HDR allows photographers to combine images, allowing you to bring out the full dynamic range of an image from shadows to highlights. It’s useful in a number of situations but tends to have a ‘love it or loathe it’ reaction tied to it – images can look overly surreal and unrealistic. This is fine if you’re going for a deliberate fantastical look to your images but care needs to be taken if you want natural looking shots. In this article we’ll look at how to create HDR images and the technical skills you will need.
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For photographers who prefer to make simple enhancements, Camera RAW can be all you need. You have greater scope to rescue exposure problems, adjust white balance and pull detail out. You can tweak a setting, change a crop or alter the look of the image at any time.
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There is an area in every image where the photographer wants the viewer to look, what they consider to be the main feature, yet sometimes the eye is taken elsewhere in the photograph.
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