HDR PHOTOGRAPHY

Hs anyone used Photomatix?

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Permalink Reply by James Elliott on April 1, 2010 at 6:06pm

I left you a comment on your page about this. I'll copy and paste it for you here:

Hello Betsy, just saw your status asking about Photomatix. I have tried it for a few HDR's of mine own (not posted on this site) and I have to say it works great. It's simple, easy to use, and cheap. I reccomend it.

-James
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Permalink Reply by Greg maklae on April 2, 2010 at 3:19am

I use it, as well as the HDR routine in Elements 8. Both need fine tuning after default settings, but of the two, Photomatrix is easier to use, but you still have to go into PS for sharpening.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Baldwin on April 2, 2010 at 12:41pm

I also have used it and like it. Easy and does a good job.

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Permalink Reply by Gary on April 2, 2010 at 1:37pm

Hi, I use Photomatix all the time. It is really great BUT you have to be carefull not to over-tonemap (unless that is the look you want). I have a Nikon so when I bracket I take 5 or 7 images (Nikon only brackets +/- 1ev). I highly recoment the product. Gary

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Permalink Reply by Chris Reynolds on April 8, 2010 at 5:11pm

hmm.. nikon only brackets at 1 ev? really? i could of swore i can bracket at 2ev.. my camera's not on me but.. interesting.. Anyways.. i love Photomatrix! easy to use!!!! :)

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Permalink Reply by Robert Benson on April 8, 2010 at 6:21pm

Photomatix is a great program and worth the money. It's more user friendly than the straight photoshop HDR processing tool and give you more control over a multitude of features. CS5 is coming out in a few days though so you might want to wait and see if the new CS5's HDR features handle HDR better before making the decision. Photomatix is $100. So, if you end up getting CS5 and the HDR processor is better, you will want to kick yourself.

Just a thought!