That was the goal of HDR in the beginning: provide a higher dynamic range than modern digital cameras can capture. On combining those images in HDR software such as Photomatix, Nik’s HDR Efex Pro 2, Oloneo PhotoEngine, or even in Photoshop’s HDR module, you are given an image where you, in theory, get the best of both worlds – highlights aren’t blown out and dark regions aren’t masks of black. For example, you might set your DSLR to take a bracketed series of 5 images at -2 EV, -1EV, 0 EV, +1 EV, and +2 EV. Traditional HDR is achieved by taking a series of bracketed exposures and then combining, or “tone mapping,” those exposures into a single image that has a greater dynamic range than any one exposure could by itself. Some photographers continue to use HDR to great effect some continue to (according to some) heavily overuse it and still others roundly criticize any and all who use HDR as individuals who are responsible for the systematic destruction of photography as an art form. HDR, or High Dynamic Range, photography has become something of a pariah in many photographic circles.
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