HDR

Article: Pentax K-01 Product Review.Don't let its looks fool you: This camera delivers spectacular image quality

The Pentax K-01 is the first mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera that is backwards compatible with an entire line of DSLR lenses without the need for an adapter. Can it deliver image quality to compete with top APS sensor DSLRs?

Article: Single-Image HDR in Photoshop Elements.The powerful Shadows/Highlights control is the closest you'll get to applying HDR to a single image.

HDR: You've heard the term, and may have even tried it. After all, who wouldn't want to extend the range of shadows to highlights within one photo, and compensate for the relatively limited range of light capture of a typical digital camera?

Article: Bracketing—AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

AdoramaTV Presents Digital Photography One on One. In this week's episode Mark answers a viewer's question regarding bracketing. Watch as Mark walks through the basic steps of exposure, flash, and focus bracketing.

Article: Product Review: Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 Camera.Small and smart

The Casio EX-ZR10 is a small camera that’s packed with bells and whistles, but can it deliver the meat and potatoes—good quality regular photos?

Blog: That Was The Decade That Was.10 Products, Technologies, and Events That Have Defined Photography Since Y2K

Article: Dynamic Range: Adorama TV .Digital Photography 1 on 1

This week Mark Wallace talks about dynamic range, a topic a lot of our viewers have asked about.

Blog: The More Things Change....The one constant in photography seems to be debate.

Article: PhotoZAP 58: Palette Expander.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

“Here's a great example of making HDRI and bracketing work for you.”—Jack Howard

Article: Nature Photographer, Carl Heilman II—AdoramaTV.How'd They Do That?

Adorama Photography TV presents "How'd They Do That" featuring Carl Heilman II. In this episode, Carl Heilman II explains how to get panoramic and standard format nature photography shots with techniques he has learned.

Blog: The AEB Settings on Panasonic's LX5 Luxe Compact Make Me Happy.Three just-announced cameras from Panasonic have a wider AEB range than past models. And this is a good thing for HDRI photography.

Article: Adobe Photoshop CS5 and HDRI: A Screencast .Jack Howard of the Adorama Learning Center recently presented this screencast on CS5 and HDRI.

As a promotional piece for his book, Practical HDRI, 2nd Edition, Jack recently gave this hour-long screencast presentation on the great new features for HDRI photography in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Blog: Free HDRI and CS5 Webinar by Jack Howard on June 11th.Jack will be giving a free screencast webinar on Friday June 11th all about HDR Photography with CS5

Blog: Adobe Photoshop CS5 and HDRI.HDR functions of Photoshop have been upgraded significantly for the first time since CS2

Blog: Quick Links: Mobygratis, Nintendo DS Controller, and more.A roundup of cool things going on in the world of photography right now

Blog: For me, Time Lapse Photography is What’s Happening Now.A plan for one branch of my photographic evolution.

Blog: HDR PhotoStudio Brings its Magic to Mac!.Unified Color's great HDR program is now available for Mac users.

Blog: This posting has nothing to do with #CES.Listening to photos, vintage photo ads, and a quote by me about HDRI are all cool things I've seen recently via the John Nack on Adobe blog.

Blog: 2009: Best. Year. Ever..For photography gearheads, this trip around the Sun was awesome

Blog: Dear Camera Manufacturers: please take the training wheels off!.Focus priority, limited Auto Bracket sequences, force-fit exposure correction and autogaining video without manual overrides stifle creative photographers.

Blog: Thoughts on the Future of Photo Books (And books in general).What will Photo Books look like in 2019?

Article: PhotoZAP 19: Dynamic Sunset.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

“I can wander around this image and just get lost in the interplay of shapes, forms, and complementary colors.”—Jack Howard

Article: 2009 HDR All-Stars.These cameras lead the pack for High Dynamic Range Imaging

It’s true that you can make great High Dynamic Range Images with almost any camera with full manual controls, but a wide and fast bracket sequence makes it so much easier. These cameras are at the top of the heap for serious HDR photographers.

Blog: Adorama Learning Center Readers' Choice Camera 2009 Is....The Pentax K7, by a landslide.

Blog: Advanced HDR Tone Mapping in Adobe Photoshop CS4, Part 2.Jack Howard illustrates advanced workflows for HDR photographers with Adobe Photoshop CS4 in the 2nd half of this screencast series.

Article: PhotoZAP 14: HDR Overload.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

“I feel like I’m looking at a psychodelic interpretation of this scene…it’s too much!”—Mason Resnick

Blog: Advanced HDR Tone Mapping in Adobe Photoshop CS4, Part 1.In this two-part screencast series, Jack Howard illustrates some advanced workflows for HDR photographers with Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Article: PhotoZAP 5: Bogged Down.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

“The [HDR] tone map process yearns for, searches for, and emphasizes contrast, even when it is slight or negligible, as is in the case with the nasty banding areas in the sky.” —Jack Howard

Blog: The Pentax K-x custom color machine..If the four color options for the US market weren't enough, check out the number of color combinations available on Pentax Japan's 100 colors, 100 styles site.

Blog: Pentax kicks it up a notch with the new K-x.Pentax's new entry-level SLR brings sensor-shift stabilized 720p HD video, in-camera HDR,and 4.7fps on a 12.4 CMOS chip to the low-budget pack just in time for the holiday rush.

Blog: Sigma DP2: In a class by itself for pocketable HDR photography.The feature set and image quality of the newest Foveon-chipped compact from Sigma makes it perfect for pro-quality pocketable HDRI.

Article: Hands-On Review: Two Hours with the revolutionary Pentax K-7.The start of something new

A compact, rugged camera that’s packed with innovations that photographers may actually find useful--and one that changes everything...

Blog: The Pentax K-7: The era of in-camera High Dynamic Range Imaging has arrived!.HDR capture mode on this new SLR combines three shots for an estimated 17 stop EV range

Article: Tonemapping your 32-bit File.HDRI under the hood

True 32-bit High Dynamic Range Images have too much information to be accurately displayed on traditional computer monitors, so it is necessary to downsample or "develop" the 32-bit information into 8- or 16-bit space—just like a traditional digital photo.

Article: Making a 32-bit High Dynamic Range Image.Demystifying HDRI

Each series of bracketed source images needs to be combined into a single 32-bit High Dynamic Range Image. This 32-bit image can contain much more information than any 8- or 16-bit file type.

Article: Lenses for HDR photography.Expand your range, both optically and otherwise

HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) has become a much-discussed way to get the produce images with a range of tones and colors similar to what the human eye sees. Here are some basic HDRI techniques and advice.

Article: Bracketing a series of exposures for HDR photography.Photograph how the eye sees

HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) has become a much-discussed way to get the produce images with a range of tones and colors similar to what the human eye sees.

Article: Tripods are the HDRI Photographer's Friend.For better dynamic range, you need a steady friend

In the field, High Dynamic Range Photography begins with a series of images of the same scene captured at different exposures. A tripod helps to ensure that the multiple source images are aligned properly.

Article: Activate the camera-Photoshop partnership.Think like your digital camera. What does that mean? Read on!

Photographers from the darkroom ages learned to take pictures in a way to facilitate further improvements in the darkroom. They would "expose for shadows and develop for highlights."

Article: What is Bracketing?.Exposure basics quick tip

Whether shooting with a film or digital camera, one factor remains important: Correct exposure is critical and may be even more so for digital than film.