| High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging is the latest challenge to face anyone who’s serious about digital photography – and with the challenge comes an exciting opportunity to extend your skills and repertoire into areas you never before thought possible.
The human eye is vastly superior to any camera sensor. It is capable of perceiving a wide range of different luminance levels simultaneously without distortion – compare this to lens flare, burnout, and underexposure, technical shortcomings that have become part of the language of traditional photography. HDR offers a set of techniques that allow you to capture a full range of tones, with the aim of replicating human perception more accurately. Mastering High Dynamic Range Photography explains how to shoot specifically for HDR. The book discusses in detail the software available to combine multiple exposures into a single HDR image; how to apply these techniques to various popular photographic genres; and how to successfully export and print HDR images. Perhaps most importantly, HDR is revealed as a technology not of soulless automation, but one that requires judgement and artistry on the part of the photographer. |
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