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HDR Photography & Printing Primer

Use the Full Dynamic Range to Get More from Your Prints

Most Popular Papers for HDR Image Printing

Polar Pearl Metallic - experience amazing image depth and black saturation

UltraPro Gloss -smooth high gloss for deep blacks, smooth mid-tones, and brilliant highlights

Polar Matte - non-reflective surface is best for keeping viewers focused on the details of your image


As you may know, something is lost in the transition from transmitted light to reflected light. In other words, ink on paper is not capable of truly matching your monitor.

Now this is not a bad thing and is nothing new. We're only aware of the difference now that most images are viewed on high tech and often too bright LCD and LED monitors.

One way to compensate for the difference is to give your printer as much photographic information as possible - more detail about the shadows, highlights, and tonal transitions. One way to do this is with High Dynamic Range image processing. Using HDR, you can create images with expanded detail from shadows to highlights, or you can make hyperrealistic images with exaggerated colors and sharpness.

© Rob Hull



© Laurie Excell

 

You can discover more about HDR images, processing techniques, and papers for printing your work at Red River Paper's HDR resource.

  • What is HDR?
  • How do I make HDR images?
  • Tools to make HDR easy
  • Best inkjet photo papers to print full dynamic range images

Graphic Designers Take Note

Inkjet Paper for Graphic Design & Illustration

Inkjet printing offers the perfect way to proof your work to clients. Because of the wide range of possible projects, Red River is the perfect choice because of our wide selection of surfaces and weights.

With your business and reputation at stake, you need the proven quality of Red River Paper brand inkjet media for comps, layouts, and portfolio printing.

Continue reading Best Inkjet Papers for Graphic Designers here

 

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We invite you to join Red River Paper's Facebook Community right now! Iinteract with fellow photo and art enthusiasts, share your creative work, and learn a little along the way.

Our Facebook moderator Derrick Story (of TheDigitalStory.com fame) provides lively content and an open forum for your comments. He's an expert in photography and photo gear in his own right and we're thrilled to have him be your guide when you Like Red River Paper on Facebook.

 

Photo Links from the Around the Web

HDR Related Links

Mastering High Dynamic Range Photography & Lightpainting (RRP Recommended educator Ben Willmore)

The HDRI Handbook 2.0 -a comprehensive guide to high dynamic range imaging

The Secret To Shooting Natural-Looking HDR Photos Using 32-Bit HDR (Adorama)

A Beginner's Guide to HDR (thephotoforum.com)

HDR Efex Pro 2 Review (Layers Magazine)

7 Elements of Photography We Can Learn From The Hobbit (DPS)

Essential HDR Workflow (dpreview.com)

More Photo Enthusiast Links

Micro Four Thirds Lenses on Display (The Digital Story)

Nautical Photography (PictureCorrect)

4 Uses for Lightroom’s Graduated Filter Tool (DPS)

Create In-Camera White Balance Experiments (Photojojo)

31 Majestic Examples of Mountain Photography (Photo Argus)

High ISO Shooting Tips (Photofocus)

Fitting A Modern Camera With An Old-School Flashbulb (DIYPhotography)

A Chemical History Of Photography (Fstoppers)

Which is best? Spot, Center Weight, or Matrix metering? (Digital Photo Secrets)

 

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