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59 – HDR – High dynamic range photography – Interview with Joseph Cartright

Photography podcast #59 talks about HDR (High dynamic range) photography in an interview with fashion photographer and HDR instructor Joseph Cartright. In this podcast we discuss how to create an HDR photograph and be warned, this is an intermediate level podcast. That said, Joseph reviews many of the terms that confuse digital photographers these days, so part of the podcast (especially the beginning) reviews concepts relevant to all digital photography. In a nutshell an HDR image is made of 2 or more shots where the same scene is photographed with bracketed exposures and then put together with software in order to extend the dynamic range (get additional information in the highlights, midtones and shadows) of the scene.

Here’s a few terms as explained by Joseph that are good to absorb right away;
- Latitude – Refers to how much you can be ‘off’ of the correct exposure and still have a usable image.
- Dynamic range – Refers to the usable range of data you can capture between the highlights and the shadows before you lose data. (If you overexpose too much there is no data in the whites or highlights and if you underexpose too much there is no data in the blacks or shadows).

HDR Image by Joseph Cartright - Click to enlarge

HDR Image by Trey Ratcliff - Click to enlarge - Original image http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/12/14/my-five-favorites-from-vancouver/

Links mentioned in this podcast and HDR references – Joseph Cartright Photography

Software:
Photomatix – http://www.hdrsoft.com/
FDR tools – http://fdrtools.com/front_e.php
Software overview – http://wiki.panotools.org/HDR_Software_overview

Reference Sites:
http://www.hdrlabs.com/siggraph/
http://www.hdrlabs.com/siggraph/index_files/Witte_HDRI_Tips_Tricks.pdf
http://www.creativepro.com/article/photo-murals-make-you-think-big-really-big
HDR tutorial by Trey Ratcliff

Assignments on the bulletin board:
December photo assignment – The Holidays
December assignment – Photographing words – Winter

Thanks as always to  Steven K,  Susan, EJC, Dan, JK and aophoto who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks also to Mark3351, Alex Ross rana, djKianoosh, Rikki, eroder, The_Camera_Poser and benjamindicaprio for joining our bulletin board and posting a few times. We LOVE comments and suggestions so please send more.

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Tags: HDR, HDR photography, high dynamic range, photography

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Winter patterns

Even though winter is uncomfortable in many ways for taking pictures, winter offers lots of photographic possibilities. Patterns of frost, ice and snow make interesting subjects and sometimes give off an abstract feel. The tip of the day therefore, is search for winter patterns! The shot below was taken during one of the first snowstorms in Montreal this year. I call this one Winter Zen.

Winter Zen - by Marko Kulik

Tags: photography, winter photography

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58 – Lenses – the basics – Photography podcast

Photography podcast #58 talks about lenses and what lenses new photographers should be looking to get. We talk about normal lenses, wide angle lenses, telephoto lenses, and we even touch on dedicated macro lenses. A good lens is MUCH more important than a good camera because it is the lens that focuses the image. Put a cheap lens on a $1000-2000.00 camera and you’ve made a BAD overall investment and your images will suffer. Put a good $500-1500.00 lens on a good cheap camera and you have made GOOD investment. Thanks to danalive for suggesting this podcast.

Assorted lenses for photography

Links mentioned in this podcast:
dpreview.com
Macro on the cheap podcast

Thanks as always to  Steven K,  Susan, Michael Van der Tol and aophoto who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks also to Jesllo, Gem, fallintocolors, Ryan Morgan, spleisher, Marta, johnc24, bleaches,  mcnay55,  Matt2682, fangelico, Moghedian, danalive, kearneycation, mnoble, ludovic slightlyimperfect, len, V-Town, outty, walasy, Bandit, and herr_andersson. We LOVE comments and suggestions so please send more.

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Tags: lenses, lenses for beginners, photography

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More photography podcasts are coming!

Just an FYI – More photography podcasts are coming, I promise.

In fact I’m in the middle of editing one right now and have 2 scheduled.
Personal circumstances had halted publishing podcasts, but I’m now back on track.

Thanks for your patience everyone and for the many supportive emails that continue to come in. – Marko

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