Shutter(-) Negative A Photographers Journey, With Complimentary Sarcasm

Quick View: Photomatix Pro 3.1

For quite some time, I have had a love/hate relationship with HDR photography. I love the look of the photos, and especially tone mapped images where it adds a certain artistic quality that not even film could muster. But I have always hated the free programs I've had at my disposale, or the alternative; hand making HDR images through tedious work in photoshop, which sadly is the option I have been going with for quite some time (and might give a tutorial over given the inspiration). I have known about Photomatix Pro since i first saw a tone mapped image. But alas, I am a poor broke SOB, so getting my hands on it for the longest time seemed unlikely.

Well through some gratuitous begging, and some favors cashed in, I now have a copy of Photomatix Pro. This little article will follow me my first time through the program. A full write up of using the program, along with more then likely my first video tutorial should come shortly once I get more time with it.