Guest Editors
HDR Spotting's guest editors are recognized in the HDR community for their amazing work. HDR Spotting rotates its guest editors regularly, so if you are interested in becoming a future guest editor, please let us know.
Jason St. Peter
www.fiftypercentchanceofrain.com
"I live in Central Texas and was born and raised here. I am passionate about my work and use my camera to capture and share those special moments and scenes that I find surround me everywhere. I view my work as part photojournalism part art. I try to represent the scene in front of me the best I can and at the same time add artistic touches to my photographs in post processing to make them more appealing to my audience. The most common techniques I use are HDR and textures. I got my start in photography about 4 years ago in sports and photojournalism. I have since branched out into HDR which has opened up an entirely new vehicle for me to express the artistic side of my photography. Today you can find me shooting art as well as sporting events all around Texas and abroad.
"I have to credit Trey for introducing me to HDR and have been an early follower of his work. I also am inspired everyday by all the great photographers out there on the internet and think that the sharing of our work through vehicles like creative commons and social media is the best way for artist to encourage more people to become interested in the arts. I look forward to viewing many more great works right here on HDR Spotting.
"If you are interested in speaking with me feel free to reach out to me on my blog, facebook, flickr, or twitter." -- Jason St. Peter
Peter Talke
www.talkephotography.com & www.places2explore.wordpress.com
"Semi-professional photographer that travels the world for my job and am fortunate to take photos when I have free time. I utilize all styles of photography - HDR, Infrared, and standard to produce nature/travel/landscape/sports photos. Hope one day to add portrait photography to the bunch!
"Many of my photos have been published in magazines and/or advertisements. Places 2 Explore (coffee table book) is available online at Blurb.com. HDR is a favorite and I am always looking for new subjects to shoot. When looking through your viewfinder and you are ready to press down the shutter...just don't take a photo, make a photo!" -- Peter Talke
Chris Nowakowski
"When I was 15, I bought my first SLR. I worked 3 jobs all summer long for it. It was a Pentax ZX-50. That was 12 years ago, and it opened the door to a whole new world for me, a world of capturing still beauty and seeing nature through a viewfinder. I find my self fortunate to have a hobby where I can stop and look at the details surrounding me.
"I believe the eye is an incredible organ. The retina can process more colours, contrasts, shadows and detail than any camera in the market. I do my best to to bring you photography that tries to come close. From the corners of the world, to your monitor. My HDR's have been a part of me for nearly 3 years, and have taken me to such places as Taiwan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Colorado, Ontario, and the Philippines.
"Happy shooting! ;[]D< " -- Chris Nowakowski
Brian Matiash
"Photography has just been one of those things that clicked with me ever since I first picked up a camera. It's the only thing that has consistently kept my attention and interest piqued. I love photography because it is such a fantastic way to share the true emotion and gravity of a momentary slot of time. Growing up in New York City (and now living outside of Boston, MA), I find myself at home in dense, urban environments and am most comfortable photographing these scenes.
"I have been actively pursuing the craft of HDR imaging for about two years now. I've stumbled on every crack in the road, put out some eye-crossing, psychedelic, and noise-a-licious attempts but eventually it started to click. There is something about how HDR supplements reality that speaks to me. It takes an image and makes more out of it via its added tonality and texture. And what you are often left with is something very dramatic and beautiful and oddly reminiscent of what your eyes actually see. HDR-Spotting really is a fantastic resource for all ranks of HDR photographers and I am extremely fortunate to be a part of such a great group of editors, reviewing all of these wonderful HDR submissions.
"And like Jason said above, if you would like to know more about me, feel free to reach out via my blog, twitter, and/or flickr." -- Brian Matiash
Kay Gaensler
www.flickr.com/photos/gaensler
"As an engineer with a degree in architecture, I worked a lot with Photoshop and Illustrator to create visualizations, which got the ground of retouching covered. When moving from Wiesbaden, Germany to Paris, France in 2006 I bought a Point and Shoot. Whenever I had a minute of spare time, I strolled through the foreign streets of Paris equipped with my camera taking pictures. And so I got addicted to photography. In January 2008 I switched to a dslr and saw an HDR Tutorial from Jeff Revell over at http://www.revellphotography.com/blog/. From that moment I was hooked and started to experiment with HDR a lot. During that period of time, I was most inspired by Trey and Ben Wilmore, and I developed my own style and technique. My favorite subjects are Architecture, Landscapes and Cityscapes, as well as cars - especially Oldtimer.
"If you are interested in stalking me, you can either on twitter, flickr, NAPP or facebook" -- Kay Gaensler
John R. Rogers
"I'm a professional photographer in Austin Texas with over 20 years of experience photographing, videotaping, & filming everything from portraits & fine art prints to national television commercials. Most of my background is in television/film production with more emphasis on photography the last three years or so. I was first introduced to HDR by an article that ran in the Austin American Statesman back in March of 2007 on Trey Ratcliff's work. I was amazed and inspired by this whole new 'look' in photography. Some people say HDR doesn't look 'real' but I beg to differ. I believe that when HDR is done well it is so close to reality that it may not resemble what we are programmed to accept as a photograph. I love making photographs that present the person, place or thing in the most pleasant, cheerful & pretty light possible and HDR is a wonderful tool to help me with that goal. Please feel free to contact me via my website or you can find me on flicker or facebook."
Justin Kern
"I'm a career scientist who makes occasional forays into the creative visual arts. I transport my camera from place to place and attempt to put something interesting into the frame. I founded and currently maintain a popular daily photoblog called The Windy Pixel which features urban landscape photographs of everyone's favorite Windy City (and a few points beyond).
"The goal is to create pieces that are simple, beautiful and meaningful - HDR techniques are capable of allowing the photographer to transcend traditional barriers of expression and, as such, should be embraced. You can follow my daily work on tWp or via my flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24894289@N08/ " -- Justin Kern