This is the Making-of video for ‘The Parliament (HDR)’. Watch how this image evolves through all the post-processing stages and stop at any position to inspect the parameter settings (see remarks below). This video shows the entire post-processing work starting with the HDR merging and the tone-mapping all the way through to the finishing touches. Each major step is indicated by a subtitle. Watch it in full HD mode (1080p) full-screen and pause at any point to inspect the parameters I choose for the different tools involved in the post-processing.
Do your photos look flat? Do you want to add some more interesting lighting effects to them in post-processing? You should really try to get the lighting right in camera while you’re shooting. But sometimes, the light just isn’t right when you are shooting, or maybe you want to achieve some different look when you post-process the image. In those cases, you can fix the image to a certain degree. In this video, I am going to show you a simple trick for creating a spotlight effect in Photoshop to improve the overall lighting.
Are you getting halos in your HDR images? Sometimes, you find the perfect setting in your HDR software, but right at that setting, halos start showing up and ruin your image. These ugly bright fringes around high-contrast edges are a well-known and common problem in HDR photography. In this video, I will first go over some tips to avoid halos in the first place. Then I will show you how to get rid of them in Photoshop by darkening those halo regions selectively.
Getting your photos straight is one of the basic requirements of photography. Crooked horizon lines in landscapes and architecture photos where the horizontal lines in buildings lean towards one side are a real show stopper. The first thing you should always try to achieve is to get straight images straight out of your [...]
Here is the Making-of video for ‘The Library (HDR Vertorama)‘. Watch how this image evolves through all the post-processing stages and stop at any position to inspect the parameter settings (see remarks below).
This video shows the entire post-processing work starting with the HDR merging [...]
On Tuesday, July 3rd, I was a guest on TWiT Photo, the weekly photo show on the TWiT network hosted by Catherine Hall and Leo Laporte. In case you forgot to tune in live or if you live in an unfortunate [...]
Here is the Making-of video for ‘High Five (HDR)‘. Watch how this image evolves through all the post-processing stages and stop at any position to inspect the parameter settings (see remarks below). This video shows the entire post-processing work starting with the HDR merging and the [...]
Those of you who follow farbspiel-photo.com closely may have noticed that I took a little hiatus over the last few weeks. The reason is not that I am exhausted or tired of what I do here – not at all! I am more fired up than ever and full of exciting new plans. [...]
This video shows the entire post-processing work starting at the preparation of the images in Adobe Camera Raw all the way through to the finishing touches. Each major step is indicated by a subtitle.
View the final result and read more information on the post-processing work here: The Green Room – Bebenhausen Palace, [...]
View the final result: The Boat – Ko Panyi, Thailand (HDR)
Remarks
This video is available in HD (1080p). Click the “YouTube” button to the lower right of the player above to go to the original video to watch it in HD. Important: You will have to switch the player to “1080p” to [...]
View the final result: Natural History Museum – London, United Kingdom (HDR)
Remarks
This video is available in HD (1080p). Click the “YouTube” button to the lower right of the player above to go to the original video and watch it in HD. Important: You will have to switch the player to [...]
View the final result: St. John’s Co-Cathedral – Valletta, Malta (HDR Vertorama)
Remarks
This is the first making of video of my HDR processing. You will also find this video in my flickr stream. I decided to publish such material outside of flickr using other services that offer more features and flexibility.
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Hi! I am Klaus Herrmann. I take photos - I create, write and teach.
Learn advanced photography and image processing techniques with my tutorials and resources like Before-and-After comparisons, Making-of videos and Pics-to-play-with features.
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...that our Before-and-After Comparisons give you a quick insight into the evolution of an image? They present the stages of the post-processing work from the source photos to the finished image in three simple steps.
...that the Making-of section provides HD time-lapse videos that take you on a journey through the complete post-processing work for a given image? You can pause at any point and inspect the tools and the parameters used.
...that our Dynamic Before-and-After feature allows you to make a direct comparison between the photo straight out of the camera and the final image? There is no better way to see the difference.
...that you can download full-resolution source photos of the images on this website in our Pics to Play With section? Test you processing skills and compare your style and abilities with others.
...that you will find hundreds of HDR photography resources in our HDR Resource Index? It contains photographers, communities, tutorials, books and more. Access all there is to know about HDR from a single place!
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