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Originally Posted by minimeeze
Sorry to be thick... but what is HDR?  |
High Dynamic Range processing. With film, and digital too for that matter, we're always limited by the luminosity range that the medium can cope with - typically exposing for the highlights and the shadows is the constant problem, and it's often a compromise.
With HDR processing two or more shots are taken of the same scene, individually exposed for highlights, shadows, midtones etc., and then combined together via Layers in processing to produce a shot with a much greater range of tones than would normally be possible. If you think about Kenco's excellent landscapes, most of his stuff is produced by HDR processing.
You can get programmes like 'Photomatix' which largely automate the processing for you.
Have a look at the 'How to' video in Bachs's excellent video tutoriial
HERE.