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Mastering HDR Photography: Combining Technology and Artistry to Create High Dynamic Range Images | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Freeman
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 8578
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 8.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0817499997
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9780817499990
ASIN: 0817499997
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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Product Description
High dynamic range imaging, or HDR, is the latest challenge for those who are serious about digital photography. But with that challenge comes an opportunity to expand skills and repertoire into exciting new areas. HDR, originally developed for use with computer-generated images, captures the full range of tones in a scene, reproducing human perception down to the finest detail without lens flare, burnout, or underexposure. Mastering High Dynamic Range Photography explains exactly how to shoot specifically for HDR, and how to use the new software that lets the photographer combine several images into one glowingly accurate final photo. Step-by-steps and sample photographs reveal how to apply these techniques to many different genres, producing results that are part photograph, part work of art.
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Good solid book on HDR May 16, 2008
I'm a fan of Michael Freeman's work, and this book is no exception. Its a good presentation of HDR as it is today and covers enough technical ground to satisfy most Photographers. For a pure novice, some of this info may be intimidating, but ultimately necessary if one wants to excel using HDR. I'm a Photomatix user and I found Michael's presentation of Photomatix to be very helpful. His workflow section is a valuable addition to the book. My only complaint about the book is that many of the comparison photos are just too small to show the effects the author explains in the associated text. Other than this nit, I'm really happy with this book.
 Mastering HDR Photography May 15, 2008
The insights from your book are exactly what I needed to move my HDR
photography forward. Really great and I mean that. I'm an IT guy by
trade and it sure helps me to understand more about under the hood and
what reactions from my actions I can expect.
Also the areas of human perception is a major plus.
Thanks for publishing this!
Dusty Scott
Great Book May 15, 2008
Michael Freeman is one of the best writers of books on photography...bar none. I have been a pro shooter for decades, and every time I have picked up one of Michael's books, I have learned something new or gained a better understanding of something I thought I already knew about.
This book is no different. The beauty of this book is that Michael has cut past all the hype and hyperbole and gets to the heart of what HDR technique is all about. He uses a lot of graphs and graphics... so it may take the novice a little longer to get through, but in the end the reader comes out with a thorough understanding of what HDR (and by extension, much of digital photography) is all about.
I keep this book with me all the time. I am also going to give one to my 19 year old son who is just starting out in photography... if he takes the time to understand the enormous amount of information that Freeman has packed into this slim volume, he will have a great foundation for a technical mastery of modern digital photography.
Just what I needed! May 14, 2008
This book is just what I was looking for. I'd been struggling with high dynamic range - there was lots of scattered information, but nothing that actually told me sensibly how to work it through from taking the pictures to getting a good-looking result. This book does it, and the great thing is that it's by a professional photographer, not someone who just knows how the software works.
I found it from the Photomatix site, where it's the one book recommended under their Resources, and quite right too. I also noticed that it's not a hype for Photomatix, but very even-handed about all the software. The best part for me is the many workflows and case studies so I could work step by step through real projects. The authors really clear on how to use fiddly controls to make good images.
VERY USEFUL May 12, 2008
A very useful book. It's recommended on the PHOTOMATIX site and is written from the point of view of a photographer rather than a software geek.
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