I have wanted to get into HDR (high dynamic range) photography for a while but the software was quite expensive. My Canon eos 70d has a built in HDR mode but the effects have been disappointing. Yesterday I was in the supermarket when I saw a magazine that had a free full copy of photomatix which was one of the pieces of software I looked at. I picked the magazine up and downloaded the software. I decided to give it a try today since it was stormy and produced a nice sky. The process works by combining 5 images and keeps all the details from both the shadows and highlights. The effects vary but I prefer a little bit more HDR effect than a natural image. The images are taken in the camera using exposure bracketing mode which is 5 images automatically taken at the different exposures. Below are my results from today. Take a look and scroll down to see about the free software.
As far as I can tell anyone can download the software if you have the code. The code seems a generic one and not unique per magazine reader. If you would like to try and see if it works head to this link
http://www.hdrsoft.com/download/dpmag/ .
In the access code box enter PDM112014
The software is available for free until December 9th 2014. I recommend getting the magazine though as it has some handy guides on HDR technique and how to use the free full photmatix software. The magazine is called Digital Photo and it is the November 2014 issue.
(Link to magazine site)
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