Product review: HDR Expose

Let me start by saying that I normally dont write reviews. In some ways, I feel one shouldn’t be constrained with the choie of tools, but to rather use all available tools as required to generate your final image.

So, Why did I write this review? Simply because – after using the software on aHDR Expose Product Image few images, I felt the same way when I switched to using Capture One from Lightroom. The software finally does justice to the images that is fed to it.

OK – Lets get started. First a disclaimer: I don’t have a lot of experience with this product. It is still very new in the market and I haven’t run as may images through it as I have with Photomatix, so technically speaking – this is not really a review. A detailed review is available in the references below. This is more of a summary/highlights on how I feel about using this product right now, and handles specific topics that are of interest to me – example: comparison with Photomatix, Its unique features/qualities etc… Read More


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