The Oxford Dictionary defines dynamic range as “the ratio of the largest to the smallest intensity of sound that can be reliably transmitted or reproduced by a particular sound system.” That ...

Just like bracketing exposures, image sensor circuitry combines multiple exposures into one image to improve its dynamic range, or the ability to capture bright and dark regions. Stephen Shankland ...

Welcome to another edition of Let’s Talk Photography! Have you ever seen one of those photos that look amazingly surreal with the bright, vibrant colors in the sky and the dreamy looking lights or the ...

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Apple is investigating new image sensor technology that promises up to 20 stops of dynamic range. That’s a level that surpasses the ARRI ALEXA 35, and gets really close to matching the dynamic range ...

I’ve written about new digital cameras with built-in HDR (high dynamic range) capabilities (here and here), but have not shown you why the photo technique fascinates me. Today, I found an HDR image ...

In effect this is similar in some ways to High Dynamic Range photography, where multiple images are taken either at the same time or in quick succession, with an under-exposed image combined with one ...

If you’ve ever photographed an idyllic landscape and ended up with a washed-out sky and dark, underexposed blobs instead of shadows, you’ll understand why photographers are falling in love with High ...