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  • Anatomy of an HDR Image

    How to bracket shots for the best results

    The ideal HDR image combines bracketed shots that, cumulatively, capture the full dynamic range of the scene. After shooting, these are aligned and adjusted using software to create a finished photo.

  • An Introduction to HDR Photography

    If you thought high-dynamic range imaging was just for garnish sunsets and implausibly lit interiors, think again

    Long before high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging entered the lexicon, photographers such as Gustave LeGray and Ansel Adams searched for ways to create images with a wider gamut of tones to better represent what is seen with the naked eye.Even though we’ve moved from film and chemicals to digital darkroom, photographers continue to experiment with a variety of tools and techniques to pull the most detail and tonal range from their images. While photographic and lighting skills remain at the core of any image- making, digital HDR also relies heavily on post-capture work.

  • How To: Bracket a Shot for the Perfect HDR Exposure

    Try exposing for various parts of your image, then combing them later when editing

    Camera makers extol metering systems that deliver perfect exposure every time, but here’s the reality: Often there is no one correct exposure. That’s why Las Vegas shooter David Thompson makes a habit of bracketing all the important pictures he takes. It lets him, if necessary, produce high dynamic-range (HDR) composites in the editing stage. As a result, his best photos always show plenty of highlight and shadow detail, even with high-contrast scenes. As habits go, it’s a keeper.