v4voodoo
White GT3 RS
The After shot is tonemapped using PhotoMatix and 3 bracketed exposures shot handheld. The Before shot is the middle exposure, basically what the camera would choose using evaluative metering and no exposure compensation.
I'm pretty certain a very similar result could be achieved by tonemapping one shot.
Closeups of white cars like that usually end up being underexposed if no exposure compensation is selected. When shooting (a white car) with just one shot (rather than a bracket) I usually find it most effective to compensate by about +2/3 stops.
Note how the tonemapping really brings out the warmth on the left side of the car, this is from the sun rising at the time from camera left but it's largely lost in the (automatically) underexposed shot.
White GT3 RS
The After shot is tonemapped using PhotoMatix and 3 bracketed exposures shot handheld. The Before shot is the middle exposure, basically what the camera would choose using evaluative metering and no exposure compensation.
I'm pretty certain a very similar result could be achieved by tonemapping one shot.
Closeups of white cars like that usually end up being underexposed if no exposure compensation is selected. When shooting (a white car) with just one shot (rather than a bracket) I usually find it most effective to compensate by about +2/3 stops.
Note how the tonemapping really brings out the warmth on the left side of the car, this is from the sun rising at the time from camera left but it's largely lost in the (automatically) underexposed shot.