After many months of searching the web and seeing some horribly processed HDR images. I decided to do a more in depth Photomatix tutorial on how to make good HDR images and how to fix those damn electric clouds that happen during the tonemapping process! I may be a purist when it comes to HDR images, but I prefer them to be the way they appeared when I was there with maybe a little bit of artistic tweaking depending on the photo, but I usually do that in Photoshop. I see HDR images all over that give HDRtists a bad name due to their poor processing and high saturation. Just because you can saturate something doesn’t always mean you should! In this tutorial I have also tackled how to battle those nasty electric HDR clouds with just a few quick slides of the bars. This tutorial was inspired by the pure nature of Eric Valdez’s work, you know, the guy I interviewed on Wednesday.
***Disclaimer: All of the adjustments made to my image will not necessarily be the same as yours, it depends on the dynamic range in the image. You may have to play a little more or a little less. Do not use my numbers as a chisel to stone, use them as a guide to tweak yours.***
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Rachael
April 9, 2011 at 02:11 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thank you for this video on HDR. I agree that so many HDR images are disgusting and give it a really bad name. I hope a gazillion people watch your video!
Blake
April 9, 2011 at 06:44 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks Rachael. It is really frustrating seeing some of the HDR out there when I host a self help HDR blog with, what I consider helpful Friday tutorials. HDR is the way of the future for photography, I can only try to be the catalyst for good HDR. IT is unfortunate though, when the #1 HDR artist in the world is a super saturated HDR world travelling maniac.
Richard Sisk
April 9, 2011 at 10:59 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hello Blake,
I just viewed your HDR tutorial and think it is terrific. Matter of fact it is one of the best Photomatix tutorials I have ever seen. I will embed it on my HDR info site: http://hdr360pro.com/
I like your site design and think I will put a link back here to your site. Keep up the good work!
Philip Johnson
April 10, 2011 at 00:23 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
looking good Blake ive featured it in the group
Blake
April 10, 2011 at 10:09 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Awesome! Thank you very much Philip!
michael salerno
June 28, 2011 at 07:50 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Great tutorial!!! That’s the look I want in my images, thanks.
Blake
June 28, 2011 at 09:16 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Glad it helped Michael!
Celso Bressan
March 1, 2012 at 12:19 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Again, Blake, fantastic!
Thanks for the great ideas!
Bressan
Blake Rudis
March 1, 2012 at 21:07 (UTC -4) Link to this comment
No problem!
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