Fine Art Photography: High Dynamic Range: Realism, Superrealism, Image Optimization for Serious Novices to Advanced Digital Photographers ebook

by Tony Sweet

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Tony Sweet is a professional nature/fine art photographer, lecturer, workshop instructor, and author of many photography books. He is a Nikon "Legend Behind the Lens," a nikSoftware team member, a Lensbaby Guru, and a Bogen Mentor. Tony has written columns for Nikon World and is a contributor to Shutterbug and Rangefinder. He teaches online classes at betterphoto. Tony's work is represented by Getty Images. He lives in Eldersburg, Maryland.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) digital photography is less complicated than its name might imply. This will obviously require an investment of time and money to acquire and learn how to use both software programs; but you’ll discover it’s well worth it!

Fine Art Photography: High Dynamic Range: Realism, Superrealism, & Image Optimization for Serious Novices to. .Tony Sweet is a professional nature/fine art photographer, lecturer, workshop instructor, and author of many photography books

Fine Art Photography: High Dynamic Range: Realism, Superrealism, & Image Optimization for Serious Novices to Advanced Digital Photographers. Tony Sweet is a professional nature/fine art photographer, lecturer, workshop instructor, and author of many photography books.

Directions for working with two popular photo editing programs: Photomatix and HDR Efex Pro The specific settings used for each photo are given, along with commentary on why the artist chose those settingsIncludes 47 stunning examples to show the wide range of creative possibilities HDR provides

Malalrajas

I've bought and read a few HDR books. I've looked at a few more in stores. I'll say this book gives the reader more how to info than any of them. Each photo is presented in a 'case study' format that provides all the settings detail in the very beginning. All the contributing photographs are also provided in the beginning for each HDR photo as well. This is NOT merely a book filled with pretty pictures as one reviewer suggested. I have to wonder if that reviewer was actually an author of a competing book. I say this because this book really is a 'how I did it' type and that person made a statement that is exactly opposite of the truth.

Ber

This is a great book. Tony Sweet offers both technical instruction and inspiration. But make no mistake, this book is not for the novice. It is important to master the fundamentals of digital photography before attempting to apply the concepts in this book. From Tony's books, I have gained insight to gear, software, technique and creativity.
Thank you Tony!

August

This is an old publication and should have been advertised as such. All Photomatix references feature old versions. The e-book version should have been updated to reflect processes common to the most recent versions of Photomatix.

The author's opinions, workflow practices, and artistic style remain relevant. I would have given the work a higher rating had all of its information been current.

Skunk Black

I have beena photographer for over 40 years, which means I have had to adjust to many new ways of bringing forth my perspective on the world. I was attracted to HDR the first time I saw it in magazines and wated to find out how photographers were able to creat these 3-D artist impressions of a great photo to begin with. It took my passion in art/photography to a new level. Great book.

Voodoogore

excellent

Xtintisha

This book by Tony Sweet is a great primer for anyone just starting to do HDR images.
His concise, simple narration style clearly explains step by step all that is needed to do the images in the book.
He does not say his way is THE way; he makes it clear that there are other ways of achieving the same effects, and he compares the way Photomatix works, compared to HDR Efex pro (Nik software). He notes how neither program is "better" than the other, that it is mostly a matter of taste, and how he usually uses Photoshop on the images after he has done an HDR of the image, but this step is not always necessary.
Tony Sweet is a very good instructor, he is able to, figuratively speaking, let you peek over his shoulder to see how he achieves the effects illustrated in the book.
This book is a keeper!

Capella

This book is beautiful. It has some excellent examples of HDR processing. The pictures are fantastic. It is a great read.

All that being said, I was looking for something a bit more practical and useful.

The chief disadvantage of the book is that the author focuses on some pretty expensive software. I have Photomax HDR software ($99 and a great deal), Lightroom3, and Photoshop. So I've shelled out some money for software. What I was looking for was something which might put me on to additional reasonably priced software, but would not go over the top in terms of additional purchases.

The key software used in the book, after Photomax, was LucisPro. Unfortunately this is a $500+ package which I'm not willing to spring for. In addition a lot of use was made of other software (primarily Nik Software) which might add another $200 to your budget.

So, in summary, the book is cool and interesting to read. If you're willing to ante up $700+ in addition to Photomax, Lightroom3, and Photoshop, then it might be the right book for you. But, if you are on more of a budget, then you might let this book pass and go for a book which relates to the software you have available.

Purchased this about a month ago and it is the best I have seen if you really want to get into HDR photography. Covers NIK and Photomatrix systems. Goes into great detail about the finer points of HDR photography. Great teaching, exercises, and photos.
Would highly recommend. No cons here all pros