Railway Station in Helsinki, Finland

When I shot this picture, it was really dull with overcast clouds and dull toned. Lucky had it bracket and in raw. Another post process using Qtpfsgui and GIMP software. Love this two open source software. Helsinki railway station is one of their main attraction since most commuters will end up here either for work or leisure.

other related post. click on the links below

• Notre Dame
• Gimp Software
• Qtpfsgui Dowloads
• Qtpfsgui Tutorial

Notre Dame you have never seen before!

Notre Dame in Paris, France. Ok I know its a bit strong in saturation and grainy. I just love it. Processed with Qtpfsgui program. Creating this process is not easy as stated from my previous post HERE. Its free but need a lot of practice. There are other images in this blog that I have created using this processed. Do check them out

• My two year old nephew with a paper fan
• Crossover Band
• My Family Portrait

Another style that is of course the Dave Hill Effects. Mention in previous post on faking it. Fake HDR

Thanks for viewing

Family Portrait Eid Mubarak 2009

Still learning this technique.. My d50 is giving way to many noise so it is not as clean as I wanted..

Hope the D300 would come into my life soon. Click on the image to see in full size

Crossover Band with HDR effects

High Dynamic Rendition (HDR)

Previous post I wrote about Dave Hill effects http://www.davehillphoto.com/

I have been trying on some of my images and apparently it is quite tedious to execute. And when I make some mistake, I need to repeat the process back and this will take most of my time. Being an employed person during the day and spending 10 hours at work, all this time consuming post editing will not help my progress in photography

But recently as I was browsing, I stumble upon this blog http://garmahis.com/tutorials/hdr-tutorial-free-software/ that actually has a much simpler way to do it. The result is also quite satisfying too. I was recently given the assigment to photograph my brother's newborn daughter for her first 3 months celebration. We call this "Majlis Cukur Rambut" which is basically her first haircut and blessing. So this is so call my first attempt and publishing of HDR images. 

But before you actually start doing this experiment, you need to download this software. Click below:

• Qpfsgui- http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/
  
• Gimp- http://www.gimp.org/

Related do's and don't

• http://www.davehillphoto.com/
  
• http://gimpology.com/submission/view/fake_hdr_look_in_gimp/
  
• http://www.flickr.com/groups/hdr/
  

Dry leaves film noir

A new addition to my collection of Istockphoto.com images. I always have a soft spot for film noir style images. Those dark, creepy yet sexy look. This two particular image that I create from with Gimp software is anew project of mine. I set up a new Lightbox in Istockphoto.com call Film Noir Inspired Environment. Just abstracts or scene you would find in film noir scene. Do check out the light box here

Its a start. So I still got more to offer so stay tune. If you need more query about this, do drop me a mail. And If you want to purchase this images, go to my portfolio at Istockphoto.com by clicking the banner below.

How to create Dave Hill's effects using a Gimp Photo editor

No photoshops? Under budget? Use open source Gimp to create stunning images.

A lot of us wonder how those images in magazines or cd covers of celebrity seems to pop out or has that 3D visuals. Well onefamous photographer has create quite a stir in the photgraphy industry that it has been a challenge for a of photographer to try a create the same effect. The artist is Dave Hill. The technique is called Dave Hill's effects. His website has behind the scene video. So check them out.

I found this website http://gimpology.com/submission/view/fake_hdr_look_in_gimp/

that can gives you amazing effects. Of course there are other simpler ways in doing it. HDR images requires a differant software where you to take 3 same images with different exposure to create this stunning effects. Check this out 

http://gimper.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2088

Want to try those professional post processed images that look amazingly alive. 

There are a lot of tutorials in websites on doing this effects. Mostly in Photoshops. Being an amatuer photographer and has a VERY small budget, purchasing photoshops can break our wallets. So Gimp software offers a great alternatives and yes its free. you can download them atwww.Gimp.org.

More links for you likings

Creating Dave Hill Look using Photoshops

Creating Dave Hill Look in Gimp

HDR tutorial

Video Tutorial of Dave Hill looks