5/18/2023 0 Comments Photomatix vs on1 hdr![]() There are scenario-based limits to HDR too, with one example being action. (Image credit: Shutterstock / Marshall Artist) This is arguably an example of overcooked HDR, though it's also a matter of personal taste and opinion. In other words, bringing all tones to a midpoint. On the flipside, HDR can be overcooked and all sense of reality is lost, none more so than when shadows are overly bright and the final image feels flat. ![]() A little lift of the shadows, recovering detail in reflections on skin and from bright sunlight. It certainly has its place, namely subtly adding missing detail and thereby improving image quality. When should you use HDR?įor the most part, we like to use HDR with caution. Technically speaking, this is not creating an image with higher dynamic range, but brightening or darkening the detail that is already there in a single image, that could otherwise be recovered manually through editing. HDR should not be confused with highlight and shadow compensation, where seemingly more detail appears in those areas of the image. Upping the ante, a number of smartphones apply HDR automatically, with 'Smart HDR' in current iPhones being one example. This acts in the same way as exposure bracketing, but automatically takes the images at different brightness values and combines them together for you in-camera, with no need for editing software. Buy a new camera and chances are it will have an HDR mode.
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