El Dave Photography

I've been taking some time to learn new photograph/photoshop techniques that I hope will add something great to my shots without simply mimicking what other photographers do. The first that I want to share is called High Dynamic Range, or HDR. Basically, what this means, is you take a photo at three different exposures, then layer them all to create a vibrant image with really high "highs" and really low "lows" without blowing out your midrange.

While Knuckles here isn't really my normal style (such as it is), I wanted to use this as a practice shot just to get the hang of the process without having to worry about the normal extra stuff that goes into my shoots. Toy, red paper, lightbox, and a desk lamp. Plus, Knuckles has all this great detail in his face and shirt that the contrasts really picked up on and improved. I just wish I could remember who made him so I can buy the other two mobsters in the set!

Make sure you stop by tomorrow. It's going to be a doozy.

We's gonna haff to bust up ya EXIF:

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture:	f/2.5
Focal Length:	50 mm
ISO Speed:	100
Exposure Bias:	0/3 EV
Flash:	Flash did not fire

Orientation:	Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution:	72 dpi
Y-Resolution:	72 dpi
Software:	GIMP 2.4.2
Date and Time:	2008:02:05 21:38:25
Artist Name:	unknown
Exposure Program:	Normal
Date and Time (Original):	2008:02:05 16:37:36
Date and Time (Digitized):	2008:02:05 16:37:36
Shutter Speed:	370044/100000
Maximum Lens Aperture:	265625/100000
Metering Mode:	Pattern
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Focal Plane X-Resolution:	4433.295 dpi
Focal Plane Y-Resolution:	4453.608 dpi
White Balance:	Manual
Compression:	JPEG
Image Width:	2592 pixels
Image Height:	3888 pixels

Be good,
-Dave

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