Starting a series of HDR Tutorials

[meckimac]

I published the first of a series of HDR tutorials that is supposed to cover the parts of the processing that others do not include in their workflow.

Blog Post: Starting a series of HDR tutorials Ingo Meckmann Photography – The Blog

HDR Tutorials: HDR Tutorials Ingo Meckmann Photography – The Blog

And the link to the first tutorial that I released today:

Part 1 - High Noon Light HDR:
Part 1 – High Noon Light Ingo Meckmann Photography – The Blog

I would really appreciate your feedback - also negative - in order to keep this an ongoing process with updating the tutorial with new/better tips/ideas.

[Krusty79]

Looks good. You seem to fill in some of the information gaps that the other tutorials skip over. Any tips to avoid that "'Flickr HDR" look are welcome because I prefer the more subtle HDR (most of the time). I only have the trial version of Photomatix, but I can still follow along. Even with my ND grad, I still get blown out skies or dark foregrounds, so it's nice to have HDR as another option.

[JaxD]

Thanks for the clear, easy-to-follow tutorial...

[meckimac]

I just released part 2 of my HDR Tutorial - this time talking about shooting in the darkness of the night.

Besides the step-by-step process I cover topics on how to calculate the proper exposure at night for shutter speeds of 30+ seconds and I explain long exposure noise reduction and it's pro and contra.

HDR Tutorial - Part 2: Shooting in the Darkness of the Night

[BigFuzzy]

Haven't read your tuts because I'm just not interested in HDR.. but one thing I hope you include is discussion on how to avoid "halos" that are so prevelant in HDR and are generally considered signs of bad HDR processing. I think that would help out beginners tremendously.

[meckimac]

Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

Haven't read your tuts because I'm just not interested in HDR.. but one thing I hope you include is discussion on how to avoid "halos" that are so prevelant in HDR and are generally considered signs of bad HDR processing. I think that would help out beginners tremendously.

Thanks for your comment.

I will cover topics like halos and ghosting in one of my upcoming HDR tutorials. it's in the works.

[meckimac]

I just released a new tutorial on my blog:

The 92 Megapixel HDR Panorama:
Part 3: The 92 Megapixel HDR Panorama Ingo Meckmann Photography – The Blog


The 92 Megapixel HDR Panorama by MeckiMac, on Flickr