I don't often post articles about photography but I figured I would share this amazing website I came across today by photographer Trey Ratcliff.  Now those of you who are big on photography may know who this guy is while I imagine that the rest of you probably have a blank expression on your face.  He is one of a handful of talented photographers who has truly mastered the controversial topic of HDR photography, HDR meaning High Dynamic Range imaging.  I won't get into the technical stuff too much but all you should really know is that it is a current method where the artist/photographer takes several photographs of a scene at various exposures, both light and dark and then uploads these photos into a photo editing software program where they are then merged and post-processed to create the final image.  The idea behind the technique/method is to have a final image that captures all of the ranges of lights, darks, and greys to make a very appealing photograph.


Japan - Heartbeats of Time from Trey Ratcliff on Vimeo.


Anyways, back to Ratcliff, this guy has his very own blog/website where he posts many of his photos as well as videos which are all simply amazing!  Now I am not a hardcore fan of HDR photography but when it is done right and not overdone like many examples floating around on the internet, it is a truly beautiful thing.  What makes Ratcliff's website even better is that he offers his readers FREE inside knowledge as to how he created his artwork.  We're talking FREE HDR photography tutorials from a talented photographer, something which is very hard to come by these days with having to pay for it!  I have yet to try my hand at HDR photography but his tutorials are very interesting to watch and I might just have to give it a try sometime.

If you are a big time fan of photography or a fellow artist then I highly encourage you to check out his Free HDR photography tutorials as they are simply gold!

Here is Trey Ratcliff talking at Google.com about HDR photography, a must watch!