HDR photos, or those taken in High Dynamic Range, are stunningly beautiful photos that allow photographers to capture the moment in even greater splendor. HDR photography allows both the bright parts and the contrast to be properly exposed. What traditionally happens when taking photos, particularly when there are darker buildings against a brighter background, is that the buildings will seem almost black. While this may seem like an interesting effect, we may not want this when taking photos. When taking photos, we expect that the details in both the bright areas and the contrasting shadows will be seen with relative clarity.
Taking HDR photos with your iPhone can be done in using the in-app HDR option. Because of the greater range of detail involved in taking an HDR photo, though, it is important to be mindful that it will take slightly longer to take an HDR photo than a non-HDR one. This article covers 2 parts, helping you take high quality HDR photos with your iPhone:
You should see a screen that looks like this when turned sideways:
From here, you will have a couple of options. You can have the grid off or on, for starters. This allows you to evenly balance the way, the components of your image appear; for instance, you may not want too much space around your central figure of your image.
More importantly, you will be able to switch on the HDR function on your camera. This is where you will be able to begin to take the more nuanced photos that HDR images are known for. Simply tap where it says "HDR Off" and that will toggle the option to "HDR On."
Note:
1)Go to Settings > Photos > turn on the option to Keep Normal Photos: Sometimes HDR photos are not better than the normal ones. That's why you may need to turn on "Keep Normal Photos". You may have already selected the option to put HDR On, but what really happens is that your iPhone will save photos in three different exposures. To keep "normal" photos – photos with the exposure that we are used to seeing when not taking photos in HDR mode – you need to go into your settings and ensure that the option to keep normally exposed photos is on. Once you have HDR set, it will remain so until you go through the process of changing it back to "normal" photos.
2)Tap to Expose the Darkest Area of the Photo: Anyone who has recently taken images with an iPhone is likely familiar with the "Tap to Focus" feature, but what many may not realize is that this feature also automatically adjusts the exposure of the section of the photo that is focused on. By using this "Tap to Focus" feature, users are also automatically adjusting the exposure, particularly of the area of the image being focused on. This helps enhance the HDR functionality on iPhones.
Users may see something that looks like the image below when using "Tap to Focus."
3)Realize the Limitations of iPhone HDR: The fact that iPhone now has an HDR option is impressive. However, it is important to realize that the iPhone is limited to an extent to the effectiveness with which it uses the HDR option. For instance, if your subject is likely to move, or you want images with strong contrast, you will not want to take an image with the HDR option.
If you do like taking pictures in the high dynamic range, it's important to practice, practice, practice. There are always some tips to keep in mind when practicing HDR photography:
HDR photography can be a great way to give you the beautiful pictures you want, and in knowing that iPhones have the HDR capability that were once the exclusive purview of handheld cameras, we can become skilled photographers in using HDR apps and the HDR functionality on the iPhone.
Mar 31,2017 18:23 pm / Posted by Christine Smith to iPhone Photos