Welcome to Captain Kimo’s HDR How to Guide. This tutorial is the foundation of my HDR technique, written for the beginner HDR photographer. Below are five essential chapters to get you started with HDR photography. This how to guide covers everything from digital camera to software like Photomatix and Photoshop. I’ll take you from begining to end of the entire HDR photography process.
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To give you a good idea about my HDR processing workflow check out my 30 minute webinar video below sponsored by Topaz Labs and HDRSoft, makers of Photomatix Pro. [youtube]http://youtu.be/VkgKfF1Gpc8[/youtube]
HDR How to Guide
Continue to Chapter 1 – About HDR Photography
Here are a list of other great HDR how to tutorials and HDR images for your viewing pleasure;
- Best of HDR High Dynamic Range Images and Tutorials
- 35 Most Beautiful HDR Photos to Blow Your Mind
- HDR Photo Tutorial: Using Photomatix Pro in Lightroom
- 35 Expressive Examples of Stunning HDR Photography
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Cheers, Captain Kimo
April,
If you want to play around with HDR, I would recommend either Picturenaut (free HDR program) or Photomatix if you’re more serious. Here’s a post I did of the top ten HDR software available, with a brief review of each program.
https://captainkimo.com/hdr-software-review-comparison
I hope this helps. HDR photography is very addicting once you start! Have fun!
Best regards, Kimo
hi captain. i just heard of hdr from flickr right now. ive never heard of it before so im clueless about it. ive seen the after pictures so i am interested in it. all i have right now is photoshop 7.0, and im not sure if it has it and ive never noticed? or do i download it from online? or do i have to purchase a certain program and have it shipped and then upload it to my computer..? i would really like to start using it for my photography, im just clueless on how to get it for my computer. thanks for your help :) -april
@Richard – I just talked with Eric from Topaz Labs about it. He has advise Ashely to take care of the matter. He also wants you to check the spam filter to make sure your emails aren’t being trashed. Also check out this page for their phone number http://www.topazlabs.com/company
Hi Captain
I don’t have Skpye. I tried to use the Topaz forum and it’s also very confusing to use. Ashley is ignoring my e-mail. I’ve givin up on the Topaz web site. I’m thinking about chucking the $180 bucks as a bad investment,via web site purchase. Can you suggest a big box computer store where I can buy the hard copy, with disk in my hand I should be able to load it and get the license key easier that way from them. I’ve bought 100’s of software programs before and have never encountered anything as hideously hidden as the way they handle their customers. They put Ashley in place to answer thousands of customers questions and they call that service. Their process stinks.
Richard
Hey Richard, I’ll try to get in touch with someone there. If you have Skpye I can help you by seeing what your doing. I think every software company that deals with this would benefit by using Skype its such a great program and free.
Hi Cap
Why is the Topaz people so hard to communicate with?
There seems to be no way to contact them with an e-mail.
One can only post a comment on some conveluted message board. I am not THAT computer savey. I would love to just pick up the tele and call, but I guess that’s to 20th century. I’m ticked because they took my credit card money and all they MADE me take was a 30 day trial and a license key that won’t even work. Is there some trick to getting some attention from them without having to be a computer braniake to figure out how to communicate with them???
There product seems cool. I purchased the bundle that they advertised. I tried to enter my license key and it was unacceptable?!!
Sincerely, Super Frustrated
Thanks Mel!
You really have done an outstanding job on your website Kim.
Well done!
Richard,
Photoshop Elements won’t allow for HDR merge. You’ll need the pro version, but I don’t recommend using Photoshop to create HDR images anyways. I only use Photoshop to edit my images, like adjusting color and fix problem areas. There are a lot of HDR programs available now but I highly recommend using Photomatix to combine your exposures. You can find more info here. Let me know how it goes and I would love to see some of your results.
-Kimo
I am newbie to hdr process. So new that I don’t have any thing yet except: G1 lumix panisonic camera, tripod, and photoshop elements 7.
You mentioned that you use Elements to use since it is useable. I don’t think I can use Elements 7 because it cannot merge shots together into one shot.
When you have time to clear up my problem with your suggestion’s, that would be most helpful.
Your web page is colorful and thourogh.
Thanks ………Richard