting. It is a product of Stuck In Customs, Tray Ratcliffe's blog. The principle is simple, you get an invite from someone, you upload your...
Nature Prevails
It is difficult to come up with something new every week when you live in Missouri. It was so much easier when the coast was practically in the backyard, well more like 30 minutes away, but you get the point. It is very easy to be a landscape HDR photog in...
Topaz Adjust 5 Tutorial
Here is the Topaz Adjust 5 tutorial, a follow up to the recent review. The more I play with Topaz Adjust 5 the more I love it. These guys really knew what they were doing with this plug-in, they have made some epic adjustments to an already incredible program....
