HDR Photography Book

I am looking for an HDR book that is more than a showcase of the author's images. I am looking for a book that shows me which sliders to move and how that movement of each one will change my image. Also tips for taking HDR photos in a variety of shots. Perhaps single shot HDR too. A range of beautiful photos along with descriptions of the details to get there is what I am looking for. I use Photomatix and CS4.

Looking at Amazon tonight did not help me with my selection.

Can anyone provide a title for me that they liked ?

Thanks

Andrew

You are probably better off looking online for tutorials and how-tos. There is plenty of good info out there for free.

Kevin McNeal has a nice post on the Photocascadia Blog about blending multiple exposures using Photomatix Exposure Fusion. This is the method I use as well when doing some HDR work.

Cheers

Andrew, what you want is Practical HDR by David Nightingale. It deals with all the subjects you list.I stumbled across it in a local bookshop and bought it, a few days before I read a review in a camera magazine which agreed with my assessment of it as a very useful and well written book. (cannot find that review on line) He needs a new graphic designer, as having half the book laid out as small white text on black is a design sin in my opinion, and not all the photos are of a style I like very much, but it is still the best explanation and guide to all things HDR I have come across.

I like "Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography", by Ferrell McCollough. He nicely covers Photoshop, Photomatix and FDRTools and guides you through the use of those programs for a variety of image types. His focus is primarily landscapes and wants to preserve a fairly natural look to the final results. It's only towards the end of the book that he introduces some of the more "gimmicky" processing to produce that strong HDR look.

I did find this review of Practical HDR: http://photofocus.com/2009/11/08/photo-book-review-practical-hdr-a-complete-guide-to-creating-high-dynamic-range-images-with-your-digital-slr/

I agree with Peter..."Practical HDR" by Nightingale covers not only the different programs, but he details the different controls of each and why you would use them.

Andrew, I did find this website useful - http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
when I was getting started in HDR.

Tony Sweet "HDR Photography" DVD - starts in the field with proper bracketing, composition, etc, then moves to PhotoMatix. Takes the entire process from beginning to end.

Ditto on Glenn's post - the DVD from Tony Sweet http://www.tonysweet.com takes you fully through every control Photomatix has to offer and how to capture the photos to best use in this software - very helpful!

Thanks for the great suggestions. I have heard Tony Sweet lecture and really enjoyed him. Looks like Tony's DVD and at least the Practical HDR book to get me started. This is such a great sight for getting expert advice. Thanks again to all who answered.