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HDR

Meaning in photography, with examples

/ˌeɪtʃ diː ˈɑːr/abbreviationCommon term

In photography, HDR means: Short for high dynamic range: a technique that combines several photos taken at different exposures into one image with detail in both the shadows and the highlights.

In Turkish: HDR, yüksek dinamik aralık

How it is used

Widely used in real estate and interior photography. You bracket exposures and then merge them to HDR in software; phones do this automatically. Heavy HDR processing can look unnatural, with halos and gray skies, so many photographers aim for a natural look.

Example sentences

  1. For the hotel interiors we shoot three brackets and merge them to HDR.

  2. The HDR effect is too strong; the clouds look gray and dirty.

Common collocations

  • merge to HDR
  • HDR photography
  • natural-looking HDR
  • HDR bracketing
  • dynamic rangeThe range of brightness, from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlights, that a camera can record with detail, or that exists in a scene.
  • exposureThe amount of light that reaches the camera's sensor or film when you take a picture; it decides how bright or dark the final image looks.
  • clippingThe loss of all detail in the brightest or darkest parts of an image, which become pure white or pure black.
  • tripodA stand with three adjustable legs that holds the camera steady, especially for slow shutter speeds, low light and careful framing.

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