I'm new to photography so I don't know much about the different tricks and techniques... But this thing known as HDR, I don't understand WHAT it is! Haha. I've attempted to do research but the more I look, the more confused I get. So could someone, in very simple terms please explain to me what HDR shots are and how I could possibly do them? Thank you!! :)
I know it seems that people love it or hate it. It can be over done/over used. But done well (as in the pictures on the blog above), I think it's incredible.
It is just using bracketted exposures and then merging them to create an image that is exposed well for the shadows, midtones and highlights. HDR = High Dynamic Range. A camera typically "sees" about 8-10 stops of light (digital camera, that is), but the human eye sees way more than that. When you look at a space, you can see detail in the shadows and in the really bright spots. A camera can't. So, by taking photo that exposes for the dark areas, one for the average areas, and one for the light areas, you can sort-of replicate the range that the human eye can see, or at the very least expand the range normally obtained with a digital camera.
So, take at leats three exposures of the same thing (using a tripod) - one a bit dark, one a bit light, and one just right. Use shutterspeed to control this, so you don't muck up the DOF. Then merge the photos together on your computer using Photoshop's HDR merge feature, or Photomatix, or other software that can combine the images into one.
pretty simple really, take three or more photos of the same scene but at varied exposures, then let the software combine the three so a better range of tones are present. basically our eyes can see more tones than our camera can, so by combining the exposures using software we get to see more the tones that we saw when we took the picture.
@sarethephotos haha no it's funny.. I mean I did look online for a while but I was just hoping for someone to give me their favorite sites or explain it to me in really simple terms.. I wasn't having luck with searching for my own website :)
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I know it seems that people love it or hate it. It can be over done/over used. But done well (as in the pictures on the blog above), I think it's incredible.
So, take at leats three exposures of the same thing (using a tripod) - one a bit dark, one a bit light, and one just right. Use shutterspeed to control this, so you don't muck up the DOF. Then merge the photos together on your computer using Photoshop's HDR merge feature, or Photomatix, or other software that can combine the images into one.
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@sarethephotos haha thanks!
lol I love that site, I'm glad you took it in stride
A lot of people get angry when I do that XD