HDR Techniques

HDR Practice

I have used auto exposure bracketing (AEB) which is a very simple technique to create an HDR image. The idea behind HDR photography is to capture the pixels of an image at different points of brightness.

When I selected the AEB mode on my camera, I could take three, five, seven or nine shots at different exposures without having to change the settings manually between the shots.

The camera chooses one exposure based on approximated metering, then according to how many shots you want, it will take pictures which are the overexposed and underexposed. This results in capturing seven images at a go, with similar compositions, but at different exposures.

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Using a tripod for AEB is a must and shooting with the timer is a good idea to avoid any movement when pressing the shutter.

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Taking HDR in darker places are more challenging as you sometimes might need to have a very long exposure for overexposed shots. In that case, you have to make sure that your subjects are totally static and no movement at all. Here is another example that I took of a bar in a slightly darker pub.

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