Using HDR For Interior Shots

[tesarver]

Playing with HDR to take interior shots.

All shots taken with:

Camera 5D MKII
Lens: EF 16-35mm f2.8L @ 17mm
Each picture is made up of 3 photos -1.5, 0, +1.5 @ f/11 ISO 400

Family Room


Bedroom 1


Bedroom 2


Bedroom 3


All processed in Lightroom using Nik HDR Efex Pro, then over to elements to fix the perspective.

What are your thoughts?

Tom

[Muscat]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

Tom, nice idea and the HDR has been used well.

I think it has worked well in the family room and bedroom 2 but for me there seems to be a colour cast in the bedroom 3, possibly from the pink walls and in the bedroom 1 shot the carpet seems to change colour quite dramatically from the left of the bed to the right, not sure why but if it meant to be the same colour I think this needs a little more work.

I must have a go at HDR some time

[paul linton]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

Works well as i wouldn't of known that HDR had been applied,
Agree about Bedroom1, but a bit of photoshop can sort that colour change.
Do you have a shot taken with just one exposure of a room to see what the difference is with out HDR. been applied

Paul

[tesarver]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

Here are the Non-HDR Shots:

Family Room


Bedroom 1


Bedroom 2


Bedroom 3


Tom

[tesarver]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

Tom, nice idea and the HDR has been used well.

I think it has worked well in the family room and bedroom 2 but for me there seems to be a colour cast in the bedroom 3, possibly from the pink walls and in the bedroom 1 shot the carpet seems to change colour quite dramatically from the left of the bed to the right, not sure why but if it meant to be the same colour I think this needs a little more work.

I must have a go at HDR some time

Thanks for the comments. The carpet color difference is caused by how the carpet was walked on. Thanks for pointing that out, as I should of run the sweeper & tried & get the carpet to look uniform. Something to note for the next time.

Tom

Works well as i wouldn't of known that HDR had been applied,
Agree about Bedroom1, but a bit of photoshop can sort that colour change.
Do you have a shot taken with just one exposure of a room to see what the difference is with out HDR. been applied

Paul

Thanks, Added the non-hdr for compare.

Tom

[hhcanon]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

I think you have done really well. At least its not over cooked and looking unnatural. well done.
Rob

[BT Bob]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

Tom, I'm really impressed with these.

I've been VERY critical of HDR images previously, but these really work for me. I think it's apparent from the "normal" shots that the treatment has been very symptheticlly applied and is very subtle, but effective.

Major lesson here, I reckon - less is often more!! Great work.

[Trevoreast]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

Good effort, I agree with the above comments.

All I would suggest is one addtional exposure metered for the windows.

Trev

[Muscat]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

The HDR has had a very positive impact on the images, well done

[tesarver]

Re: Using HDR For Interior Shots

Good effort, I agree with the above comments.

All I would suggest is one addtional exposure metered for the windows.

Trev

Thanks Trev for the suggestion & comment

Tom

The HDR has had a very positive impact on the images, well done

Thanks Muscat.

Tom