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Post by Tpgettys on Sept 23, 2017 16:11:03 GMT
David Hill is a photographer that is getting mentioned quite a bit lately. A Google search will turn up several hits, including images of his works: David Hill ImagesIn some the colors have a HDR look, while others are rather desaturated, but they all have high contrast. I offer you two tutorials which are pretty short and have several steps in common, but the end results are somewhat different. I had a lot of fun playing with both of them and coming to appreciate the common thread between them. I hope you have fun too! The first one is a video and has colors that are more like an HDR image: Learn Photoshop Elements - Dave Hill HDR effectThe second one is text-based (in step 11 use a Gaussian blur like is done in first tutorial), and yields a more desaturated end result: The Dave Hill EffectHere is one of several of the images I came up with using these ideas (I added a strong vignette at the end) I am very much looking forward to seeing your creations! | Original | Dave Hill Effect
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Post by whippet on Sept 23, 2017 19:16:20 GMT
Amazing, Tom. But what does HDR stand for, please? Not to worry, I have just looked at his tutorial.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Sept 23, 2017 23:29:41 GMT
But what does HDR stand for, please? HDR usually stands for High Dynamic Range. A camera is not able to capture the full range of values that the eye can. What is often done is to mount your camera on a tripod, capture 3 (or more) images, each exposed for a different range of values, then combine the parts of each image that are exposed correctly. The idea is to capture one image that resolves the shadows (causing the highlight to be totally over-exposed), another with the brightest parts properly exposed (causing the shadows to be completely black), and another with the subject properly exposed (the kind of image we most commonly take). The final image combines the 3 properly exposed components yielding an image that shows details in the shadows and highlights and with a good rendering of the subject. |
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Post by fotofrank on Sept 24, 2017 16:50:26 GMT
Thanks Tom! The image on the left is the original. The middle after applying this effect. The right is made up of stacking them on separate layers and setting middle image blendmode to Luminosity.  |
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Post by whippet on Sept 24, 2017 16:53:50 GMT
@ Tom.
That is really interesting. I had wondered how anyone could possibly get three identical shots.
Never entered my head re. using a tripod.
As I said, the final image is amazing.
Thank you for the information.
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Post by Tpgettys on Sept 24, 2017 20:06:16 GMT
The image on the left is the original. The middle after applying this effect. The right is made up of stacking them on separate layers and setting middle image blendmode to Luminosity. Thanks for giving it a go Frank! To my eye the middle one captures the Dave Hill Effect as I have come to understand it. |
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Post by kdcintx on Sept 25, 2017 1:02:15 GMT
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Post by Lillias on Sept 25, 2017 14:43:48 GMT
I used the written tutorial for this. pic from morguefile Click for larger view.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Sept 26, 2017 4:10:37 GMT
I like the grittiness of your image kdcintx ! Yours too Lillias; although for myself, I like the desaturated version of this effect that you used better than then one I choose. Well done! |
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Post by Lillias on Sept 27, 2017 10:08:44 GMT
Thought I'd give this another try but this time I used the video tutorial. Seeing the result I think I prefer the written tutorial. pic from morguefile.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Sept 27, 2017 20:56:26 GMT
Thought I'd give this another try but this time I used the video tutorial. Seeing the result I think I prefer the written tutorial. Thanks for trying it out Lillias! They certainly yield different results, but I suspect different subject matter will work better with one over the other. The video starts with an image that is mostly dark, and I think such images may work out better with his technique. Starting with an image with a lot of light in it will likely require the later steps that use a mask and blur to get rid of the unsightly artifacts caused by the unsharp mask. |
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Post by Lillias on Sept 27, 2017 21:39:44 GMT
Thanks for trying it out Lillias! They certainly yield different results, but I suspect different subject matter will work better with one over the other. The video starts with an image that is mostly dark, and I think such images may work out better with his technique. You are welcome. Yes I agree I think darker images would work better with the technique in the video. I think that’s where I went wrong with my second effort at this – my image was too bright. I also prefer the slightly de-saturated look that the written tutorial provides. |
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Post by ritage on Sept 28, 2017 22:46:56 GMT
I tried the written tutorial on several very different images and think it is most effective with one single large and, as already discussed, darkish object. But I must confess that in every example I liked the original better. I suppose I'm not an HDR person 
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Post by PeteB on Nov 14, 2020 2:31:11 GMT
I have always liked the Dave Hill effect ... so I thought that I would give it a try. Here is my attempt based loosely on the first mentioned tutorial.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 15, 2020 7:14:35 GMT
I have always liked the Dave Hill effect ... so I thought that I would give it a try. Here is my attempt based loosely on the first mentioned tutorial. I REALLY like your result PeteB ! It is worthy of publication in any number of venues. |
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