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Welcome

This blog is dedicated to the advancement and better understanding of all things HDR (High Dynamic Range) and the fine art of Retouching...it will provide information relative to and assist those readers interested in advanced techniques and information in these areas.

You have no doubt asked why airhead?  Well, it comes from a Thomas Dolby song that my best friend and listened to with fun and enjoyment before he passed away over 5 years ago, so in memory of Will we have "AIRHEAD"...

Sit back and enjoy the information as I hope to bring you (at the very least) help you understand more about HDR, how to achieve it and the options you have in generating your images as well as some of the finer points of retouching.  Essentially techniques in developing the skills needed to become a digital artist.

Cheers

Chris

HDR, it all started when...

Let's start with some HDR...
I was out photographing detailed landscapes in search of scenes that had a higher dynamic range than my camera could capture in one frame.  I was looking for scenes with a lot of detail and contrast.  I was out with 2 photographer friends of mine, Mark Nadeau and Lenny Rumpler when we rolled passed this barn that was falling down.  We got permission to shoot it and proceeded to do so.  Later that day I began processing and merging exposures to HDR.  A recent reader of Ben Wilmore and his techniques helped get me started.  I was using Photomatix as a trial and only needed to see the first image to realize how much potential this really had.  This image was one of the first I processed and remember just looking at my monitor and laughing.