HDR Communities
This alphabetical list contains important HDR communities on the web. These are groups of people that share images and ideas. The order is alphabetical and does not imply any ranking.
Note: The HDR Resource List is living – it evolves and changes in the same way as the community changes. Therefore, this list is certainly incomplete and may not reflect the view of all visitor. If you feel that there is an important community is missing here, please contribute to the list (how to contribute). If your contribution is added to the index, I will add you to the list of contributors.
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Flickr HDR Group(http://www.flickr.com/groups/hdr/)Description: With its over 82,000 members (as of January 2012), the flickr HDR group is one is the largest HDR communities on the web. It provides an image pool with over 730,000 images and a discussion forum where the members exchange tricks, tips and opinions. Added on: 2012-01-21 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flickr 'My First HDR' group(http://www.flickr.com/groups/myfirsthdr/)Description: The Flickr 'My First HDR' group is specifically for HDR beginners. It provides an image pool and a discussion forum. Added on: 2012-01-21 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HDR Creme(http://hdrcreme.com)Description: HDR creme is an online HDR community where registered users can share their images and discuss HDR-related topics. The site offeres galleries, a forum, and rankings of images and users. Added on: 2012-01-27 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HDR Spotting(http://www.hdrspotting.com/)Description: 'HDR Spotting' is a website that is based on invitations and an editorial board who conducts a selection process on the images submitted. The intention is to showcase only high-quality work. Especially high-quality HDR images is displayed in a special 'Editor's Pick' section. Added on: 2012-01-21 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HDRI Community at hdrlabs.com(http://www.hdrlabs.com)Description: hdrlabs.com provides a community section featuring discussion forums on diverse topics for its members. Added on: 2012-01-21 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top HDR(http://tophdr.com/)Description: "Top HDR offers a fully featured community of like minded photographers. If you like HDR photography and would like to learn, share, and discuss your photos this is the place to be. Top HDR offers all the features that you would want in a social community, we have done our best to make it easy to use and highly interactive." [source: http://tophdr.com/] Added on: 2012-01-21 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Introduction
- Requirements
- Contents
- The Secrets of Hand-held HDR Shooting
- General HDR Workflow
- Why you need an artistic workflow
- Creating 32-bit HDRs the Right Way
- Correcting Chromatic Aberration
- Structuring a Project
- Complex Selections
- Using Topaz Adjust to Improve Your Images
- Reducing Halos
- Fixing Uneven Luminance
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- Taking Interior HDR Vertorama Shots
- Taking HDR Vertorama Shots with a Tripod
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I find http://www.hdrcreme.com is quite a good HDR site. You might like to include it in your list.
Thanks, Derek!
I have added ‘hdr creme’ to the community section. If you post your website here, I can add it to the contributor list.
Cheers
Klaus
Klaus
I have added my website. It’s not the best but it’s mine.
Derek.