The Ultimate Guide to Luminance HDR Operators: Mantiuk, Fattal, or Reinhard?
Which one should you choose?
There is no single “best” operator, but there is a best workflow:
Start with Mantiuk ’08. It works for 90% of photos.
Switch to Fattal only if you feel the image lacks “drama” or texture, but be careful with the saturation sliders.
Use Reinhard if you are getting frustrated with halos and artifacts, and just want a clean image to edit elsewhere.
