They’re photos…
You know, photographs. The HDR stands for “high dynamic range” – the range between the lightest and darkest areas of the image – and the idea is that they look more similar to what your eyeball sees than regular photographs.
…made of several photos…
HDR images are achieved by blending several photos with different exposures – usually at least one overexposed and one underexposed – to make for a more dynamic scene. Jobs suggested that the iPhone and iPod Touch would be shooting real HDR photos, that is, a combination of a few shots snapped in rapid succession, as opposed to just some software approximation of HDR.
…that look kinda unreal but pretty awesome.
HDR photos have long been maligned as a gimmick, creating oversaturated circus shots. But on a smartphone they kinda make sense – tons of people use apps like Hipstamatic and Camera+ to jazz up their photos, and built-in HDR is bound to give iPhone shots a bit of extra punch.
How To: Create Stunningly Realistic High Dynamic Range Photographs
Check out our guide to shooting HDR photos with cameras that aren’t your phone.
How To: Create Stunningly Realistic High Dynamic Range Photographs
Shooting Challenge: HDR
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tbone
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:12 AMCue legions of iPhoners holding their breath and trying not to wobble their hands as they try to take the three separate photos to make up the HDR. Thanks uncle Steve, another serious imagery tool shoehorned into your baby for gimmick factor that most people will only use to make unimaginative shots of boring crap anyway.
Ha
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 5:56 PMSo you include the ability to take HDR photos, something that most people haven’t heard of, but you reject an app that lets people use the volume button as a camera button because it’s “too advanced for most iPhone users”