Tone Mapping with GIMP

Tone Mapping with GIMP: "“Tone mapping reduces global contrast in images while increasing local contrast and shadow/highlight detail.” or so Gimp Addict’s Tone Mapper tutorial says. Go and read his tutorial, I will add few comments to it:"

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Tone Mapping Emulation - Tutorials

Tone Mapping Emulation - Tutorials: "
This tutorial explains the process used in applying tone mapping to single digital photographs using Adobe® Photoshop® CS2’s Local Adaptation feature.

Generally, tone mapping is used in conjunction with a High Dynamic Range (HDR) process. The HDR process normally requires multiple exposures of an image. However, this tutorial requires only one exposure of an image to emulate true tone mapping. In some circles, this process is also known as “16-32-16 Tone Mapping”."

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Tone Mapping

Tone Mapping: "This HDR tutorial concentrates in tone mapping in Photomatix Pro 3.0. Besides tone mapping I'll do some preprocessing and postprocessing in Photoshop."

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Tone Mapping in Photography: HDR Effect – PictureCorrect

Tone Mapping in Photography: HDR Effect – PictureCorrect: "When creating HDR images one must be concerned with the HDR look. But what exactly is the HDR look? If one wants to be technical then the look is defined as a tone mapped look; an image that is the product of the merging of three or more bracketed exposures that is the result of tone mapping and not the merger alone."

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Photography In The Sunshine State - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Photography In The Sunshine State - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "So you’re coming to Florida this winter! It has been nearly 500 years since Ponce de León began the Florida tourist rush when he stepped ashore a beach near present-day St. Augustine. Arriving during Easter Week in 1513, the Spanish explorer surveyed the scene, liked what he saw and christened the place La Florida, the Land of Flowers."

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The Perfect Exposure - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

The Perfect Exposure - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Let's start with the basics. An exposure meter measures the amount of light that strikes it and, based on this data and the ISO you've programmed into it, provides you with a series of shutter-speed/ƒ-stop combinations that will produce proper exposure for the metered subject or scene. So goes the theory."

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10 Creative Winter Jump Starts - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

10 Creative Winter Jump Starts - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "The old saying in Minnesota is that we have nine months of winter and three months of tough sledding. While this is a bit of an exaggeration, it often starts to seem that way to photographers waiting for spring wildflowers and lush green scenics."

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Winter's Grace - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Winter's Grace - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "I love to photograph nature during the winter. Emotionally, th quiet and stillness are calming and meditative to me. Here in the Yosemite area, the tourist traffic slows down and so the atmosphere is less frenetic. Over the years, I’ve made more Yosemite images during winter than any other season."

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10 Ways to Develop Yourself Photographically

10 Ways to Develop Yourself Photographically: "A painter once said, “The soul of art is inspiration.” I couldn’t agree more. I can’t count on two hands the number of times I continued to work on a shoot because I was inspired by the light, or got up in the middle of the night to brainstorm a shoot idea because I was inspired by the movie I just watched."

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