About Me:

Name - Pat Fauquet
Location - Fairfax Station VA

I work with Bob LeVitus in his Dr. Mac consulting business. I am an active member of the Macintosh user group community. I have been solving Mac problems and teaching Mac users for over 20 years.

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This blog is written for the beginning to intermediate Macintosh user. While there are many technical information sites, my purpose is to write clear solutions to common Macintosh problems with lots of illustrations to make it easy to follow along.

In my work as a consultant, I must keep my computer up-to-date, so illustrations and directions will be made from the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system.

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Getting Your Digtial Images to Look Like What You Saw

Do you share my frustration that your camera just can't see to capture what your eye can see. Think about that beautiful sunrise or sunset. You can see all the detail in the foreground, but the camera produces an image where the sky is great but the foreground is lost in the shadows or the foreground looks great, but the sky is all washed out.

The type of image you are visualizing has a "
High Dynamic Range." While it is possible to produce HDR images with Photoshop, the $649 pricetag and the steep learning curve prevents amateur photographers from producing what they saw.
Do you share my frustration that your camera just can't see to capture what your eye can see. Think about that beautiful sunrise or sunset. You can see all the detail in the foreground, but the camera produces an image where the sky is great but the foreground is lost in the shadows or the foreground looks great, but the sky is all washed out.

The type of image you are visualizing has a "
High Dynamic Range." While it is possible to produce HDR images with Photoshop, the $649 pricetag and the steep learning curve prevents amateur photographers from producing what they saw.

Creacreed has introduced an inexpensive HDR image builder available for $59.95 that is also easy to use. To learn more about HDR images, ready Kelly Turner's Macworld article,
Hydra: low-cost HDR image builder and be sure to check out his links not only to Hydra, but also another Macworld article by Derrick Story, Extend Your Dynamic Range. If you visit the Cancreed Hydra web site, be sure to watch the screencasts to learn how to use Hydra.