The results of this and HDR can be similar but the techniques are very different.
Exposure Blending is more subject-directed than HDR, which is a global effect. With EB you end up creating masks over specific features in the image to select different exposures. I've done something similar to it with multiple layers and manually painted layer masks, but EB is different from that even as you use Luminosity masks to do the object isolation. The technique is complex enough to require Photoshop actions to make it less tedious. I think the results with either manually masked areas or using luminosity masks is more "natural looking" than HDR, but that depends on how close you push the HDR sliders toward 11. If you can use some restraint, HDR isn't so awful. On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the difference between Exposure Blending and HDR? > > Darren Addy wrote: >> >> Passing this along for any who might be interested. It is not just a >> 100 page eBook, but also contains 8 videos and 7 image files. >> >> Cover shot: >> >> http://christopherodonnellphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/exposure-blending-cover.jpg >> >> http://christopherodonnellphotography.com/exposure-blending/ >> >> Why you might want to use it: >> >> http://christopherodonnellphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/before-after-exposure-blending.jpg >> >> I suppose, like any tool, this one can be wielded with skill or butchery. >> > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] (postbox on min4est) > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
