This is the before-and-after comparison of “Santorini Cathedral (HDR)“. On the left side, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 6-shot autobracketing series with +2EV to -3EV in 1EV steps. In the middle, you see the result of merging those shots into a [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “The Alley (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with -2, 0 and +2 EV. On the left side on the bottom row, you see the result of merging [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Mountain Shed (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 4-shot autobracketing series with -4, -2, 0 and +2 EV. On the left side on the bottom row, you see the result of [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “The Tube (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with 0, -2 and +2 ev. On the left side on the bottom row, you see the result of merging [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Up! (HDR Vertorama)“. The final image was created from 3×5 TIFF files (series of 3 autobracketed RAW images, +2, 0, -2ev that were converted to TIFFs using Abobe Camera RAW with the Five TIFFs method). You can see the 15 source images in the left [...]
One of the main problems of any HDR workflow that involves tone-mapping is noise. The most widely used tone-mapping operators are based on local contrast enhancement. Unfortunately, they also “enhance” the noise in your images. Thus, noise reduction (NR) is imperative. But what is the best way of doing this, and at which [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Basilica of Vierzehnheiligen – Bad Staffelstein, Germany (HDR Vertorama)“. The final image was created from 5×5 TIFF files (series of 5 autobracketed RAW images, +2, 0, -2ev that were converted to TIFFs using Abobe Camera RAW with the Five TIFFs method). You can see the [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Hall of Fame – Ludwigsburg, Germany (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with 0, -2 and +2 ev. On the left side of the bottom row, you see [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “A Room with a View – Bebenhausen Abbey, Germany (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with 0, -2 [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Chain Bridge – Budapest, Hungary (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with 0, -2 and +2 ev. On the left side on the bottom row, you see the [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Württemberg Mausoleum – Stuttgart, Germany (HDR Vertorama)“. The final image was created from 4×4 TIFF files (series of 4 autobracketed RAW images, +2, 0, -2EV that were converted to TIFFs using Abobe Camera RAW with the Five TIFFs method creating an additional -4EV image). You [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Matthias Church – Budapest, Hungary (HDR Vertorama)“. The final image was created from 5×5 TIFF files (series of 5 autobracketed RAW images, +2, 0, -2ev that were converted to TIFFs using Abobe Camera RAW with the Five TIFFs method). You can see the 15 source [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “The Blue Room – Bebenhausen Palace, Germany (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with 0, -2 and +2 ev. On the left side on the bottom row, you [...]
You start the process of creating a tone-mapped LDR image by merging all your source images into a single 32-bit HDR image. We all know that. Maybe you have done this already very often, and probably you think that there is not much to think about when you do this. Right? Even more [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “The Fishing Village – Ko Panyi, Thailand (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with 0, -2 and +2 ev. On the left side on the bottom row, you [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Basilica St. Martin – Weingarten, Germany (HDR Vertorama)“. The final image was created from 5×3 RAW files (series of 5 autobracketed shots, +2, 0, -2ev) which you can see in the left three columns. These 15 source shots were merged into 5 32-bit HDRs and tone-mapped with [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Sunset Gate (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a standard 3-shot autobracketing series with +2, 0 and -2 ev. On the left side on the bottom row, you see the result of [...]
This is the before-and-after comparison of “Harbor Entrance – La Goulette, Tunisia (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a standard 3-shot autobracketing series with +2, 0 and -2 ev. On the left side on the bottom row, you [...]
This is the before and after comparison of “The Docks – Palermo, Italy (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 3-shot autobracketing series with +1, -1 and -3 ev. On the left side on the bottom row, you [...]




Hi! I am Klaus Herrmann. I take photos - I create, write and teach.
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