Customer Reviews:
 5/5 next to perfect June 3, 2008
Matthew Dartford (Norwich uk)
ill cut to the chase, this book is really for peps who work in CG/Computer generated images...if youre looking for a book about tone mapping you would be better off looking else where.
Fot CG people though this book is worth evey penny!
 Confused April 7, 2008
S. Webster (Northern Ireland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a complete novice to HDR imaging I was seeking a guide written in layman's terms to get me kick-started but unfortunately for me this book wasn't it. The HDRI Handbook may present a complete and comprenhensive guide to the topic but I'm afraid I found it disjointed, largely incomprenhensible and much too hard work to wade through, probably due to my lack of technical knowledge. I'm not new to photo imaging nor do I lack the ability to grasp new knowledge and concepts but personally I derived a lot more understanding from the tutorials presented in some of the current photo mags. The search continues!
fascinating, comprehensive resource for HDR photography January 3, 2008
D. Graham (Wakefield, UK)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
The book kicks off with a couple of very technical chapters looking at the background to HDRI, a comparison of the various image formats together with a very comprehensive look at a wide range of HDRI software currently available, from freeware up to the top of the line packages, comparing features of each. This takes up the first third of the book, and I did feel a bit like I was being overloaded with technical info.
However, then the book does it get onto the interesting bit - how to take HDRI images, and what to do with them when you've got them. Suddenly all the dry tech stuff up front makes sense, and you can see where all the bits go, and why. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 look at taking HDRI images, tone mapping and HDR image processing, and cover the subject extremely well, with huge amounts of useful information and clear step-by-step instructions.
The last two chapters cover panoramic HDR images and an interesting (but again quite technical) chapter on HDR in computer-generated imaging.
So, the first couple of chapters could put off a novice photographer, but dig a little further and there is a wealth of information here. If you're interested in HDR images and what you can do with them, then this is a fantastic resource. And it comes with an accompanying DVD packed with software, sample HDR images and tutorial files.
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