Will the real HDR please stand up! (click for larger image)
There's been a lot of hype about HDR or HDRi lately, which is principally designed to get the photographer/artist to waste time and money. The reality is that the HDR look can be achieved without bracketing multiple exposures, using raw images or buying any hdr software.
HDR is indistinguishable from psuedo HDR, especially when images are adjusted in 8-bit PS mode and where most viewers are using 6-bit, 262,144 dithered color, LCD tn film panels. Even when printed on an Iris for the museum, 99.99% would have no clue if you shot in raw or jpeg and/or if it was true hdr or used process filtering (The other 0.01 % are you and those you told).
This also reminds me of the old RAW is better than a high quality jpeg myth, and why all 3d graphics are actually just high contrast 2d. Coming soon, new and improved cameras to make your current tech obsolete, see Computational Photography.
The Real Truth About JPEG images
Happy chopping and don't let this matrix tomfoolery eat your wallet.
3 comments:
First of all I love you site.
Second, I play on gimp when I am waiting for my Fiance to finish up work.I make him desktops from our pictures.
Often I make him a college of me.Now I am half Mexican and have several photos of me in bikinis.My problem is color and balance. Because I am darker skinned it is hard for me to make a balance if someone else is in the picture too.
Have you ever noticed there is a drastic tone change when you enlarge a picture of a Mexican , lol
I am serious here. My boyfriend has photoshop and I have yet to download it.I am learning on Gimp.
I learned to burn my tummy just the other day.
Keep up the great work!
I haven't noticed a color shift when enlarging anyone, although reddish colors can be the hardest to work with and women generally have better color perception than men.
You might want to adjust the white balance in Gimp to get back to the desired color range.
Correcting white balance in the GIMP
Also, a jpeg set too high in compression will destroy details and mute colors, especially with red colors. As for saving to jpeg in Photoshop, a setting around 72 compression is about most I want to compress without too much color or data loss. (a 100 setting is the least amount of compression, 0 is the most...sort of bass ackwards in PS).
Feliz Navidad,
Rain
The clouds look unreal. You should firstly change sky's colour. Mayby that's 'cause I'm a painter, but I saw you're cheating just in a moment :P
I saw your art 'Peace on Earth'. Nice. And I came here. I realy enjoy your blog. Nice works.
Why don't you visit my blog? (you've got the eddress) It's all in Polish 'cause I find it quite problematic to write in two diffrent languages- I hate repeting :)
By the way, don't worry about my odd English- it's a school/academic one. :P
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