• About Me


    If I am not taking photos, I am the permanent stunt double of the Incredible Hulk. Enjoy my photographs!

Tutorials

St. Paul before and after
3. August 2016

[image_slider animation=”fadeInUp”] [image_slide url=”http://www.lightsandbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSC0649_after.jpg” image_url=”http://www.lightsandbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSC0649_after.jpg” lightbox=”true”] [image_slide url=”http://www.lightsandbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSC0649_before.jpg” image_url=”http://www.lightsandbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSC0649_before.jpg” lightbox=”true”] [/image_slider]   Since years I have not been to London because I was under the impression that the food is not very good over in the UK (I hate fish). […]


Taking non HDR pictures in Cuba
20. July 2016

OK, I know I was telling you a lot about HDR on my blog here but not in all the cases HDR really works well! I am still producing the majority of my photographs using the HDR technique but sometimes […]


Different Camera Settings at DRUPA in Düsseldorf
15. June 2016

I was forced to take some photographs at a show named DRUPA. DRUPA stands for Print and Paper in German. I was not the only person that had a camera at the show but most probably I was the only […]


The Art of my Photographs
29. May 2016

For many years I have taken photographs and they all came out ordinary of the camera. I am not saying those where bad pictures, but to me there was something missing. HDR and the whole post processing component was the […]


My Way to an HDR Image #7
12. May 2016

Another Before and After Example Here is another before and after shoot. The photograph below is coming directly form the camera. The settings where Aperture Priority mode with an F-Stop of 7.1. Bracketing mode was at -2, 0, +2. Of […]


My Way to an HDR Image #6
11. May 2016

Before and After Below you can find the image that comes directly out of the camera without any post processing at all. It is not a bad picture, but using image post processing as I describe it, this certainly can […]


My Way to an HDR Image #5
10. May 2016

Working with Presets Over the years now I have been working with Photomatix Pro and I found out a lot of stuff that is really cool! I have decided to create my own presets to work with. Those presets are […]


My Way to an HDR Image #4
9. May 2016

Finishing Touch I usually sharpen the image before saving it. The “real” finishing touches I will do in Adobe Photoshop. I personally just miss a few functions at this point like horizontal alignment. To me it is simply easier to […]


My Way to an HDR Image #3
8. May 2016

Adjust the combined Photographs This is where all the fun in Photomatix starts! With the sliders (see screenshot below) you can now start combing the bracketed photographs taken the way you like it.   [image_slider animation=”fadeInUp”] [image_slide url=”http://www.lightsandbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sliders-Section.png” image_url=”http://www.lightsandbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sliders-Section.png” lightbox=”true”] […]


My Way to an HDR Image #2
7. May 2016

HDR Options Menu in Photomatix The following screenshot shows the options to post process the image in Photomatix. There are multiple options available that do really magic things when enabled. But for you, that is very easy now to choose […]