Lights, Camera, Capture
This Post has been updated for accuracy, you may read on for historical purposes... I have recently jumped into the world of lighting photography. While I have done some of this in the past, a series of recent photography events has forced me in the direction...
Fremont Older Open Space Preserve
We headed to the Fremont Older Open Space Preserve in Cupertino, CA on Saturday. It was a great day for a hike in the the Valley, 65 degrees and sunny! My research on the park all stated it was an easy hike, however, I don't think they were taking pregnant women...
Beginner’s Photomatix HDR Tutorial
This weeks video tutorial is focused on creating an HDR image in Photomatix Pro 4.0. I have gone over this pretty thoroughly here, however, that is a lot of reading! This video tutorial gives you a decent crash course in Photomatix and helps calm the nerves amongst...
HDR Photo Pro
Another great program by the makers of last week's HDR Darkroom, Everimage LTD. These guys nailed it with HDR Photo Pro. It has a pretty self explanatory interface with a lot to offer. You can get any range of HDR styles with the well engineered slider bars found...
Gas! Gas! Gas!
What do you get when you mix a picture of something really dirty, a snapshot of orange juice swirling in a pool of teriyaki marinade, a texture shot of a broken plastic bin, and an HDR image of a guy in a gas mask?....One hell of a crazy looking photo from a childlike...
Actions In Photoshop CS 5
I am doing something new on EverydayHDR for my tutorials... Video tutorials! That's right, click on the little link below for your very own video tutorial with yours truly talking you through making an Action in Adobe Photoshop CS 5. The videos are up on Youtube, so...
HDR Darkroom!
The search continues for greener HDR pastures. This week I downloaded the free trial for HDR Darkroom by Everimaging LTD. Of the many HDR programs that claim to create great HDR images at lightening speed, I would have to throw my hat off to HDR Darkroom. I am a...
Quick Tip: Selective Desaturation
Here's a quick tip. A really easy Selective Deaturation technique for taking away the sky in an image. Open up a Saturation Adjustment Layer, use the drop down box that says Master as the Default. Switch it to Blues and drop the saturation to Zero. Like magic your...
Cupcakes Look So Much Cooler In HDR!
My wife has mastered the art of not only beautiful cupcakes, but the worlds most amazing butter cream frosting! How in the world can you top a Girardehli chocolate cake topped with Peanut Butter Butter Cream Frosting? The answer is... You Don't!! You can check out...
HDR Humor
Last night I checked my Google analytics for keywords that have led viewers to EverydayHDR. The usuals are HDR blog, Photomatix Help, or HDR Photography. Last nights was a whole new can o worms! I don't know what you are doing wrong bro, but I hope my blog helped!...
