HDR Effect on a single photo?

[newquaylad]

can anyone surgest a program that lets u do hdr effect on a single photo?

 

[mrbez]

The only way I know of is to open the raw file, and underexpose it and save. Do the same again and over expose it and save.

Then you will have 3 exposures, -1, 0, +1

The result will not be as good as using 3 bracketed shots from the camera though, as far as I know?

 

[billybob99]

I've been playing with oloneo lately free as well

 

[canon_togger]

oloneo photo engine

 

[CT]

As said, you can copy a single image, vary the exposures combine the images, and often get a good result, but you really need tone mapping software for the best HDR results. You can dowload a free trial version of Photomatix which will give you a good introduction to how HDR works.

 

[pellepiano]

If you only are interested in the Tonemapping effect and not exposure blending, Topaz Adjust can make Local Contrast enhance the image in that way, or destroy it.

There is also a Tonemapping plugin for Photoshop, from Photomatix.

 

[swanseamale47]

Photomatix will work from a single raw, Dynamic photo hdr will work from a single raw or jpeg, Photoshop CS5 will also work from either raw or jpeg.

 

[Digifrog]

Photomatix Pro. You can either use as a Ps plugin, or as I do, as a standalone program, save the 16bit TIFF and then fire into Ps for final tweaking.

Rgds

 

[Pete B]

http://www.martinandanna.talktalk.net/autohdr.html nuff said

 

[onikami]

http://www.martinandanna.talktalk.net/autohdr.html nuff said

Gonna check this out when get home.

 

[Byker28i]

Check out the contrast masking thread

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=30650

Just need to beware of halo's but these can be adjusted.

 

[redddraggon]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/redddraggon/5340311693/

That was done with a single exposure in Photomatix, I just metered the exposure off the sky.