Sorry it’s been a while. Work again started getting in the way… But here I am!
Before/Middle/After – The Red Chair
A friend of mine the other day asked if I could show him what a Before, Middle, and After image looks like in my HDR workflow.
And for those that would like to know how I do this, in a nutshell is:
- Take 3 exposures –2 0 +2 EV
- Import, organize, clean up in Lightroom 3
- Export to Photomatix
- Tone Map in Photomatix and export out as a .tiff
- Import 3 exposures plus the tonemap .tiff into Photoshop
- Layer together, and put the tonemap on top.
- Using a layer mask, I paint back in any detail or light that I want in my image.
- Apply certain Photoshop filters for color, noise reduction, etc.
- Finish it all off with an Unsharp Mask, and save!
So here are the images:
Before:
Middle (tonemap):
After:
Pretty cool, eh?
I’ll try and show more of these as time goes on. Sadly, I normally delete the tonemap image after I’m done with it.
Google+
So a good friend of mine was able to get me into Google+. So if you’d like to follow me there, just type my name in. Or follow this link!
As you can guess, it’s been a busy week since I got back from Austin. But I have kept up with uploading photos! You might have notice if you’ve been following Flickr, Twitter, and/or DeviantArt. But now here are those photos for your enjoyment!
Till next time…
Photo of the Day – 6/7/2011
Just Lounging – HDR
Photo of the Day – 6/8/2011
Just Waiting…
Photo of the Day – 6/9/2011
Flying Above Tokyo
Photo of the Day – 6/10/2011
The Temple Awaits
-Scott
Another shot from my little getaway to Austin, Texas. This is a shot of my friend Lindsey Stump. As we were walking down 6th Street, we found this really cool painted red wall. The colors were so vibrant that we had to get some shots! She put on these really awesome sunglasses, and I let the shutter fly!
Photo of the Day 6/6/2011
The Girl With The Sunglasses
-Scott
So I decided to get away for the weekend, since I got the weekend off from work at the last minute. I stayed over at the wonderful “W Hotel”. And I must say, this hotel is amazing, and totally worth the price! I’ll be uploading photos from my little road trip over the next few weeks. But I’ll start with this one from one of the many lounges in the W Hotel.
I also meet up with my friend, and fellow photographer, Lindsey Stump! You can view some of her work here.
http://www.lindseystump.com/
Photo of the Day – 6/5/2011
The Record Room – HDR
-Scott
I love finding old photo’s on my HDD.
I wasn’t able to sleep, so I did the next best thing… browse the hard drive! That can be a very dangerous thing, but in this case, it was a blessing! I found my old photo’s I took back with my D40 at the Houston Miniature Train Convention. I’m not sure if that’s even the correct name for it. My father and I took my grandfather for his birthday. Oh what I would give to take photo’s of my grandfather’s village he had built in his basement. Sadly, it had to get taken down due to the basement flooding. But I did however snag a few good ones from this convention! So keep an eye out for those. I plan on doing a series with them!
Photo of the Day 6/1/2011:
Good Morning Mini-Town!
-Scott
