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HDR pt.1 – Episode # 26 Friday

Behind the Scenes, Photography, Video Apr 15

HDR exposures

HDR is an amazing technique that brings with it both beauty and controversy. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range – basically it is a way to combine different exposures to compensate for a camera’s inability to capture detail across many stops of light. Done correctly it can provide amazing images, over done images usually look cartoonish. Of course it is all up to personal preference. Today we cover how to take the images necessary to make an HDR image. We go over changing exposure, and capturing many different images that will be combined to create our final HDR.

Pheatured Phriday!
Submit your best landscape photo in a comment below for a chance to win our contest! The Chosen Lord of Landscape will be Pheatured here on Phlearn this coming Monday April 18th. Judging is open until Monday at noon. Being Pheatured on Phlearn means many thousands of people will see your image, as well as a link to your website. We can’t wait to see your entries!

Gear Used in This Episode

Canon 5d Mkii

Canon BG-E6 Battery Grip

Manfrotto Tripod

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http://www.facebook.com/loitiere Erick Loitiere

Thank you guys! That’s my favorite seascape shot ^_^
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankur_d_shutterbee/ Ankur Bhushan Photography

Great work, looks like a scene from this movie ‘Signs’
http://www.simonlunnphotography.co.uk/ Si665

Hi hope you like it. Unfortunately it is a very famous street in the UK and it is a bit of a cliche’ now, most photographers end up taking one of these shots. But I like it It was used in a famous Bread advert in the UK.
Si665

Just noticed that anyone can download / copy the images you post here. It is a shame you can’t prevent that. Hopefully no one will use our images without permission !
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=557240367 Hassnal Adam Sulaiman

stunning collection Michael!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=557240367 Hassnal Adam Sulaiman

are you on flickr Georgino…. i absolutely love your work!
Anonymous

If you post a link from flickr etc, the image will show up, and it will be limited to your Flickr sharing settings, great questions!
Anonymous

Whazzup Caleb
Anonymous

There are so many amazing shots, you guys aren’t making this decision easier..
Crestina Martins

Might be too late but here is mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23393881@N03/sets/72157626099892862/
Crestina Martins

Wow, nice job!
Alexandre De Bie

Probably too late but here is one of mine.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandredebie/4845708393/in/set-72157622083498935
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=543220567 Massimo Variolo

thanks
Tealynnephotography

could you cover the best way to keep the color looking great from your computer to flickr. I notice when I put the photo on flickr or anything like it the color tends to look bland.
http://www.paulliebrand.com Paul Liebrand

Is it perhaps all the “white” surrounding the photo? What does it look like when you have all the black around it on Flickr? I have not noticed this problem.
Tealynnephotography

I found out it is actually my computer, I put the images up next to my boyfriends computer and his look much more striking and mine look bland. Maybe it’s time for an upgrade.
http://www.flickr.com/uw-eric Eric Burgers

You should try calibrating your monitor with a colorimeter. A afforadable one is the Spider 3 express. It makes a huge difference!
http://www.paulliebrand.com Paul Liebrand

Might be monitor adjustments. I bought a calibration device and it made a difference.
http://www.facebook.com/sophierybalov Sophie Rybalov

wow! so beautiful, how did you get the last shot? everything is so smooth!
http://www.facebook.com/sophierybalov Sophie Rybalov

wow so beautiful. makes me want to be there! what were your settings if you dont mind me asking?
Georgino Nagy

Thanks Hassnal
I like your images as well
I am on smugmug
http://georgino.smugmug.com/
Take care
http://www.facebook.com/ceci.koi Cecilia Cruz Sandoval

yeah, it does!! and one not so bright :S
Tealynnephotography

where did you get yours? and what type is it?
http://www.paulliebrand.com Paul Liebrand

I got the Xrite i1 Display 2 from B&H Photo. It is not cheap but it works
well.

http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=788

Paul
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001777925205 Alex Suckling

Great work as always.

Really enjoyed the 2 HRD videos.
http://www.facebook.com/sztyui Gábor Lénárt

I’m not a landscape photographer,but luckily, I have a landscape shot for you guys!:)
http://sztyui.wordpress.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sztyui
http://profiles.google.com/giovannatucker Giovanna Tucker

Oh I missed the comp thanks for all your work guys these videos are fantastic, I especially love the photoshop ones, here are my favourite HDR photo with 3 exposures:
http://www.exploretravelphotography.com/gallery/h3db1ff1a#h3db1ff1a
http://www.exploretravelphotography.com/gallery/h3db1ff1a#h22354d25
x
http://www.cap-photography.com Andrea Peipe

I really love those earlier episodes of Phlearn! So many basics to show us! I love it!
Must try HDR some time…I sometimes see photos in HDR that I like a lot but many times I find it overdone! I guess it depends on the photo!