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<blockquote data-quote="N_Addy" data-source="post: 78475" data-attributes="member: 9985">HDRSoft sells one of the more popular HDR editors on the market.&nbsp; They have some good info on their site for learning about the critter.&nbsp; You can also try their software for free (just to play around with HDR).&nbsp; Check out the tutorial.<a href="http://www.hdrsoft.com/" target="_blank">HDR photography software &amp; plugin for Lightroom, Aperture &amp; Photoshop - Tone Mapping, Exposure Fusion &amp; High Dynamic Range Imaging for photography</a>While I agree with what eye-level said about it being a &quot;crutch&quot; (my term) there are some situations where it can be used to advantage.&nbsp; Take a scene which has very bright highlights and deep shadows, for example.&nbsp; This shot would be a challenge to expose with a single shot.&nbsp; But using the dynamic range in the scene makes it pop.<img src="http://nealaddy.smugmug.com/POTD/2012/i-rfWX7Bb/1/X2/DSC2168tm-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Here's another example of high-contrast.&nbsp; This HDR is slightly more &quot;baked&quot; than the other.<img src="http://nealaddy.smugmug.com/Places/Homestead/DSC258312tonemapped/894940551_k56cx-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="N_Addy, post: 78475, member: 9985"] HDRSoft sells one of the more popular HDR editors on the market. They have some good info on their site for learning about the critter. You can also try their software for free (just to play around with HDR). Check out the tutorial. [url=http://www.hdrsoft.com/]HDR photography software & plugin for Lightroom, Aperture & Photoshop - Tone Mapping, Exposure Fusion & High Dynamic Range Imaging for photography[/url] While I agree with what eye-level said about it being a "crutch" (my term) there are some situations where it can be used to advantage. Take a scene which has very bright highlights and deep shadows, for example. This shot would be a challenge to expose with a single shot. But using the dynamic range in the scene makes it pop. [img]http://nealaddy.smugmug.com/POTD/2012/i-rfWX7Bb/1/X2/DSC2168tm-X2.jpg[/img] Here's another example of high-contrast. This HDR is slightly more "baked" than the other. [img]http://nealaddy.smugmug.com/Places/Homestead/DSC258312tonemapped/894940551_k56cx-X2.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]

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