Most people like to bring a camera on vacation so they can capture the amazing trip for later enjoyment with friends and family back at home. However, have you ever found yourself looking at the photos at home getting ready to upload them to you favorite photo sharing site and thought “Man, these pictures don’t look anything like what I saw on vacation!” Yeah, it’s happened to all of us. Why is that? The human eye can see nearly 24 stops of dynamic range of light and contrast. What does that mean for photography? The problem comes in when a camera (either digital or film) can only capture about 10 to 12 stops of dynamic range. That’s why those clouds in your favorite picture look flat and boring and just don’t look like what you remembered.
Enter HDR Photography. HDR is the process of taking multiple pictures with a camera at different exposure levels and then combining them back into one picture with the full level of dynamic tonal range. Huh???? Ok, it’s not as difficult as it sounds. Let’s take a look at the process. How-To Take Amazing Photographs using HDR Photography Note: These steps are for a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR), but some point-and-shoot cameras also have manual modes. My personal favorites are the Canon G11 and the Lumix DMC-LX3.
The Basic Steps:
Of course, you can do more than this, but those are the necessary steps in the HDR process. Each person will come out with different results for their photographs. That’s the great thing about creativity. These are your pictures to interpret however you want. Do you have a favorite photo editing tool or a photography tip? Would love to hear from you in the comments! About the Author: Although the usual hangout for sharing his photography is www.brickmonkey.com, you will also find brickmonkey as an occasional groovyContributor here @ groovyPost.com for photography tips and tricks. Welcome again! Yeah I know… I’m cheap! http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-high-dynamic-range-hdr-software.htm I have to agree with BrickMonkey on this one. You get what you pay for and with Photography, if something doesn’t look right it will really detract from the photo immediately. Comment Name * Email *
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