HDR Cookbook – Creating HDR Panoramas and Vertoramas
This tutorial shows you how to create an HDR panorama (or vertorama) using Photoshop and Photomatix. Read the full article: "HDR Cookbook – Creating HDR Panoramas and Vertoramas" at farbspiel...
View ArticleHDR Cookbook – Restoring Exif Data
Exif data is the meta data stored in image files by most modern digital cameras. It contains information about the shooting situation (shutter speed, aperture, focal length etc.) and a lot of other...
View ArticleHDR Cookbook – Taking Interior HDR Vertorama Shots
In this tutorial, I will show you how to take the source shots for an HDR vertorama image. You will learn which gear you need, and how you set it up to take those shots hand-held. You will also learn...
View Article14 Tips for Quick and Effective Travel Photography
If you are a serious photographer, you are reflecting each and every shot. You are planning it. You are studying the subject from every possible direction to find the unique original angle and...
View ArticleHDR Cookbook – Taking HDR Vertorama Shots with a Tripod
Taking HDR vertoramas is a difficult task. You have to shoot multiple sections, each with at least three exposures. These sections have to fit together well such that the stitching will not cause...
View ArticleHDR Cookbook – Using Topaz Adjust to Improve Your Images
Using special software to enhance HDR images after the tone-mapping process has become common practice today. There are a few software packages around the can be used to improve the appearance of the...
View ArticleHDR Cookbook – The Three Rules of Noise Reduction
One of the main problems of any HDR workflow that involves tone-mapping is noise. The most widely used tone-mapping operators are based on local contrast enhancement. Unfortunately, they also “enhance”...
View ArticleHDR Cookbook – Why you need an artistic workflow
Have you ever uploaded an image to your favorite photo sharing site just to come back the next day and discover that there are certain features in it that you don’t like? Maybe the sky is too dark, the...
View ArticleHDR Cookbook – The Secrets of Hand-held HDR Shooting
Most HDR tutorials and books implicitly assume that you are using a tripod for your work. A tripod gives you stability, ensures that images are perfectly aligned straight out of the camera, and allows...
View ArticleSemi-Autobracketing for HDR – How to Extend Your Exposure Bracketing Series
In this tutorial, you will learn how to overcome the limitations of many entry-level and mid-range DSLRs for hand-held HDR shooting. Instead of being stuck with 3 shots in auto exposure bracketing...
View Article10 Tips for Getting More Out of Your Photography Gear
Recently, I was asked to contribute a What’s in your bag article to the HDROne magazine. As I was writing it, I started thinking about photographers and their gear. Photographers are a strange breed....
View ArticleManual HDR Bracketing Explained
Using Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) is sometimes not sufficient or simply not available in your camera. In those cases, you have to take your HDR exposure series manually, but doing so is a daunting...
View ArticleWhy to shoot in Raw mode – Two compelling reasons
When I started out in photography, I set my camera to JPEG mode and that's where it stayed for quite some time. Just like every beginner, I did not know what Raw images really were and that caused a...
View ArticleHow to become an outstanding photographer
Wow, that is a bold title for a blog post, isn't it? And I bet you're expecting a fool-proof list of actions that will make you outstanding - maybe a list of gear or a set of techniques that will take...
View ArticleHow to shoot high-quality panorama images
Panorama images have something intriguing. They give you a different view of the world around you - a view that does not resemble the way you see a scene with your own eyes or the way a single...
View ArticleHow to Back Up Terabytes of Photos Quickly and Safely
In this post, I will show you a simple setup and a tool that makes backing up terabytes of images, videos and other data fast and automatic. Read the full article: "How to Back Up Terabytes of Photos...
View ArticleHow to deal with trolls that attack your photos
Whenever you create something notable and share it with the world, you're going to receive criticism. Especially if you're just starting out, this can be terrifying. In this thoughtful and inspiring...
View ArticleAurora HDR – How to Control the HDR Look of Your Images
In this tutorial, we will take a look at the 'Structure' panel in Aurora HDR to see how you can control the overall HDR look of your images. Read the full article: "Aurora HDR – How to Control the HDR...
View ArticleHow to Use Aurora HDR the Frankenstein Way
In this tutorial, you will learn how to piece together an impressive image in Aurora HDR without ever moving a single slider. You won't need electricity, a remote location, chemicals or body parts to...
View ArticleNik HDR Efex Pro Control Points – How to Use Them Cleverly
In this video tutorial you will learn how to use Nik HDR Efex Pro's control point feature most effectively to cover a irregularly shaped region of your image. Read the full article: "Nik HDR Efex Pro...
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