As described in my Guide to “New” or True HDR Photography, one of the greatest pleasures with True HDR Photography is that it can breathe new life into old photos stored in RAW format. While the purchase of a new camera or lens can only enhance photographs going forwards, True HDR Photography can also enhance … Read full article
In this article, I present an effective workflow for the editing, storage and sharing of True HDR photographs. As described in my article Navigating HDR Image File Formats from Abobe Camera RAW and Photoshop navigating the various files formats for HDR images for the various photo sites, applications and browsers can be very frustrating at … Read full article
This is the first of a series of articles featuring some of the world’s greatest churches and cathedrals, illustrated by my own photos in HDR format. For this article, I visited the vibrant city of Barcelona in Spain, to photograph the city’s most popular tourist destination – La Sagrada Familia. It is described by many … Read full article
Below are samples of true HDR photographs. True HDR allows photographers to display much more of the information captured by their camera sensors. Released from the limitations of conventional 8-bit JPEG and old, dim displays, images look more real-to-life. The gallery presents some of my true HDR photographs, using the next-generation AVIF format. Click on … Read full article
One of the most confusing aspects with true HDR photography is managing the different HDR image formats. This guide shows how to output the right image format for popular uses and applications, including websites, Google Photos, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Apple Keynote and Instagram. There is a somewhat confusing set of formats and file … Read full article
Apple definitely seems to be increasing the pace in the world of High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging by launching an update to its Keynote application – and it has done a great job. Keynote now allows you to add HDR images with a range of formats, including AVIF (.avif), JPEG XL (.jxl), tone-mapped JPEG (.jpg) … Read full article
I have found that Apple’s screen capture utility on macOS to be extremely useful over the years. Amazingly, Apple has just introduced an upgraded version that allows a screen (or portion of a screen) to be captured in HDR (High Dynamic Range) format. This is a very welcome development as it provides a convenient method … Read full article
Hello and welcome to my photography blog. Photography has been a long-term hobby for me. I purchased my first Digital SLR camera – the Canon 350D – and started shooting in RAW in September 2006. I have always been a bit of a resolution junkie, and relish capturing highly-detailed subjects, such as cathedral interiors. While … Read full article
One current challenge with True HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography is displaying and sharing images in all their resolution and dynamic range glory. Effective ‘channels’ for this can be Vimeo, YouTube or your very own TV. Vimeo and YouTube have had the capability of streaming videos in high resolution and HDR for many years. Here … Read full article
On holiday, I met a fellow photography enthusiast. I was quite surprised when he told me that he shoots JPEG, following the online advice from Ken Rockwell. After we discussed the merits of RAW, I promised that I would publish an article on my blog. If you don’t shoot in RAW, you’ll throw away valuable … Read full article