As I mentioned yesterday, I've been spending a lot of time working through various HDR techniques at the moment, in preparation for next month's tutorial; and while the normal purpose of creating an HDR is to merge a range of bracketed exposures that cover a wide tonal range, there are other ways in which HDR software (e.g. Photomatix Pro) can be used. One technique I particularly like involves converting a single RAW file to generate a pseudo 32-bit HDR, which can then be subsequently tone mapped.
In light of this I spent some time going through my archives today looking for images to work with, and found two that I think work quite well. If you'd like to see the original (converted using the default settings in ACR), it's here:
this one has a lot more character. the color just seems as a grungy dude on a street. the other has a unique feel of being in the wrong area of the city, a sense of lost and fear.
comment by kate at 01:46 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2008
love today's! another great facial portrait with interesting hand detail.
comment byJeremy Tscharke at 05:52 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2008
What an interesting fellow. You have captured him really well! Great contrast too!
comment byAbhijit at 06:53 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2008
This is a lovely image. You have captured an interesting expression! Your post processing techniques inspire me lots. I study your tutorials very sincerely;-)
Guess its two different expressions, that you can really compare. If i should try - I like the original better and i think the original has a stronger impact. In this version he is "just" covered in contrast, but i guess it gets peoples attention.
Once again, a great use of HDR. I like these shots much more than the overprocessed HDRs from things like architecture or landscape. I guess it's the subtly.
comment bydjn1 at 09:08 PM (GMT) on 12 April, 2008
Thanks all.
comment byJasper at 10:10 AM (GMT) on 14 April, 2008
Definitely more impact!
Interessent how this HDR conversion creates more depth in his facial expression. Nice work!
comment by Caitlin Hopkins at 04:44 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2008
it's amazing to look at the two different versions. I love this shot
I'm probably going to pick up your HDR techniques just to see your different methods of tone-mapping. I haven't used Photomatix Pro 3 yet, maybe they've improved the algorithms for a cleaner feel. I've also been playing with lucisart, and Scott Kelby had an interesting quck link to it not long ago that is likely worth mention.
comment byJosef Renklint at 04:57 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2008
Amazing portrait. I'm glad you posted it in (almost) b+w. Good job.
comment byaerial Footage at 10:19 AM (GMT) on 28 May, 2008
Really nice color decision. Though colors are colors, black and white is the best ;)
As I mentioned yesterday, I've been spending a lot of time working through various HDR techniques at the moment, in preparation for next month's tutorial; and while the normal purpose of creating an HDR is to merge a range of bracketed exposures that cover a wide tonal range, there are other ways in which HDR software (e.g. Photomatix Pro) can be used. One technique I particularly like involves converting a single RAW file to generate a pseudo 32-bit HDR, which can then be subsequently tone mapped.
In light of this I spent some time going through my archives today looking for images to work with, and found two that I think work quite well. If you'd like to see the original (converted using the default settings in ACR), it's here:
.../archives/all_mine.php
As I hope you'll agree, this version has a bit more impact.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/4.0
1/100
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
minor
this one has a lot more character. the color just seems as a grungy dude on a street. the other has a unique feel of being in the wrong area of the city, a sense of lost and fear.
love today's! another great facial portrait with interesting hand detail.
What an interesting fellow. You have captured him really well! Great contrast too!
This is a lovely image. You have captured an interesting expression! Your post processing techniques inspire me lots. I study your tutorials very sincerely;-)
Great street portrait! I love the tones, and the grittiness of the image. I think you really captured the subjects character.
Guess its two different expressions, that you can really compare. If i should try - I like the original better and i think the original has a stronger impact. In this version he is "just" covered in contrast, but i guess it gets peoples attention.
Once again, a great use of HDR. I like these shots much more than the overprocessed HDRs from things like architecture or landscape. I guess it's the subtly.
Thanks all.
Definitely more impact!
Interessent how this HDR conversion creates more depth in his facial expression. Nice work!
it's amazing to look at the two different versions. I love this shot
I'm probably going to pick up your HDR techniques just to see your different methods of tone-mapping. I haven't used Photomatix Pro 3 yet, maybe they've improved the algorithms for a cleaner feel.
I've also been playing with lucisart, and Scott Kelby had an interesting quck link to it not long ago that is likely worth mention.
Amazing portrait. I'm glad you posted it in (almost) b+w. Good job.
Really nice color decision. Though colors are colors, black and white is the best ;)