HDR photography

I have told you, some time ago, about a photographic method to have monstrously large images using a robot to shot: the gigapanography. I'd like to introduce today the technique of high dynamic range images (HDR).

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from hdr.c4.fr

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HDR photos are made from multiple shots with different settings: basically one too dark picture, a normal one and a too clear one. Then, the computer magic happens and the picture are mixed to keep only the most visible areas of each take.

This technique allows to have areas visible in all range of lighting conditions, even with a backlight. We can then keep realistic colors, but with some more aggressive color settings like many photographers do, the effect becomes more supernatural, like a painting.

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This article was also a way for me to talk about a friend website hdr.c4.fr, to which I invite you to subscribe to see the wonderful pictures coming.

This article was posted by David
the Thursday 15 October 2009 at 18:18
in the category Graphism with tags: Blog, Discovery, Graphism, Image. You can leave an answer, or backlink from your own website.