First HD try CC Plz

[minister]

Hi,

with the help of nice TPF member RobNZ I created my first HD shot i took 6 shot using Aperture mode 11
I used PS4 thought I am happy with shot So I want suggestion how I can improve

My HD try


What I can do that wall ?

Plain shot

 

[Infidel]

By HD do you mean HDR, or High Dynamic Range? Honestly, the technique is generally best applied when you're photographing a scene in which the luminance range of the scene exceeds the range that the sensor is able to capture. This scene does not appear to have that quality, so I'm not sure why you applied it here. To me, it mostly appears that you've introduced some odd color-cast or chromatic aberration which is visible on the wall. My recommendation is to use the technique when appropriate.

 

[minister]

you mean landscapes , can you plz explain in simple language what is appreciate subject

 

[rpm]

he already mentioned it, any subject or scene "which the luminance range of the scene exceeds the range that the sensor is able to capture."

landscapes are the big obvious one but it applies to more than just that.

 

[Rudha]

this seems like a good place to start read up
Setting Up Your Digital Camera For HDR Shooting

 

[DerekSalem]

Aye it's "HDR" not HD.

HD = High Definition (which, colloquially, refers to picture or video at 720p resolution or larger...which is about 1Mp. Very small. All DSLRs, with 2 exceptions that I know of, are HD-capable).

HDR = High Dynamic Range. Refers to a shot in which there has been post-production to increase the range of light in the result. Basically your sensor can only capture a certain range of light in each shot, so you take multiple shots in different ranges and combine them. Taking a photo of the subject you did is somewhat useless because the entire range can be captured in a single shot.

The only time you really need HDR lighting is in portraits or landscapes where some parts are too dark/bright no matter what you do (for instance, a portrait where the back lighting leaves too much shadow on the face). This way, you take a shot specifically exposed for the background, one specifically exposed for the face, and then one in between. When you combine them all the important parts are exposed correctly.

 

[minister]

thank you i will try this way

 

[chito beach]

thank you i will try this way

Minister. You can apply HDR treatment to anything that you feel like.

There tend to be many narrow minded people who can not see that photography is art.

I dont see anywhere in the tutorials or process manual that says HDR can only be applied to a narrow list of uses

The basics of HDR is to accentuate detail, To bring out detail and textures that can be lost or hidden with other processing.

your HDR of the chair is a good example of applying HDR in a different manner that frankly I like the effect here on the chair.
It helps with the texture of the fabric, makes the detail of the wood pop and accentuates the wavy wall.

I like it.

Your composition needs a little work but your HDR technique seams quite good.

cant wait to see what you do next.

Don't let others pigeon hole your work :thumbup:

 

[RobNZ]

I totally agree chito.

My brother inlaw asked me to shoot the kitchen floor of a house that they had recently built, to showcase it possibly on a website.

The concrete floor is polished, complete with standard aggregate, to me it is boring as all hell, lacks any nice colour, looks and gives off a cold feel and makes the house acoustically atrocious. House is unfrunished and some of the wiring a light fittings were not finished, great..........

I think a standard shot would have sucked and to be honest being a noob with strobes and interiors in general, I decided to risk using only available light and see what happened.

Now there are some major issues with the windows and as you can see some of the lights arent on and the composition and placement of the tap in the frame kills me so this not posted for compostion or the obvious flaws.

This is part of what I call my HDR 1st Gen phase.

But, rather to show what can be done, when I could have chosen several other techniques, I think some elements in this shot came out amazing, and this is why I post this.

Some things have hidden potential, sure I could have used strobes etc, but I didnt have the time (or enough experience), handover to new owner etc, almost beer o'clock blah blah, lol.

 

[chito beach]

Nice job! way to think outside the box. without photographers pushing the perceived envelope we would all still be shooting Brownies and photoshop would not exist

 

[Infidel]

thank you i will try this way

Minister. You can apply HDR treatment to anything that you feel like.

There tend to be many narrow minded people who can not see that photography is art.

I dont see anywhere in the tutorials or process manual that says HDR can only be applied to a narrow list of uses

The basics of HDR is to accentuate detail, To bring out detail and textures that can be lost or hidden with other processing.

your HDR of the chair is a good example of applying HDR in a different manner that frankly I like the effect here on the chair.
It helps with the texture of the fabric, makes the detail of the wood pop and accentuates the wavy wall.

I like it.

Your composition needs a little work but your HDR technique seams quite good.

cant wait to see what you do next.

Don't let others pigeon hole your work :thumbup:

I tend to agree with everything you've stated here, despite the fact that you may be implicitly referring to me as one of those "narrow minded" folks.

I will however state in my defense, that this was posted in the beginner's forum and the OP specifically requested advice on how to improve. I assumed that since the HDR aspect of this image was emphasized in the OP that the aforementioned request for advice was in relation to the HDR technique. This, again coupled with the fact that we're in the beginner's forum, suggested to me that the OP felt there was room for improvement in the HDR technique. That's why I made my point about the circumstances under which HDR is conventionally most beneficial...those scenarios in which the results can be obvious and striking. Of course HDR can be used effectively in unconventional ways...I'm not suggesting otherwise; I just didn't think that's what the OP was asking for.

Edit: I suspect HDR is the reason that we see posterization/chromatic aberration on the wall behind the chair. These artifacts can be annoying (if you as the photographer don't want that effect) and difficult to avoid when using HDR.

 

[chito beach]

thank you i will try this way

Minister. You can apply HDR treatment to anything that you feel like.

There tend to be many narrow minded people who can not see that photography is art.

I dont see anywhere in the tutorials or process manual that says HDR can only be applied to a narrow list of uses

The basics of HDR is to accentuate detail, To bring out detail and textures that can be lost or hidden with other processing.

your HDR of the chair is a good example of applying HDR in a different manner that frankly I like the effect here on the chair.
It helps with the texture of the fabric, makes the detail of the wood pop and accentuates the wavy wall.

I like it.

Your composition needs a little work but your HDR technique seams quite good.

cant wait to see what you do next.

Don't let others pigeon hole your work :thumbup:

I tend to agree with everything you've stated here, despite the fact that you may be implicitly referring to me as one of those "narrow minded" folks.

I will however state in my defense, that this was posted in the beginner's forum and the OP specifically requested advice on how to improve. I assumed that since the HDR aspect of this image was emphasized in the OP that the aforementioned request for advice was in relation to the HDR technique. This, again coupled with the fact that we're in the beginner's forum, suggested to me that the OP felt there was room for improvement in the HDR technique. That's why I made my point about the circumstances under which HDR is conventionally most beneficial...those scenarios in which the results can be obvious and striking. Of course HDR can be used effectively in unconventional ways...I'm not suggesting otherwise; I just didn't think that's what the OP was asking for.

Edit: I suspect HDR is the reason that we see posterization/chromatic aberration on the wall behind the chair. These artifacts can be annoying (if you as the photographer don't want that effect) and difficult to avoid when using HDR.

He was asking on how to deal with the effects of HDR on this photo not on WHAT to use HDR on......Now if you told him how to deal with the issues on the wall then that would have dealt with what he was asking.

What I can do that wall ?

 

[Infidel]

Fair enough...seems to me the problems with the appearance of the wall were indeed CAUSED by HDR. Want to avoid problems caused by HDR? Don't use it if you don't need to! There are other more fundamental issues to be addressed in terms of lighting and composition that would likely yield better photographs in the future and wouldn't involve several hours of tone mapping in photoshop, just to rescue one photograph from the artifacts introduced by HDR. All that is learned by this process is that correcting HDR-related artifacts is tedious work. I suppose some simple curve and levels adjustments could have been applied to a properly exposed RAW file to achieve a similar effect without the artifacts. I maintain that avoiding the introduction of problems is largely a matter of knowing how and why to use the technique.

He was asking on how to deal with the effects of HDR on this photo not on WHAT to use HDR on......Now if you told him how to deal with the issues on the wall then that would have dealt with what he was asking.

Given that you have quite a bit to say about my advice, I assume you must know a lot about the technique. That said, what is your advice to the OP for dealing with the question he originally posted?

 

[chito beach]

Fair enough...seems to me the problems with the appearance of the wall were indeed CAUSED by HDR. Want to avoid problems caused by HDR? Don't use it if you don't need to! There are other more fundamental issues to be addressed in terms of lighting and composition that would likely yield better photographs in the future and wouldn't involve several hours of tone mapping in photoshop, just to rescue one photograph from the artifacts introduced by HDR. All that is learned by this process is that correcting HDR-related artifacts is tedious work. I suppose some simple curve and levels adjustments could have been applied to a properly exposed RAW file to achieve a similar effect without the artifacts. I maintain that avoiding the introduction of problems is largely a matter of knowing how and why to use the technique.

He was asking on how to deal with the effects of HDR on this photo not on WHAT to use HDR on......Now if you told him how to deal with the issues on the wall then that would have dealt with what he was asking.

Given that you have quite a bit to say about my advice, I assume you must know a lot about the technique. That said, what is your advice to the OP for dealing with the question he originally posted?

The advise is quite simple back off the processing a tad and all should be golden. This is no different than 95% of the HDR's posted (OVER COOKED) Tweak the settings and processing until you like what you get. same as any other photoshop process.

The devil is in the details as with all photos


Hard to work with just the finished product but