Have you ever taken a photograph that you thought was exposed correctly but when you viewed it on your computer, your highlights were overexposed? Or the shadows were too dark? Have you ever wondered what "Dynamic Range" actually meant? Further more, what "High Dynamic Range" or "HDR" means? If this mix of questions seems familiar to you, the video below created by Techquickie should be very informative.
In short, with just "one click" your camera can only capture so much detail in all aspects of a photograph; the highlights, mid-tones and shadows. Depending on what you're trying to achieve with your image, this "one click" may not be enough for you. However, if you take more than one photograph of the same scene: expose one photo for your highlights, then another shot for the mid-tones and finally, a third shot for your shadows, you will be able to use the "HDR Technique" to blend all of the photographs together. Essentially, you are blending all of the "highlights, mid-tones and shadow" exposures together to form one image. To learn more about this technique, be sure to check out a past "Make it Monday" post on the topic by clicking "here".
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