HDR for Dummies

[winterstar]

I'm confused.:confused: I'm reading that HDR is several exposures... so can somebody explain it to me in laymans terms?

[sonofjesse]

Look up AEB in your camera manual. Take one -2 and +2 in the camera and use photomatrix or another app to combine them. Just google HDR some pretty good guides out there.

[RaymondXTi]

You take the same picture, multiple times with different exposures. This usually involves putting the camera on a tripod. You'll take one shot at the "right" exposure, and a couple over exposed, along with a couple underexposed shots. It's up to the photographer. Then you use a program like Photomatix, Dynamic HDR, or even plain old Photoshop to merge the photos in to one photo, giving you the High Dynamic Range image.

[chauncey]

At the top of this page are a lot of posts labeled "sticky". Start at the top and work your way down.

I surely wouldn't attempt HDR without knowing what it is.

[soren.martensen]

Have a look at these pages:
http://www.naturescapes.net/072006/rh0706_1.htm
http://www.vanilladays.com/hdr-guide/
http://beforethecoffee.wordpress.com/bracketing-number-of-images/

All of these web sites gives you really good and clear instructions on how to do HDR images.
Have fun reading and shooting
Regards