{"id":341,"date":"2009-03-18T12:44:56","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T16:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=341"},"modified":"2009-03-18T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T16:44:56","slug":"hdr-aesthetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/341\/hdr-aesthetics\/","title":{"rendered":"HDR Aesthetics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HDR imagery is expanding today\u2019s photographic aesthetics. Identifying the characteristics of contemporary HDR images will help classicists and pioneers alike. The basic ingredients are desirable for both sensibilities, but in varying combinations and to different degrees. As with solving any problem, it\u2019s easier if you break it down into it\u2019s component pieces and then learn what each one does and how they interact with one another. First know what to look for. Second, know what a tool can do. Third, know how to apply a tool. Once you\u2019ve done this, you\u2019ll be well along the way to crafting a unique style that\u2019s all your own.<br \/>\nPronounced Shadow and Highlight Detail<br \/>\nAccentuated Edge Contrast<br \/>\nAccentuated Texture<br \/>\nIncreased Noise<br \/>\nSmoothed Texture<br \/>\nSaturation Distortions<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalphotopro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more in the current issue of Digital Photo Pro.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn these and other techniques in my workshops.<\/a><br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hdr_ldr.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nLDR<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hdr_halfhdr.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nHalf HDR<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hdr_simulated.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nHDR Simulated<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hdr_simulated_pmatix.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nHDR Simulated With Photomatix<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blue-zinfandel-10\/images\/hdr_simulated-pmatix.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HDR imagery is expanding today\u2019s photographic aesthetics. 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