Dec 7 2010

HDR Done right

In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wide dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.

To the untrained eye, most HDR images are bad, but to an avid HDR enthusiast the selection below are great, bad HDR comes with full of over saturation, blatant halo’s, blown channels, and just bad imagery.

Below are a few examples of absolute spot on HDR images from around the world, and all from different photographers. You won’t find any halo’s, ghosting, blown channels, or bad whites in these images! Every image has excellence in processing and composition.

Note: Be sure to click the images to see some more incredible work from these guys.



Aug 26 2010

Black and White Color

On Flickr you can find a few groups who specialize in black and white photos with some parts in color

Below are a few examples

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Aug 26 2010

Tilt Shift / Miniature Faking Photography

Tilt Shift Photography or Miniature Faking is interesting because it makes the normal world look like is it actually a miniature model.

The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.

Castelrotto Golf Club Miniature Fake

The Sriracha Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand: Tilt-shift Miniature Fake

Bang-Pain Station, Ayutthaya, Thailand: Tilt-shift Miniature Fake

Peel, Isle of Man

Damm tilt-shift

Tilt-shifted KLCC

Toy Shuttle

Union Square, San Francisco

Rio de Janeiro Downtown - Tilt shift

La Castellana en Tilt-Shift

The Old Depot, Frostburg, MD (tilt-shift)

Grass TS

Winter in Riga

Tiny worlds

I think this one actually is a model =)


Check out the original picture here

Tilt Shift Photography Related Tutorials

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Aug 26 2010

Forced Perspective Photography

Forced perspective is cool, because it easy to do, just takes some imagination.

Pictures taken in different rotation angle.

p o o l. X

p o o l. X I I

gravity fools

By Noah J Gage

Glued in Florence

Pictures taken to

Weird

Tricycle Terror

These pictures are taken to make it look as if something is happening but actually isnt.

Suzi holding the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy '08

Call A Halt

Hangman!

Twin Soul

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