Is the heyday of HDR over, or has the game changed with new techniques like 32 bit TIFF files and Luminosity Masks? With modern cameras using better sensors, do you still need HDR? Software products like Photomatix and Nik’s HDR Efex Pro haven’t seen a substantial update in a while, yet we have new HDR…
I’m just posting random musings today. I don’t know if it will work, but I’m not afraid to try something to see if it works.
I’ve been using this technique quite a bit since I watched Julianne Kost demonstrate how to create a 32-bit TIFF with HDR Pro at Photoshop World in Las Vegas. I see a lot of people on the Internet commenting about “How HDR ought to be done.” This always amuses me somewhat, as I never knew…
Inspiration or Ripoff? I see quite a lot of folks taking about inspiration these days. I figured that was a good topic to ripoff, even though it’s a topic that annoys me anytime someone promotes it. That’s because I want my inspiration to be a surprise. I never, ever want someone to tell me they’re…
Last week, Steve Jobs introduced an updated Apple TV and declared the HD revolution was over – HD won. It’s true. I can’t recall that last time I turned to a non-HD channel on my cable box. I want the full resolution of that beautiful 50″ plasma screen every time I see it. The change…
This weekend, Thomas Hawk wrote a couple of posts about copyright infringement by Imagelogr.com and Wapfever.com. They were basically scouring Flickr and other parts of the Internet to grab images without regard for the author’s copyright, downloading them to host on their own servers ,and then offering those images up to their customers. At…