Professional Examples of HDR?

robertgilbert86

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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has seen professional uses for HDR in the press/media/art print world. Personally I rarely see anything that is blatantly HDR but I think it's likely that a mild HDR has been applied to some shots.

This isn't a debate on whether you like HDR or not, but rather if you've seen it used to make money.

The only example I can think of is petemc's Liverpool calender shots, but I'm not even certain on that.

Anyway, would like to hear your views on the professional use of HDR.
 
Rob already mentioned Pete/Cykey/vanilladays in the OP.

Now that you mention it Rob, I'm not sure that I've noticed it really. I'll be on the lookout in the near future though.

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I don't know if anyone knows of the venue magazine (local mag for bristol/bath), they did a photo comp a few weeks ago. The winners picture was blatantly HDR.

Can't find any record of it online :(
 
I was looking through a book of landscape shots taken in the peak district in waterstones the other day and a lot of them were obviously HDR (Or some mighty clever filters!)
 
i think it is used on more shots than you'd think, but it is used properly - so that it correctly exposing all parts of the shot - without making it look like a cartoon.
 
GeX said:
i think it is used on more shots than you'd think, but it is used properly - so that it correctly exposing all parts of the shot - without making it look like a cartoon.
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You may be right... I think a lot of people on the net use overblown HDR effects, although perhaps the commercial side of HDR is more tasteful.

Since we're discussing HDR

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Low Res only I'm afraid, we're a bit paranoid about copyright. I recently did some HDR on snow pictures my boss took in Aviemoore, as the white snow meant that trees looked rather black, to compensate I created another exposure from the raw about 1.50 stops higher. These pictures aren't online yet so can't really show you those, but in true Blue Peter style, here's some I prepared earlier.

Taken under trees so to expose for the daffs meant the sky was blown out and detailess.

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Photoshop, We only use HDR to bring detail back or reveal detail in shadows, I try not to overdo it as we (and our clients) don't really go for the artsy looking stuff.
 
PiKe said:
Photoshop, We only use HDR to bring detail back or reveal detail in shadows, I try not to overdo it as we (and our clients) don't really go for the artsy looking stuff.
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I think you've put some very good examples up. Recently I've been playing with HDR a lot, and I like it. But I think I'll have to give it up soon, because the tonemapping looks so obvious.

Perhaps I'll stick to photoshop HDR, you've made a compelling case for it
 
Cheers guys, nice to hear it does get used in the professional world. I guess to sum this topic up:

-Subtle natural HDR is used professionally
-Tone mapping is not used professionally
 
The shots pike took look natural, although they look as if the same job could have been done with an ND grad.:)

Glentrool for the second and third one if I'm not mistaken;)
 
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