Is this HDR?

pictureperfect84 · Aug 30, 2012

500px / Photo "Child protest" by Adrian Sommeling

Im in love with this image. Is the HDR? I want to see if I can find some tutorials because I love everything about this image.

macpro88 · Aug 30, 2012

pictureperfect84 said:
500px / Photo "Child protest" by Adrian Sommeling

Im in love with this image. Is the HDR? I want to see if I can find some tutorials because I love everything about this image.

I don't know if its even real... I think its fake... graphic art me thinks.

unpopular · Aug 30, 2012

THIS IS A BANNED TOPIC!!!!!! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISCUSS WHAT IS AND IS NOT HDR!!!!!!!

Run. Before big brother catches up.

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For what it's worth, if it's not a composite - it's not HDR. The photographer may have used strobed to balance the subject with the background.

Look at me. I'm such a rebel!

pictureperfect84 · Aug 30, 2012

What are you talking about? Banned topic?

unpopular · Aug 30, 2012

LOL. Nothing. Don't worry about it. I'm just being a smartass.

zombiemann · Aug 30, 2012

unpopular said:
THIS IS A BANNED TOPIC!!!!!! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISCUSS WHAT IS AND IS NOT HDR!!!!!!!

Run. Before big brother catches up.

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For what it's worth, if it's not a composite - it's not HDR. The photographer may have used strobed to balance the subject with the background.

Look at me. I'm such a rebel!

I was under the impression that the banned aspect was more along the lines of creationist vs naturalist, not "was HDR used to render this photograph"

I would bet money that is a composite shot. It might even be a digital "painting". Whatever it is, I can't imagine it being anywhere near "SOOC" lol

pictureperfect84 · Aug 30, 2012

LOL. interesting. Pretty neat tho whatever it is.

unpopular · Aug 30, 2012

The kids are definitely lit by a different source than the sun. Judging by the vegetation, I'm willing to guess that it is at least tonemapped. I see why you'd be asking. But there is certainly two different things going on here. I'm not even 100% sure that the kids were all taken with the same lens, or if they were, they were taken with the same lens as the background... not 100% sure on that one though.

Bynx · Aug 30, 2012

That looks more like a collage of assembled photos. The lighting is off and the shadows dont look right. The spray is fake. Its not a bad job, and its not an HDR.

vipgraphx · Aug 30, 2012

Just by looking at all his other work I would have to agree with said comments. It is probably a combination of real images, HDR backgrounds, Photoshop paintings/digital effects and composited together.

Thanks for sharing this guy has some skillzzzzzz