EXIF and Beyond: Trey Ratcliff (a.k.a. Stuck In Customs)

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The 27th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 51 min. 14 sec.).

Trey Ratcliff, who is also known online as “Stuck in Customs”, discusses his photographic journey, influences, and of course his specialty High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. Trey’s insights to photography are not only thought provoking, but inspiring whether you’re a fan of HDR photography or not.

Trey’s work can be found in several places online including:

Related Discussion Material

Why I Hate HDR – JMG-Galleries Blog
Nadar’s Parisian photo studio in 1874

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Posted by Jim on 05.12.2009 at 2:29 am
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Jeff

Thanks for such a great tutorial out here.

mdea

Really makes you start thinking about the simple yet dramatic photos that can come out of following these steps.
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Jeff

Thanks for such a great tutorial out here.

mdea

Really makes you start thinking about the simple yet dramatic photos that can come out of following these steps.
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Boris

This is really good interview! I love HDR style like yours is. You combine HDR and Topaz perfectly in stunning photos. Sometimes I would also love to be in places, you describe so well on your blog. You make me feel like a small child, that hears adventuresr stories.
I agree, the subject is what matters, not the process. That is why I also tweak and turn Photomatix settings around, to get the result, that was already in my mind.

Keep up with your good work, Trey, and don't delete any old photo from your Flickr, OK?!

By, Boris.

JD

Great interview. I agree with you Trey that the first time I saw a quality HDR it hit me very deep. It was profound actually.

The comment about "friends don't let friends to HDR on drugs is true". It's similar to when someone first discovers filter in photoshop. Overkill just a little bit.

Peace.

Ivan Makarov

Interesting interview.

At first it seemed like you Jim didn't feel comfortable talking to him. I actually first read your anti-HDR article, and that's what I was expecting - it felt like landscape photographer interviewing wedding photographer, but the discussion got better as interview went along.

Personally, like every photographer, Trey has some good quality HDR work I admire, and he's got plenty of work that's not so great. It gets publicity because he's one of the pioneers, because he's got a style, and because of his unique subject matter. For example, his stuff from India or Germany is a lot more popular with the crowds than his stuff from Texas, and that's understandable.

Although it's interesting to see people like William Neill or Don Smith starting to use HDR more and more, they use it very subtly, sticking to the traditional presentation.