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 enlarge | Author: Michael Freeman
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 38642
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 8.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0817499997
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9780817499990
ASIN: 0817499997
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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 Great Book May 15, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Michael Freeman is one of the best writers of books on photography...bar none. I have been a pro shooter for decades, and every time I have picked up one of Michael's books, I have learned something new or gained a better understanding of something I thought I already knew about.
This book is no different. The beauty of this book is that Michael has cut past all the hype and hyperbole and gets to the heart of what HDR technique is all about. He uses a lot of graphs and graphics... so it may take the novice a little longer to get through, but in the end the reader comes out with a thorough understanding of what HDR (and by extension, much of digital photography) is all about.
I keep this book with me all the time. I am also going to give one to my 19 year old son who is just starting out in photography... if he takes the time to understand the enormous amount of information that Freeman has packed into this slim volume, he will have a great foundation for a technical mastery of modern digital photography.
Just what I needed! May 14, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is just what I was looking for. I'd been struggling with high dynamic range - there was lots of scattered information, but nothing that actually told me sensibly how to work it through from taking the pictures to getting a good-looking result. This book does it, and the great thing is that it's by a professional photographer, not someone who just knows how the software works.
I found it from the Photomatix site, where it's the one book recommended under their Resources, and quite right too. I also noticed that it's not a hype for Photomatix, but very even-handed about all the software. The best part for me is the many workflows and case studies so I could work step by step through real projects. The authors really clear on how to use fiddly controls to make good images.
VERY USEFUL May 12, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
A very useful book. It's recommended on the PHOTOMATIX site and is written from the point of view of a photographer rather than a software geek.
 Not for the novice. May 8, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
Some heavy lifting on the technical side. Some useful information but all
in all I prefer a more practical approach.
 Quite Technical May 8, 2008
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Having read Ferrell McCollough's text on HDR imaging, I bought Mastering HDR Photography to supplement it. I found the workflow examples in Mastering HDR Photography to be useful, and the technical information was what I was looking for. All the major HDR software applications are covered in sufficient detail.
I have to disagree with the Author's assertion that all HDR images must look 'real'. In some situations the images resulting from HDR processing can look more like illustrations than photographs. It's up to the photographer to decide if the final result is artistic - not the author of this book. If you want to see a broader range of HDR imaging, check out Ferrell McCollough's book.
The chapters are indeed short, as has been mentioned, but I prefer short bursts of information to long drawn-out explanations. The chapter on post-processing will be useful to PhotoShop users.
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