Wedding/HDR

[William Arthur Photography]

Here is a combo of 5 exposures on a dull rainy day. I hope you all like.

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[pixilstudio]

doesnt look like hdr maybe that s the point?

[Robstokes]

I like it. How did you go about creating it? Was it a raw file you took exposures from??

[William Arthur Photography]

I created the exposure with 5 different shots using raw files. Then I combined them in photomatix and went with a more toned down look so I could get the details in the railing, the tiles in the pool, sky and details in the dress. I didn't want it to look like it glowed in the dark. Once you do a HDR with people it destroys their skin tone and makes them look like they have lepersy. So to fix that I took one of the good exposures and created a layer mask in photoshop. From there I just finished out the edits in lightroom.

[pixmedic]

nice detail on the water, but not a lot of range. what was the over/under on the exposures?

[William Arthur Photography]

I think it was set on half a stop per photo. I really didn't want a huge range on it. I wanted it to look like a photo with a lot of detail not something that looked fake.

[pixmedic]

I think it was set on half a stop per photo. I really didn't want a huge range on it. I wanted it to look like a photo with a lot of detail not something that looked fake.

It looks very nice, and I can see where you went with the half stop instead of the +2 0 -2 you typically see on HDR photos, which was definitely the way to go if you didn't want that "glossy" HDR look. Very well done, it is an HDR style not to be underestimated for sure.

[Jerry]

Good stuff. Love the shot but I think the vignette effect could be toned down a touch.

[edward.hall]

Very nice looking pic! Do you have a gallery somewhere?

I agree, I like the photo as well. Good shot! =)

[sherlyroger86]

Like it good snap. I don't know more about HDR but looking good.