Photomatix and HDR Imaging

If you've ever photographed a high contrast scene, you know that even the best exposure will typically have blown out highlights and flat shadows. Photomatix is an editing program that offers two ways to solve this problem:

›	Exposure Blending: Merge differently exposed photographs into one image with increased dynamic range.
›	Tone Mapping: Reveal highlight and shadow details in an HDR image created from multiple exposures. The tone mapped image is ready for printing while showing the complete dynamic range captured.

We'll go over High Dynamic Range imaging (HDRi) in detail in our next iPhotography meeting, but give yourself a head start. Check out Photomatix at http://www.hdrsoft.com



Images 1-3 were captured with a technique called Auto Exposure Bracketing, which is important for creating HDR images.