This is my effort to try and create an HDR using a different approach to the normal -and + images...which just ends up wasting exposures.What I do is switch on live mode and using spot meter,expose for the brighest part of the image and then lock exposure.I then fire off 7 shots at 1ev spacings starting at the 0 exposure(which becomes your darkest exposure) going up,ie 0 to +6.To me the most important aspect of an HDR is that it must not not have blown highlights..this is crucial and using this method guarantees protection against this.To control noise I run all the final TIFF files(not always all 7...depending on the lighting situation you might need less) through Topaz Denoise seperately...this will give you a nice clean image(always turn off any sharpening or deblurring enhancements within the denoise software though...this will actually enhance any stray noise...sharpening should be the final stage in the processing).The settings I use in Photomatix are(image dependant though)Tonemapping...detail enhancer,Strength 0,Colour Sat 50-70,Tone comp and Detail contr -10,Smooth highlights 100,White point,Black point 0,everything else 0.The reason for the low settings is that I enhance in Photoshop for contrast and detail(thats just me though,you might use Photomatix for this).Hope any of this helps :-)
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 07:28:21 +0000
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