November 19th, 2007
This example of an HDR photo compared to a regular picture. I generated the 32-bit HDR image and then tone-map it with Photomatix. Then I’ll add the original picture back in Photoshop using blending modes, cross processing actions, and sharpening to finish it off.

June 26th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I am a neophyte photographer and I want to experiment with HDR photography. In the photograph of the outside/beach carnival you mentioned that you used photomatix and ” added the original layer back using blend mode, cross processing” can you explain this too me please? I am not sure how to add the original layer back.
Thanks a bunch