1) for programs, try photomatix, BUY it if you like it. there is also dynamic photo hdr to try, as well as a program called.. qtpfsgui.. i kid you not about the name. not sure about the last one, but the first two have received good response from what i see, and can get good results. photoshop cs 2 also has a built-in version. try and see which ones you like, though i caution you that none of them will offer you an extended degree of control. if you want that, use layers and blending.. which i cannot help you on. most hdr programs also give an output which require quite some degree of tweaking if you wish realistic results.
2) no, you do not need a dslr to achieve good hdr results. in fact some of my favourite hdrs are done from a prosumer. like mummum has mentioned, what you need to have is manual mode or aperture priority mode. you MUST keep iso/aperture fixed and change the shutter speed.
there is one exception - if you want to do a single "hdr" (note the use of " because this will not be a real hdr with extended dynamic range.. it will be extended but not by much), in that case, some prosumers also offer RAW.
1) for programs, try photomatix, BUY it if you like it. there is also dynamic photo hdr to try, as well as a program called.. qtpfsgui.. i kid you not about the name. not sure about the last one, but the first two have received good response from what i see, and can get good results. photoshop cs 2 also has a built-in version. try and see which ones you like, though i caution you that none of them will offer you an extended degree of control. if you want that, use layers and blending.. which i cannot help you on. most hdr programs also give an output which require quite some degree of tweaking if you wish realistic results.
2) no, you do not need a dslr to achieve good hdr results. in fact some of my favourite hdrs are done from a prosumer. like mummum has mentioned, what you need to have is manual mode or aperture priority mode. you MUST keep iso/aperture fixed and change the shutter speed.
there is one exception - if you want to do a single "hdr" (note the use of " because this will not be a real hdr with extended dynamic range.. it will be extended but not by much), in that case, some prosumers also offer RAW.
Dude, why not try writing your own? Can be fun.
Dude, why not try writing your own? Can be fun.
I suppose you've had experience writing your own HDR program? You make it sound as easy as ABC...
Dun say so fast. Maybe he is one of the HDR software programmers.
Dude, why not try writing your own? Can be fun.
Thanks for the tip i used CS2 to try out with a few exposure timings but i do not know if i am doing it wrongly, i set it to like +/- -1, then i take at 0 then i take at 1 but in CS2 it comes out pretty badly hahahahaha maybe it's my lousy skills
I suppose you've had experience writing your own HDR program? You make it sound as easy as ABC...
photomatix is idiotproof and can get really funky results if that so rocks your boat. photoshop is more subdued.
can i just check that the two pics must be totally identical, in terms of framing? wat if the pics are off abit.. will the program like photomatrix align the pics automatically?