During studying landscapes, we have looked at how to produce HDR images so my outcomes can obtain details from different images, merged into one. In photography, HDR stands for high dynamic range. Dynamic range is simply the range of the lightest tones to the darkest tones within a photo. In other words, it’s a measure of the light intensities from the highlights to the shadows. In photography and videography, multi-exposure HDR capture is a technique that creates high dynamic range images by taking and combining multiple exposures of the same subject matter at different exposures.

How does HDR affect my images?

The higher dynamic range your camera has, the closer the photo will compare to what an eye can see. This means that you’ll be able to capture more details in the shadows that might otherwise appear pure black, and you’ll be able to see details in the highlights that might otherwise be washed out with white. HDR captures multiple exposures of the same scene at different brightness levels. Typically, the camera takes one average exposure, an underexposed image to capture details in the highlights, and an overexposed image to capture details in the shadows.

The HDR camera setting is useful when you have trouble balancing a photo’s light. When shooting landscape photography, it can help show the details of where the sun is hitting as well as where the shadows fall.

My plan:

Before I take my photos, I will make sure to adjust the correct exposure levels for my specific images. Most photographers take three shots at exposure values of -3, 0, and +3. A negative value results in a darker exposure, and a positive exposure is brighter.

After I have adjusted my camera correctly and experimented by taking photos. I can merge all 3 images with 3 different exposure levels to create an HDR image in Adobe Lightroom. If I am not happy with my final result I can continue to edit them in Lightroom.