High Dynamic Range Photography - Intro/Goals/Links to Resources

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography Group

This group is dedicated to using the new cameras, tools, and software to extend the range of exposure and color known as HDR. So, what should you post to the group?

1. Questions or problems relating to any HDR photography issues, including how to do it
2. Information about techniques, tips, equipment, marketing strategies, etc.
3. Your pictures! (Just make sure that they are either HDR photos or are being used to compare with your HDR shots with ground-level shots.)

We recommend that you post to the Photography Group and also include this group.  By so doing, we'll create a growing repository for just the HDR materials.  We look forward to your participation.

IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL LINKS, please post them as comments and we will incorporate them into the list.

John Hokkanen (Moderator)

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                       RESOURCE LIST
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Books

• The HDRI Handbook 

HDR Viewers

• HDRView
• OpenEXR
• Jahplayer
• Adobe Bridge
• Irfanview
• XNView

HDR Merging/Tone Mapping Software

• Photomatix
• FDR Tools
• Photoshop CS3
• HDR Shop
• Picturenaut
• Photosphere (Mac only)
• PTGUI (Panoramic stitching + HDR - very cool)

Miscellaneous

• MS Windows Raw image viewer for file manager (You need to patch Windows so you can view raw image thumbnail files in file manager.)

Galleries of Pics

• Flickr HDR 
• Google HDR Gallery Search