Buddha on Black

Available at the link below.

INTERIORS WITH HDR THAT LOOK REAL

On a trip to stay in the mountains of Georgia a few weeks ago I promised my sister I would do a couple of interior photographs to show the new look of the main room to help her rent the cabin.

I decided to do it with multiple exposures and blend them later rather than taking the time to light the rooms which I am not a fan of and honestly think unless you have a crew with you requires too many lights and then can look lit.

I photographed nine different exposures of each angle and then blended them in NIK HDR EFX Pro 2.  It was my first time to use their HDR application and I have to say I was very impressed with overall ease of use and the results.

Below are two images with a couple of exposures of each I pulled to show the best exposures I could produce in a single photograph for either the lit side of the room of the side of the room in shadow and what I was able to produce with NIK. 

After blending the seven exposures I then cut out and pasted the fire from one of the exposures and put it into the final HDR image using the transform tool and blending it normal at about 80%.  You have to play with the blending a bit so that it matches the rest of the photograph but usually 60-80% with give good results.  

The final move was to add a slight contrast curve and the results as you can see are natural and light.

This is a new photograph I have just finished.  It is cypress trees in a swamp in the Panhandle of Florida.  It was a beautiful sunset with the trees silhouetted against it.

The effect of motion was achieved in photoshop using the motion blur filter.

It can be purchased on my Fine Art America site at the link below and is available

on both canvas and photographic paper.

MY NEW BOOK IS OUT

I have just finished up the first book with my photography.  I hope you will take a look and enjoy the journey as much as enjoyed the journey over the years to produce the piece.

The book is dedicated to my daughter Jade, but in fact it could have been dedicated to every person that has been a part of my life, in even the smallest way because they each and every one made me who I am and how I see the world.

THE WORLD I SEE by Skip Nall | Make Your Own Book