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My first attempt at interior photography for a local architect. I haven't used the built in HDR processing engine on the K5 , but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm surprised because they don't look over processed and cartoonish. I only had a couple hours to shoot four rooms. The HDR feature helped with this time constraint. I liked the quality, so I shot with it. I didn't use my soft boxes as originally planned but I will probably need them when I return to shoot the basement bar and master bath. I'm really liking the HDR on this camera. Loving the K5!!!The client may be using these for their website and publications. Comments would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Nicely done, these show off the built in HDR function very well and the result is pretty natural.

I've done a couple of interior shoots in the last few weeks. It didn't occur to me to shoot using the built in HDR function. Instead I shot in RAW (as always), imported the images into Lightroom 3, and used the free Enfuse plugin to do the exposure blending. The workflow is very simple, though the actual processing is slow.

Considering the extra time required with my approach, and the limited gains, I think the built in HDR function could be the way to go. Thanks for sharing.
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Model Mike said:
Nicely done, these show off the built in HDR function very well and the result is pretty natural.

I've done a couple of interior shoots in the last few weeks. It didn't occur to me to shoot using the built in HDR function. Instead I shot in RAW (as always), imported the images into Lightroom 3, and used the free Enfuse plugin to do the exposure blending. The workflow is very simple, though the actual processing is slow.

Considering the extra time required with my approach, and the limited gains, I think the built in HDR function could be the way to go. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the comment Mike. I will look into that plug-in for Lightroom. I would like to see the difference between the two. Using a RAW file may have it's advantages. Also, just in case I'm using my K20 backup. I did use the HDR in camera setting with only one bar shaded out of the three. I just assumed mild HDR processing. Time to get out the manual. Thanks again Mike,
Peter
 
Your pictures look great Pete, very natural and show off the house very well. I think you should expect to get more business/clients. Its interesting to see the in camera HDR being used as part of a photographer's toolkit, rather than as a gimmicky filter-like effect. Looks like it is a very viable solution to certain photographic challenges.

I'm curious as to what a non-HDR shot of the scene looks like, as a point of comparison, if you've got one.
 
very beautiful shots, refreshingly natural look.

cheers,

Rene
 
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Peter; I agree with others-- those really are very nice photos. The K5 has four HDR options: Auto, then "strengths" of 1, 2 and 3. I'm quite curious as to which HDR setting you used for these excellent interior shots.

I've done some outdoor experimenting w/ the K5s HDR mode but haven't come up with anything this good.

Cheers. Ernie
 
Very nice indeed! Good work! My new K-5 is on it's way...can't wait. I too am curious which in-camera HDR setting you used as well. Also, if you tweaked any other settings along with it?

Thanks!
 
Thanks for the comments. I'm sure they look good now considering all the kind words. Sometimes a second, third, fourth etc... set of eyes, lets me see much clearer. I used the setting with just one shaded bar. I haven't looked at my manual yet but I'm sure it's the weakest setting. EV was set to -1.
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petey40 said:
Thanks for the comments. I'm sure they look good now considering all the kind words. Sometimes a second, third, fourth etc... set of eyes, lets me see much clearer. I used the setting with just one shaded bar. I haven't looked at my manual yet but I'm sure it's the weakest setting. EV was set to -1.
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Yes, the are great interior shots! Very crisp and clean and nice dynamic range. Thanks for the K-5 setting info!
 
Vewry well done. I really like them.

Cheers.

Ron

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These are excellent. I tried the K-7 HDR which did not auto-align but have not stepped up to the K-5 version. These are inspiring though!

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Hmmmmmmm, those look pretty darned good. I'd tried the in-camera HDR on a few outdoor shots in the past and was NOT impressed, so I didn't try it any more. Perhaps I'll experiment with it again.
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I think you pulled off great shots here and you're right: they do look completely natural. I'd never thought the built-in HDR of my K-5 would be useful for anything as it does only jpeg but this is a fantastic use I'd have never thought of! K-5: the tool of choice for real estate agents?

The house looks like it has neither soul nor life in it - it looks like it's an artist impression or a computer drawing. It is not you, it's the furniture, the shape of the rooms, the whole space - the place doesn't have a character to it, no personality, nothing.

But I have to agree that this looks like a time-efficient, high-quality approach to interior photography and you should be proud of this series - so should your customer!

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My God. Do any of you know what HDR is for???? I'll give you a hint: you failed HDR in your last photo because the highlights in the windows are still blown out. It's not some sort of insta-art cool effect applicable to all photos. Only certain scenes are even compatible with HDR techniques, and others will see absolutely no improvement at all.

HDR is for scenes with a (wait for it) high dynamic range! This special little expression refers to the range of brightness of light. If there are very dark shadows and bright highlights in the same scene, camera sensors would be unable to expose for both in a single photo. I can expose for the highlights, but the shadows will be too dark and detail gets lost. Likewise, I can expose for the shadows, but the highlights can get blown out and again detail lost. HDR lets you combine two or more photos to get the best of both worlds, so to speak

An example of a scene where you would want to use HDR: a landscape with a dark foreground and bright sky.

An example of a scene where using HDR is 105% pointless: a portrait of your dog. Jesus Christ, people; stop doing this!!! Likewise, a room indoors will not benefit from HDR, aside from being able to fix blown-out highlights from a bright window, which you don't seem to know about because you effed it up in your last photo. Also stop doing HDRs of landscapes on a cloudy day where all you are doing is adding those ugly glowing edges to everything. The best HDR should NOT not be noticed.
 
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