The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD

The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD
by Christian Bloch

The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD
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Author: Christian Bloch
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-02
ISBN: 1933952059
Number of pages: 344
Publisher: Rocky Nook

Book Reviews of The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD

Book Review: I already knew most from the internet
Summary: 3 Stars

I'm not in love with this book for several reasons. The first is WHAT book does not have an index. Table of Contents - YES - Index - NO

Another thing which is good AND bad. I use Photomatrix so everything I want to read about would be either theory or photomatrix. Yet the book talks about 4 or 5 pieces of software for each section. Thus 4/5 of the usable content is not about MY software and the part that IS I can find easily on the net. But I do like things in book form.

There is a TON of background information that I will read sooner or later. A TON! But right now I want to make pictures, not read theory.

Plus - want to read about correct problems with HDR (ghosting, gray skies, noise) but with no index - good luck finding it.

Summary of The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD

The HDRI Handbook reveals the secrets behind High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI). This cutting-edge imaging technology is a method to digitally capture and edit all light in a scene. It represents a quantum leap in imaging technology, as revolutionary as the leap from Black & White to Color imaging. If you are serious about photography, you will find that HDRI is the final step that places digital ahead of analog. The old problem of over- and underexposure in analog photography, which was never fully solved, is elegantly bypassed here. A huge variety of subjects can now be photographed for the first time ever.

HDRI emerged from the movie industry, and was once Hollywood's best kept secret. It is now a mature technology available to everyone. The only problem was that it was poorly documented until now. The HDRI Handbook is the manual that was missing.

Many questions remain open even for the computer graphics gurus that have been using HDRI for years. This is where The HDRI Handbook comes in. Included here is everything you need to build a comprehensive knowledge base that will enable you to become really creative with HDRI. This book is packed with practical hints and tips, software evaluations, workshops, and hands-on tutorials. Whether you are a photographer, 3D artist, compositor, or cinematographer, this book is sure to enlighten you.

Topics include:

  • Understanding the foundation of HDRI
  • Tools for a High Dynamic Range Workflow
  • How to capture HDR images: now and tomorrow
  • Tone mapping for creating superior prints
  • Image processing and compositing
  • All 4 ways to shoot panoramic HDRIs
  • Image based lighting and CG rendering
  • World premiere of the Smart Dynamic Range toolkit
  • Creative uses and unconventional applications

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