HDR Before and After: Let there be Light (HDR Vertorama)

By farbspiel On 4. April 2012 · 3 Comments

This is the HDR before and after comparison of “Let there be Light (HDR Vertorama)“. The final image was created from 4×5 TIFF files (series of 4 autobracketed RAW images, +2, 0, -2EV that were converted to TIFFs using Abobe Camera RAW with the Five [...]

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Let there be Light (HDR Vertorama)

By farbspiel On 3. April 2012 · 16 Comments

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When you are taking photos outdoors, the rule says that you should not do so in the middle of the day. The light is harsh and not very flattering for your subjects. This 12-shot HDR Vertorama image taken in the Basilica St. Lorenz in Kempten, Germany [...]

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Family Portraits (HDR)

By farbspiel On 30. March 2012 · 9 Comments

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150 years ago, photography was a totally different thing. Photographers would haul around huge and heavy cameras and use flash powder. In those days, photography was an adventure and photographs were something special to have. Not everyone could afford to be photographed. Today, everything and every place has been photographed [...]

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Rosánou Abbey – Metéora (HDR)

By farbspiel On 12. March 2012 · 8 Comments

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This is an image of the world-famous Metéora site – an amazing place where six monasteries have been built on top of bizarre rock formations. In this image, you actually see three of them. UNESCO has put this place onto the World Heritage List. The term Metéora actually [...]

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HDR Cookbook – Before and After: Rosánou Abbey – Meteora (HDR)

By farbspiel On 12. March 2012 · 11 Comments

This is the before-and-after comparison of “Rosánou Abbey – Metéora (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the six original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 6-shot semi-autobracketing series with -3, [...]

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HDR Cookbook – Before and After: Happy Hour (HDR)

By farbspiel On 7. March 2012 · 8 Comments

This is the before-and-after comparison of “Happy Hour (HDR)“. In the top row, you see the three 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 of the bottom row, [...]

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HDR Pics to play with: Izmir Harbor

By farbspiel On 2. March 2012 · Leave a Comment

This ‘HDR Pics to play with’ archive is containing the source exposures of the HDR image ‘Izmir Harbor (HDR)‘.

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A Dog’s Life (HDR)

By farbspiel On 1. March 2012 · 8 Comments

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This photo was taken in one of the small alleyways of Santorini, Greece. When I came around the corner (with about 20 people behind me) that dog was lying there completely unimpressed. Apparently, he got used to so many people running up and down his street snapping pictures of [...]

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Will Pinterest sell your images? I don’t think so!

By farbspiel On 26. February 2012 · 10 Comments

Over the last few weeks, there has been an enormous amount of controversy about the Pinterest Terms of Service (TOS). Many photographers are in great fear that Pinterest might start selling their photos since the following part of their TOS apparently gives them the right to do so:

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Izmir Harbor (HDR)

By farbspiel On 25. February 2012 · 23 Comments

Download the source exposures of this HDR image and test yor processing skills.

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This image was shot from a cruise ship in the harbor of Izmir, Turkey. On this day, the weather conditions were changing so quickly that we [...]

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A good way of getting things straight concerning a particular topic (in photography or elsewhere) is to bust some myths. Even though HDR photography has been around for a while, there are still a number of misconceptions out there that get picked up by beginners too easily. These HDR photography myths tend to lead into the wrong directions and ultimately get you frustrated. […]

Izmir Harbor (HDR)

Download the source exposures of this HDR image and test yor processing skills. The story of this photo This image was shot from a cruise ship in the harbor of Izmir, Turkey. On this day, the weather conditions were changing so quickly that we had blue sky in one minute and pouring rain the next. […]

HDR Pics to play with: Chain Bridge

This 'HDR Pics to play with' archive is containing the source exposures of the HDR image 'Chain Bridge – Budapest, Hungary (HDR)'. Download Below is the ZIP archive with the images. Make sure you read the information in Read This First. […]

HDR Before and After: New Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey (HDR Vertorama)

This is the HDR before and after comparison of "New Mosque - Istanbul, Turkey (HDR Vertorama)". The final image was created from 4x4 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 can see the 12 source images in the left three columns. […]

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HDR Cookbook – Creating HDR Images the Right Way

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