HDR, Color vs. Black & White vs. Lightroom Preset
Like many photographers I like to be out shooting and I prefer to have as much done in-camera as possible, but there are often challenging lighting situations which warrant exploring various shooting and post-processing techniques. For this dark room in the Standard Mill at Bodie State Historic Park, severely back-lit by the opposing windows yet also lit by an incandescent light above, I compare a single exposure with three different 5-exposure results, then I get more aggressive with those three in Lightroom.
You can decide for yourself which of the 7 results turned out best, as I lead you through the workflow for each of them in this post on my blog: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2013/10/post-processing-color-vs-b-vs-lightroom.html
Which do you prefer? This is the result of 5 exposures pre-processed in +Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, HDR processed in Photomatix, and re-adjusted in Lightroom with an Aged Photo preset, plus some extra work on the equipment using the new radial filters in Lightroom 5.
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NICE!!!!!
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Works for me!
Quality post. If you really understand how to read the histogram, then you'll know when to use (and not use) HDR. If your histogram peaks on both ends with a big hole in the middle (horseshoe-shaped), then it's time to use HDR / multiple exposures.
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Love that Shot !!! Great Work … Thank you ..
Hi Jeff missed u ! Don't know a lot about all the tech stuff but I know what I like & u never disappoint,I like all types I have some from going back about 2-3 hundred yrs! From my family
Great share +Jeff Sullivan thank you! Learning so much from your posts!
it varies shot to shot, i usually process them all and then mask in the elements from each that I prefer
Room…Time…OK…Information…
For an apparently abandoned industrial space it seems too well lit. The detail provided by HDR is nice, but I feel conflicted by the misaligned coils in a bright room. It doesn't evoke any emotion for me. Also, if you take a look at the floor, there is clutter, but not enough contrast to make you take notice — something that sharp shadows do quite well.
With all that said, I really like the perspective. Third from the bottom in your blog post gets my vote.
Thank you ever so much +Jeff Sullivan good day
Very informative post. In my opinion, Trial #3 (aged) has a wonderful warmth and inspires me to want to explore the picture a bit more. Thank you.
Great post Jeff, I enjoyed reading it very much.
As a tog that specialises in architecture and interiors I often come up with hard challenging lighting conditions.
One method I use is to take multiple exposures grading them from capturing blown out highlights to holding the shadows and then fusing them together in photomatrix to create one composite image before going through post again in Bridge.
They usually work very well, but a rock solid tripod and shutter release are very important for pin sharp registration.
This is usually a quick method if you have too get on with a series of other images too, time is money … or not these days..
Love the monochromatic effects.
Nice results… Wonders … Hummm … !!
Great insight and process explanation!
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Nice
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is it HDR photo?
fantastic