There is a misconception among photography enthusiasts that HDR photography is the result of bad taste. Many people mistakenly associate such photos with oversaturated and unrealistic, sloppy images.
However, there are many ways that you can seriously improve your photography - so you shouldn't take this technique down as an amateur or ignore it altogether. The right approach to creating HDR photography will produce a spectacular result. Here are some simple tips:
- Portraits
- Night or dark images
- Studio projects
- Reportage photo (all types)
- Russian Winter
Now all (except for film) cameras allow you to take pictures with exposure bracketing, this functionality is available not only in DSLRs (SLR cameras) or system (mirrorless) cameras, but also in modern compact cameras, as well as in Android and IOS smartphones.
The gold standard for HDR photography is the use of three exposures and a fork width of ± 2 EV (rarely this value can be increased to ± 3 EV). Professional technique allows you to shoot up to 9 or more exposures, after stitching the images, the photographer will receive an even more detailed photo (this number of exposures is suitable for commercial photography). In theory, you can always do 5-9 exposures, however, three exposures are already enough, and 5-9 exposures are more difficult and longer to work.
The HDR technique involves working with a tripod, but if you don't have a tripod at hand, it is permissible to photograph holding the camera in your hands, especially in good daylight. Do not forget about image stabilizers, sometimes they can be replaced by an improvised item (stones, stumps, buildings, etc.).
- Luminance HDR (free)
- Photomatix
- Dynamic-PHOTO
- Artizen
- Adobe Photoshop CC
- Adobe ligthroom
- HDR Efex Pro
Shooting in HDR style is a unique creative challenge, and all its subtleties can be learned by gaining experience and improving yourself as a master.
