first HDR atempt...

[yantorsen]

what do you think?

 

[yantorsen]

the original image :

 

[yantorsen]

*sigh*

One day I'll look in a 'my first HDR image' thread and it will actually be a scene that contains a high dynamic range...

Well I wanted a play, I don't have multiple pictures that are the same with different exposures. So I had to make do.

 

[yantorsen]

Ok some real constructive crit.

1. You're taking a photo of a shoe
2. Even if this were supposed to be a stock photo, the background is way too distracting to make the picture useable
3. HDR is a useful tool when used in the right circumstances, taking a HDR photo of a shoe in the middle of a table doesn't qualify.
4. I think xoloti worded this best: "It's a rubbish photo to start off with and HDR hasn't changed that."
5. As for applying the HDR technique it's been done quite nicely, there're no horrible halos or anything like that, it's brought out the creases quite nicely. But the original picture is not good, and as such just applying a technique to it is not going to change that fact.

And as for the andy worhole thing, it's not to my tastes. But it is perfect for a stock picture

well I just needed something to experiment on, and I think your a bit norrow minded.

there are some great works of art based around shoes.

 

[yantorsen]

Ok, ease off the insults a bit now.

To OP obviously hasn't created a masterpiece, but he was attempting a new technique and in that I think he's been quite successfull. yantorsen, you now need to go out and take a decent picture, and if the scene calls for it, use this technique. but don't rely on tecnique to make a good shot. Composition, content and exposure are all more important that technique or processing method.

yes I know, I have plenty of good shots, but I don't normally make a habbit of taking multiple exposure pictures of the same thing, so I couldn't apply the effect to anything else I have.

 

[yantorsen]

Name one with the name of the program used to create the effect in it.

I said artwork, not photography, but there is some good shoe photography, theres one of some old worn out brown leather boots, we looked at it in school, no idea how it was done, or anything.

besides that's not the point, art/photography is not supposed to confine to society, but be different. However I'm not suggesting my shoe is especailly pushing artistic boundries

 

[yantorsen]

ok, I found some pictures of my last holiday wales, but only had two pictures to create a HDR image, so it looks a bit dodgy in patches, but here's what I got...

 

[yantorsen]

Seriously, make your pictures smaller! That ones is 4.3Mb!

I'm not sure how without losing quality :/

this is the original, but I'm afraid it's probly massive like the other ones were sorry

 

[yantorsen]

yantorsen - you NEED to reduce the file size of your images !!!

Do you have Photoshop, Paintshop or any image editor ?

If you do then save the image as a JPEG, 70% quality.

nope don't have any editing software :/

 

[yantorsen]

You have Photomatix

I have the trial of it lol, does it allow you to change file size?

 

[yantorsen]

Okay, you don't have any editing software yet you want to try HDR? Seriously, if you want to get into photography get Lightroom or PS. They will help you way more than photomatix will ever.

I'm 16, and still at school, how do you expect me to afford either of those?

 

[yantorsen]

Im 17 and still at school.

Seriously, get PS and Lightroom..the combination you need.

no, I don't have a spare few hundred quid knocking around.