HDR (High Dynamic Range)
HDR is a technique that some landscape photographers use to make their shots more dynamic. You can see it a lot in advertisements, commercials and in surreal looking pictures. Sometimes they look so surreal that they look like paintings. The most notable thing about HDR is how perfectly exposed everything is... shadows, highlights, midtones, they are all perfectly exposed. To do an HDR composite you need a series of pictures all of the same subject, but taken at varying levels of exposure. At minimum, you want three shots, at three different exposures. Set you camera on -1 for example and take a shot. Then take another at zero and finally one a +1. You could do more than this if your looking for a more impactful shot. The more the shots you have, the more dynamic the contrast. You can see what I mean when you open the raw files I have included.
Below you will find three shots captured as raw photos. Start by experimenting with these. They are the same shots that are used in the handout so using them should make it easier to learn to make an HDR composite. Don't be afraid to experiment with all of the controls and see how they will change the picture.
Once you have completed an HDR composite with included photos, save the composite to the shared drive and then try to build a great HDR shot from your pictures. Good luck and have fun!
Click here for the -1 Shot, here for the 0 Shot, and +1 Shot.
Not sure where to start with taking you own picutres to HDR? I would take a look at this page. The author provides some good advise for taking good HDR photos.
Below you will find three shots captured as raw photos. Start by experimenting with these. They are the same shots that are used in the handout so using them should make it easier to learn to make an HDR composite. Don't be afraid to experiment with all of the controls and see how they will change the picture.
Once you have completed an HDR composite with included photos, save the composite to the shared drive and then try to build a great HDR shot from your pictures. Good luck and have fun!
Click here for the -1 Shot, here for the 0 Shot, and +1 Shot.
Not sure where to start with taking you own picutres to HDR? I would take a look at this page. The author provides some good advise for taking good HDR photos.