Stuck in Customs Webinar #1 Review Source

June 4, 2011 Markdown source

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2title: 'Stuck in Customs Webinar #1 Review'
3date: '2011-06-04'
4published_at: '2011-06-04T18:23:00.006+10:00'
5tags: ['hdr', 'photography', 'review', 'stuckincustoms']
6author: 'Gavin Jackson'
7excerpt: 'This photo is the result of techniques picked up whilst attending Trey Ratcliffe''s Stuck in Customs Webinar. It uses a post production method called High Dynamic Range (HDR), that uses software to mer...'
8updated_at: '2011-11-10T15:09:14.638+11:00'
9legacy_url: 'http://www.gavinj.net/2011/06/national-library.html'
10---
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12[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWkTAHgbYWh2QhREFuWQ5zWtTxK3ftq6OrK9RAYsVGTPsU2r9HuO1d-y-iUdyGJlbcX02AFG03KeSC9JOwuYrPY6FLQyL1n8vw96nCKL8LgdXSP9QtIPQRYUbZPWmWvDPD-7Cl7p_2PQ/s400/nation_library_hdr.jpg)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWkTAHgbYWh2QhREFuWQ5zWtTxK3ftq6OrK9RAYsVGTPsU2r9HuO1d-y-iUdyGJlbcX02AFG03KeSC9JOwuYrPY6FLQyL1n8vw96nCKL8LgdXSP9QtIPQRYUbZPWmWvDPD-7Cl7p_2PQ/s1600/nation_library_hdr.jpg)
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14This photo is the result of techniques picked up whilst attending Trey Ratcliffe's Stuck in Customs Webinar. It uses a post production method called High Dynamic Range (HDR), that uses software to merge and blend several exposures into the image you see above.
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16The webinar consisted of 9 classes spread over three weeks, with lots of homework assignments and a very active online forum. It cost $199 US to attend.
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18Trey is an excellent teacher - I've bought and read a number of his publications, but the learning impact is nowhere near as good as having someone showing you in realtime.
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20I have been dabbling with HDR for a few years now, but have always felt that something was missing from my images. After attending this webinar I now feel that I know the tools and techniques (and have the confidence) to really produce a polished HDR image.
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22But the webinar went way beyond a simple HDR tutorial, it spent time talking about composition, business and the philosophy of photography.
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24Trey and his team have set the bar very high with the preparation of the material, answering questions live during the webinar, and production of high def screencasts for download within 24 hours of the event.
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26This was one of the best courses I have done and would highly recommend the next webinar and/or the DVDs produced as a result of this one.
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28My only criticism is the lack of interaction between attendees during the live webinar, but I can understand why Trey wanted to reduce the "noise" so that attendees could focus on his (excellent) presentation.
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30Rating: 5/5 stars
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32External Links:
33[http://www.flickr.com/gavz/tags/hdr](http://www.flickr.com/gavz/tags/hdr)[http://www.stuckincustoms.com](http://www.stuckincustoms.com/)
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35[![Windsor Castle](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5775351559_c869fa3e2f_b.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavz/5775351559/)
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---
title: 'Stuck in Customs Webinar #1 Review'
date: '2011-06-04'
published_at: '2011-06-04T18:23:00.006+10:00'
tags: ['hdr', 'photography', 'review', 'stuckincustoms']
author: 'Gavin Jackson'
excerpt: 'This photo is the result of techniques picked up whilst attending Trey Ratcliffe''s Stuck in Customs Webinar. It uses a post production method called High Dynamic Range (HDR), that uses software to mer...'
updated_at: '2011-11-10T15:09:14.638+11:00'
legacy_url: 'http://www.gavinj.net/2011/06/national-library.html'
---

[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWkTAHgbYWh2QhREFuWQ5zWtTxK3ftq6OrK9RAYsVGTPsU2r9HuO1d-y-iUdyGJlbcX02AFG03KeSC9JOwuYrPY6FLQyL1n8vw96nCKL8LgdXSP9QtIPQRYUbZPWmWvDPD-7Cl7p_2PQ/s400/nation_library_hdr.jpg)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWkTAHgbYWh2QhREFuWQ5zWtTxK3ftq6OrK9RAYsVGTPsU2r9HuO1d-y-iUdyGJlbcX02AFG03KeSC9JOwuYrPY6FLQyL1n8vw96nCKL8LgdXSP9QtIPQRYUbZPWmWvDPD-7Cl7p_2PQ/s1600/nation_library_hdr.jpg)

This photo is the result of techniques picked up whilst attending Trey Ratcliffe's Stuck in Customs Webinar. It uses a post production method called High Dynamic Range (HDR), that uses software to merge and blend several exposures into the image you see above.

The webinar consisted of 9 classes spread over three weeks, with lots of homework assignments and a very active online forum. It cost $199 US to attend.

Trey is an excellent teacher - I've bought and read a number of his publications, but the learning impact is nowhere near as good as having someone showing you in realtime.

I have been dabbling with HDR for a few years now, but have always felt that something was missing from my images. After attending this webinar I now feel that I know the tools and techniques (and have the confidence) to really produce a polished HDR image.

But the webinar went way beyond a simple HDR tutorial, it spent time talking about composition, business and the philosophy of photography.

Trey and his team have set the bar very high with the preparation of the material, answering questions live during the webinar, and production of high def screencasts for download within 24 hours of the event.

This was one of the best courses I have done and would highly recommend the next webinar and/or the DVDs produced as a result of this one.

My only criticism is the lack of interaction between attendees during the live webinar, but I can understand why Trey wanted to reduce the "noise" so that attendees could focus on his (excellent) presentation.

Rating: 5/5 stars

External Links:
[http://www.flickr.com/gavz/tags/hdr](http://www.flickr.com/gavz/tags/hdr)[http://www.stuckincustoms.com](http://www.stuckincustoms.com/)

[![Windsor Castle](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5775351559_c869fa3e2f_b.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavz/5775351559/)