High Dynamic Range (HDR): Great Examples and Tutorials

This post features some amazing high dynamic range (HDR) photos the work of great photographers around the world. I also show some very useful tutorial for anyone who wants to know more about the HDR techniques.

HDR photo is images that have a large exposure range, allowing for deeper contrast and detail in both shadows and highlights. The HDR effect can easily be overdone, leaving photos looking overprocessed, but when the techniques are used correctly, HDR pictures can have a stunning, otherworldly quality.

Wonderful High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photos

The Lost Hindu Temple in the Jungle Mist

The Exposed Temple Hall and the Third Stage of Enlightenment

Dranesville Tavern

The Sky Bar in Kuala Lumpur with a view of Petronas

Inverted Vertigo

The Lonely Trinity

I have reached the end of the world high dynamic range HDR Photography inspiration and tutorial in Photoshop

I’ve reached the end of the world

Sunflowers at Sunset

Hong Kong from the peak on a summer’s night

My Kinda Town

Playa de Bolonia, Tarifa

The Old Chinese Burial Chambers of Malacca

Grundvik main house

The Private Library

Greece is the word

Photo by Maciek Duczynski

The Open Road

Great and Useful HDR Tutorials

Here are some good tutorials that I found from several sites Photoshop and photography. All of these tutorials will be very helpful in increasing your knowledge challenged HDR photography.

HDR Tutorial – Everything You Need to Know About HDR Photography

Tutoral HDR photography in three languages, English, Português, and Español which will greatly assist you in mastering the HDR techniques. This tutorial not just for new photographers and those just getting started and want to make prettier pictures but also for advanced photographers ready to add new and improved HDR techniques.
How to Shoot and Post-Process Professional HDR Photos in One Day

In this tutorial you will learn the simple secrets of crafting a shoot sequence for HDR and creating professional quality HDR images in both Photomatix and Photoshop (depending on your weapon of choice). Not only will you learn an efficient workflow, but you’ll also learn the theory behind Dynamic Range. This lesson is taught by Peter Tellone, a professional photographer specializing in HDR landscapes.
Quick Tip: Producing a HDR Style Vignette in Photoshop

In this video tutorial we explore how to create a dramatic, stunning effect in Photoshop. We’ll take a look at the famed HDR and Vignette effect, and how we can use it to create beautiful and professional looking photos.
HDR Tutorial with Photomatix

The purpose of HDR photography is to show a higher range of detail than could ever be possible from a single image, this tutorial shows you how to obtain this using Photomatix.
Achieve HDR Style Effects Using Photoshop and the Lucis Art Filter

This tutorial has three parts. In this tutorial you can learn how to adding HDR styling to multiple types of images using the LucisArt filter.
Exposure Blending Tutorial

This tutorial will walk you through the basics of creating an HDR image by hand. All you need is a camera and photo editing software that supports layer masking (you can follow these steps in Photoshop).
How to Easily Fake an HDR Effect in Photoshop

An easy to follow tutorial showing you how to create a HDR photo without the actual (time-taking) HDR process.
Layered HDR Tone Mapping

This tutorial explains, step by step, how to achieve HDR pictures using layers and layers mask in Photoshop.
Post Processing HDR Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn after you have created your HDR image how to spice it up with some professional photoshop tecniques.
HDR Photoshop Effect Tutorial

This HDR Photoshop tutorial shows you an easy way to fake HDR photos in Photoshop. You don’t need to shoot into RAW or take multiple photos – one JPEG file is plenty.