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HDR Shooting Assignment

CV Practice Shots

ISO: 400
Aperture: 22
Shutter Speed: 1/2, 2, 8
I selected one of the many trophy cases in the Eagle Lobby because they represent many of CV's greatest student accomplishments.

ISO: 400
Aperture: 22
Shutter Speed: 1/5, 1, 8
The cafeteria is a place where almost every student spends a portion of their school day at and it is a place where I get to eat food and hang out with my friends.

ISO: 100
Aperture: 22
Shutter Speed: 1/5, 1/20, 1/80
Not only do I think this little garden is one of the prettiest places on campus, but I run by here almost every day with my teammates on our warm-up, so it is a very familiar place for me.

Personal List

• Home Cross Country Course - I run on this course every day with many of my closest friends and even though I kind of have a hate/love relationship with it, at the end of the day it is a place that is very important to me
• Neighborhood Pool- My family, friends, and I spend many days during the summer lounging at the local pool and some of my greatest memories occurred there
• My Bedroom- My bedroom is my safe haven where I can escape the world and just read. :)

HDR Notes

• High-dynamic-range photographs are generally achieved by capturing multiple standard photographs, often using exposure bracketing, and then merging them into an HDR image
• HDR is short for High Dynamic Range
• Always use a tripod
• Three shot bracket--one over-exposed, one under-exposed, and one properly exposed
• When combined, the photograph contains all the highlighting and shadow from each individual photo

HDR Examples

1. I like how the HDR aspect of this photograph enhances both the color and the detail of the smallest things in the image, such as the ripples in the water and the markings on the rocks.



I love how the shadows in the photograph really stand out in stark contrast to the pure white of the snow, without detracting from its smooth bright whiteness.



The foreground of this picture is really interesting because it differs greatly from the rest of the photograph in both color scheme and texture, but the HDR photography allows one to fully appreciate both the fore- and background of the image.



This picture really uses HDR editing capabilities to their full potential by increasing the sheer luminosity of the brilliant sunlight filtering through the stalks, creating the impression that it is something unreal or out of a dream.



I really think this picture is intriguing because the neon lights are made so much brighter and more vivid while the rest of the buildings remain fairly clear and detailed.




The HDR in this photograph lends it an otherworldly look by making the sky a deeper blue and giving the ground more texture and a certain ethereal glow.

Megan Braught

This photo was taken on Assateague Island at one of the beaches. My mom saw this umbrella and thought it was really pretty and she made me take a picture of it because I had my camera with me. I really liked the bright contrasting colors of the umbrella against the duller colors of the beach. I also think it's cool how the umbrella edges are curled up and very soft looking compared to the hard sharp lines of the umbrella's pattern.