It works great for landscape photos and architecture where you want more of that natural look. If you want an HDR merge that is more on the realistic side then this is the way to go. This is the biggest of the new features – A new tone-mapping style called Tone Balancer.So what’s new in Photomatix Pro 6? Here’s a quick list: If you only do it once in a while, and aren’t very picky about the look you get, then use Lightroom”. But anyone that’s asked me about HDR software in the last couple of years, has always gotten the same answer: “If you’re really in to HDR… Photomatix is the way to go. Maybe because it’s my first experience with HDR, or maybe because I just feel comfortable with it. All I can say is that personally, for me, I prefer the look Photomatix gives. It’s hard to explain but it’s got an edge, detail and contrast to it that I don’t see when I merge photos in Lightroom.Īnd Yes… there’s other apps out there and yes I’ve tried them. Plus, it doesn’t have that “look” that Photomatix has. My only gripe about Lightroom is sometimes it’s HDR merge isn’t enough for the shadows and highlights. If I only kinda like the photo, and I don’t have big plans to print it large (maybe just share it online), then I’ll usually use Lightroom’s HDR merge for it. It may not be the most-used app on my computer, but it’s been there for 10 years. If I absolutely LOVE the photo, I still use Photomatix to do the merging because I’ve always like their “look”.
But, when I want that HDR “look”, or when I shoot architecture (or a really challenging scene), I do sometimes turn to an HDR merge. I’m usually able to get what I want from one photo. I don’t personally do a ton of HDR merging today. Believe it or not, it goes down as one of my top-selling DVDs ever. I spent the next few months getting really good at HDR, and I created a DVD on HDR Photography and Processing.
So much so, that I went back to the office the next week and bought it. I tried one of my photos on it and I was amazed. Then, on the computer in the classroom, he showed everyone this program called Photomatix and he merged together the bracketed photos in to an HDR. Back then, I wasn’t bracketing photos – and most people I knew weren’t either. I was teaching a landscape workshop, and I always walked by one guy who’s camera sounded like a machine gun the entire trip. My story with Photomatix goes back back almost 11 years to 2006. But if you do decide to purchase it, they gave me a 15% coupon code to share. Also, they have a free download trial which I’d suggest checking out first (it’s fully functional). There’s a video at the bottom of the post if you want to see it in action.
Photomatix Pro (which I’ve always held up as the father of all HDR software) just released a new version – Photomatix Pro 6. If you’re an HDR lover, than there’s some big news today.
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