Comments on: [BTS] How To Create HDR Images Using Bracketing With Trey Ratcliff

By: Shann Biglione

Shann Biglione — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:13:00 +0000

Frankly, if anyone is to show BTS of HDR work, it should be focusing on the post processing. The composition is like any other shot. I do like HDR, some shots are impossible without it and can be very interesting, however I’m not sure that all of these photos were necessarily the best examples – quite a few would be achievable with ND Grads don’t you think?

By: Docteur Christophe

Docteur Christophe — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:34:00 +0000

I definitively agree that HDR is photography. I like SOOC but also HDR. Nevertheless there is a bunch of thinkers claiming HDR is not photography just because most of HDR we see is nor done with “elegance”.
By the way, some camera do HDR internally so those HDR should be considered SOOC. Digital revolution although in progress for quite some time is not finished still.

By: Matt Skalski

Matt Skalski — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:47:00 +0000

In camera/out of camera it’s all the same thing. Algorithms are being applied to electrical data to create colored pixels. I think you’re confusing “realistic looking” for what you’re used to seeing. Just because it’s not what you see out of camera, doesn’t me it’s less realistic…. Neurologically, HDR is technically closer to what the brain sees when looking at the environment, and thus MORE realistic.

By: Matt Skalski

Matt Skalski — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:43:00 +0000

How is it not photography?! That is such a slippery slope argument that you can never win. If you think that is true, then any digital image isn’t photography, even SOOC images.

By: Matt Skalski

Matt Skalski — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:38:00 +0000

If your photography is seen by the public as good, it’s good photography (HDR or otherwise). “Good” is a subjective determination by general consensus, so photographer’s who scoff at HDR are erroneously ignorant and probably will never make a solid living as a photographer because they’re standing by dogma, not considering what people actually want. Moreover, HDR, in many if not most aspects, provides more realistic images if you consider what the brain see’s when observing an environment. IMO, if you dodge and burn, you are essentially creating an HDR image, just in a less sophisticated way.

By: Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:06:00 +0000

You see photos like this in UK mags all the time. there is a market for it. Good for him to capitalize on that.

By: Docteur Christophe

Docteur Christophe — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:22:00 +0000

Trey is producing appealing images, maybe it is not photography but no doubt it is fine art. I like his work a lot. More, one of his HDR photos was shown as the first ever at the Smithsonian. I guess he will be remembered more that 5 years.

By: Jeremi Blurton

Jeremi Blurton — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:01:00 +0000

He gets to shoot some cool locations, but his HDR its self is pretty average. Right place, right time and he was able to market himself well early on for HDR, good for him.

By: Francois Fourie

Francois Fourie — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:38:00 +0000

I love this guy and he is one of my main inspirations in photography…

By: Sandy Phimester

Sandy Phimester — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:53:00 +0000

It’s all a personal thing really, but to be honest I’ve seen just as striking photos, although a bit more realistic looking, from one shot photos, in camera, with the “black card” technique. If done really well, it can be quite impressive.