Comments on: HDR Photography http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/ Food Photography Blog Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:30:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: L http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-53 L Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:18:04 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/#comment-53 Hi Lucy - Thanks for the link. I'll definitely give this a try. Hi Lucy – Thanks for the link. I’ll definitely give this a try.

]]> By: Lucy Vanel http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Lucy Vanel Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:11:52 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/#comment-52 Thank you ever so much for posting about this, and also for explaining how it works. By reading both this and Heidi's post, I learned a lot. You can get a freeware version of Photomatix Basic: http://www.hdrsoft.com/download.html#basic which will do this with two images (you need the pro software for more than two images). Fooling around with it a bit I realized that there are lots of possibilities for many rejected shots, particularly ones taken in low light where part of the subject is underexposed. By tweaking gamma and contrast to bring out the underexposed areas and saving it to another file, the Photomatix software does wonders and brings new life to these images. Thank you ever so much for posting about this, and also for explaining how it works. By reading both this and Heidi’s post, I learned a lot. You can get a freeware version of Photomatix Basic:

http://www.hdrsoft.com/download.html#basic

which will do this with two images (you need the pro software for more than two images). Fooling around with it a bit I realized that there are lots of possibilities for many rejected shots, particularly ones taken in low light where part of the subject is underexposed. By tweaking gamma and contrast to bring out the underexposed areas and saving it to another file, the Photomatix software does wonders and brings new life to these images.

]]> By: L http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-50 L Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:47:47 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/#comment-50 Hi Nika! Glad you made it over. It's certainly possible to get some great shots with a point and shoot (and I'd say you certainly have!)... but it's much harder to get specific great shots, since you do have to hand over so much control to the camera. I haven't played with the 30D yet, but I do love my 20D. Oh, and I see you are a Well Fed writer as well! I'm currently on A Nice Cuppa... Hi Nika! Glad you made it over.

It’s certainly possible to get some great shots with a point and shoot (and I’d say you certainly have!)… but it’s much harder to get specific great shots, since you do have to hand over so much control to the camera. I haven’t played with the 30D yet, but I do love my 20D.

Oh, and I see you are a Well Fed writer as well! I’m currently on A Nice Cuppa…

]]> By: nika http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49 nika Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:24:25 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/#comment-49 I too surfed over from Heidi's HDR discussion. I love this blog and appreciate all the work you have put into describng various aspects of food photog from your personal experience. I have run into a block recently on my own food photography (http://nikas-culinaria.blogspot.com). I think at the base, my block comes from frustrations with my camera (fujifilm S3100). I am used to 20 years on my basic pentax K1000 (completely amateur) but I am missing control over my DOF and the low light limitations on the S3100 drive me innto wild convulsions of angst (ok, mostly it pisses me off :-). I am now considering spending money on a Canon 30D (its hard to do on a growing family budget!). Your blog is helping me feel more inspired to make that jump. I too surfed over from Heidi’s HDR discussion. I love this blog and appreciate all the work you have put into describng various aspects of food photog from your personal experience.

I have run into a block recently on my own food photography (http://nikas-culinaria.blogspot.com). I think at the base, my block comes from frustrations with my camera (fujifilm S3100). I am used to 20 years on my basic pentax K1000 (completely amateur) but I am missing control over my DOF and the low light limitations on the S3100 drive me innto wild convulsions of angst (ok, mostly it pisses me off :-) . I am now considering spending money on a Canon 30D (its hard to do on a growing family budget!).

Your blog is helping me feel more inspired to make that jump.

]]> By: L http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-46 L Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:03:38 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/#comment-46 Thanks s'kat! I am such a huge fan of Heidi's work. Glad to have you join me as I learn! Thanks s’kat! I am such a huge fan of Heidi’s work. Glad to have you join me as I learn!

]]> By: s'kat http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-45 s'kat Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:23:09 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/04/11/hdr-photography/#comment-45 I came into your site via Heidi, and WOW! What a bevy of wonderful information, and fantastic photos. I can't wait to go check out your food blog now! I came into your site via Heidi, and WOW! What a bevy of wonderful information, and fantastic photos.

I can’t wait to go check out your food blog now!

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