Book review – HDRI Handbook
Recently I have begun to do quite a bit more HDR work, particularly in the area of real estate. I currently have only hotshoe flash – the 580EX – and I can only take it off camera as far as my sync cord will let me. With some properties, this has forced me to rely on HDR in order to get the lighting right. In general, I like the effect of HDR on certain landscape shots but dislike it for real estate – my opinion being that it makes the light too flat and the shots lit with multiple flashes look more dramatic. Nevertheless, I decided that it was time to learn more about HDR so I found a copy of the The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD at my company’s library and took it home to read. Originally I planned to buy the book online but then decided it was better to preview it first. To be honest, I was very glad that I did this, because overall I do not plan to purchase it.