Klaus Hermann (Farbspiel) maintains a blog on High Dynamic Range imaging called HDR Cookbook — chock full of tips & tricks & interesting info about making HDR images. Klaus’ own images are posted on his Flickr page. Remarkable work.
A blog about amateur photography in the (post-) space age.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Camera Sim
A slick simulation to illustrate how camera settings will affect depth of field, motion blur, etc.
evening tram, Ave. de la Constitucion, Seville.
One of my faves. Shot with a 3-stop neutral density filter to enable the longer exposure (2.5 seconds). The framing of the carriage by the moving tram lights was serendipity.
There was some (by my standards) complicated post-processing in this image. It’s actually a composite of two different raw conversions — one very dark to try to recover some of the information in the very bright highlights where the spotlights are. I used a layer mask to blend in the info from the dark conversion in the spotlight areas. I also used Tony Kuyper’s Triple Play technique to darken the sky, lighten the shadows a bit, and bring out some more detail. Lots of other fiddles and diddles to get this result. I like it.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Photo Nerd, Dweeb, or Dork?
On a really good day, I aspire to be a photo nerd, but I’m probably just a dork.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Portrait of Anna on prom night
This was my 1st attempt at a portrait using multiple speedlights. There is one on the camera for fill and catchlights, and another to the right of the camera providing the main light. I like the effect.
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