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Sebastian Szyszka, Editor at PhotographyReview.com
01/17/08
“The HDRI Handbook” - The current High Dynamic Range Bible
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In all honesty, this is a very thorough and enlightening book about a difficult subject, and it’s presented in a very easy to swallow package. If you’re interested in what is arguably the next frontier in imaging, pick this book up.
I carry it with me everywhere I go, reading bits as often as I can.
Sebastian Szyszka
PhotographyReview.com
PhotographyReview.com
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Andrew Rodney, Editor at Photoshopnews.com
12/27/07
Bloch does an excellent job of using various
analogies to clearly explain some rather
complex concepts and his style is
humorous and never dry.
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One chapter covered HDR and Panoramic photography. I really hated that chapter. I got so excited about the prospect of trying this out I ended up spending $1500 for a new Carbon Fiber tripod and the entire Really Right Stuff Pano head! Seriously, I’m really looking forward to trying some of the techniques illustrated in this book.
Print quality, illustrations all the images is top notch. At 341 pages, there’s no fluff to be found and I think this was a great primer on a subject I only knew about in passing. ... Highly recommend.
Andrew Rodney
PhotoshopNews.com
PhotoshopNews.com
Read the full review at Book Round-up of 2007 of Photoshopnews.com
Jack Howard, Editor at Popular Photography
08/29/07
If you have not done so yet, GO ORDER THIS BOOK!
It is the single-most informative book on all
aspects of HDRI I have ever seen.
If all you want to do is crunch together three shots at AEB +1/-1 and tonemap the bejezzus out of it, you mightn't need to read it. But if you are serious about perfecting HDR from impressionistic to seamless photorealistic, and the HOW behind it--from CGI to lightpainting in 32-bit space to Pano to every major program in the marketplace--this is an exceptional resource.
If all you want to do is crunch together three shots at AEB +1/-1 and tonemap the bejezzus out of it, you mightn't need to read it. But if you are serious about perfecting HDR from impressionistic to seamless photorealistic, and the HOW behind it--from CGI to lightpainting in 32-bit space to Pano to every major program in the marketplace--this is an exceptional resource.