Category Archives: HDR Quick Tips

1 Strobe x 7 images – Flash Merging

It looks like this pic was taken with a full bank of lights but it was actually taken with a single strobe moved around the car for a total of 7 separate images. The images were then merged using a technique called Flash Merging. The 7 images were: 1 flash front, 2 flashes drivers side,...

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Digging a little deeper into HDR

Books are constraining by nature, they go through a stage called editing and editors do what they love – “Edit.” It’s vitally important that a “How to” book not be too long and drawn out that the reader can’t get through it. As a new addition to my blog, I’ll put additional information on topics...

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HDR and Color Cast

After you process your HDR image you might notice a color cast when you compare it with the 0EV image. When I use Photomatix to process my HDR image set I can usually detect a warm/reddish color shift. No problem, you can use cooling filters or fiddle with the “hue” in the hue saturation adjustments...

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Flash Merging

Here is a Flash Merging example taken with an SB-800 Nikon flash triggered off camera. Four images were taken with the flash held in a different position for each image. I loaded 16-bit tiff’s into Photomatix with the “Exposure Blending” option and blended using the “Highlights and Shadows – Intensive” choice. Its good to play...

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Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography

It’s an exciting time for me as the culmination of 2 years of HDR field testing and processing is released in my new book: “Complete Guide to HDR Digital Photography.” The book is written for photographers who want to learn HDR and then progress to advanced techniques in the field and computer processing. Categories of...

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