What Everyone Must Know About HDR photography

• HDR is a modern way of adding a more dynamic range of light to images.
• Photographers have been using HDR for years.
• Smartphone applications and cameras contains built-in HDR settings.

What is HDR Imaging?

As explained and defined by Wikipedia, HDR is a “technique used in imaging and photography to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity than is possible with standard digital imaging or photographic techniques. The aim is to present the human eye with a similar range of luminance as that which, through the visual system, is familiar in everyday life.”

HDR as its name denotes, is a modern way of adding a more dynamic range or ratio of light to images. In today’s modern technology, wherein smartphone applications and cameras contains built-in HDR settings. For example, when taking pictures using HDR in iPhone 6s, instead of taking one photo, HDR captures two or three different photos with different light and color exposures.

In digital imaging, photographers use post processing tool like photoshop to create, modify and record HDR actions photoshop and apply to one or more images.

When is the right time to use HDR?

Photographers have been using HDR for years now, however, some of them still don’t know where and when to use HDR. That’s why in this article, we will discuss things related to using HDR settings.

Poor Lighting on Background

If you have poor or dark background, which often happens on a close door environment, HDR can help you brighten up your image and subject without compromising the quality and other settings of your image.

Landscape Atmosphere

Landscape scenes like open fields, oceans, and mountains have a lot of issues between light rays of the sun and land fair color tone. This is very challenging for your camera even if it’s in automatic mode. With HDR capabilities, you can have a well-lit sky without darkening the land surface and the main subject.

Too Much Sunlight

We all know the significance of light to take a good shot, but too much lighting (natural light: sunlight), will have a bad effect on the image. Using HDR at this time of the day can help you balance out the light, thus focusing more on the quality of color of the subject.