High dynamic range (HDR) photographing

High dynamic range (HDR) images enable photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo. This opens up a whole new set of lighting possibilities which one might have previously avoided—for purely technical reasons.

Here are two links that i like in particular, my major point is that use Photoshop CS2 and above, do not use Photomatix. In Photomatix images come out "gunky" and "sooty". I wanted to assemble procedure to making HDR images but just came across two great learning tutorials, below, so my input would be minimal.

tutorial 1: HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE PHOTOGRAPHY

tutorial 2: How to Create Professional HDR Images