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Do you HDR or Bracket the hell out of it

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MisterBG said:
BertIverson said:
Freinando said:
Just curious to know what you guys use the most. For HDR shots do you use the built in HDR function (if your camera has it) or you rather bracket 3, 4, 5... shots and then merge them in post.
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Neither. I just shoot RAW and make sure the relevant highlights are not blown.
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...Thus losing all shadow detail.
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Maybe if you are shooting a light bulb in a dark cave.

Believe me I have experimented with HDR. It takes an extremely high DR shot to require HDR tricks.
However, I think you might need a camera with a newer low-noise / good DR sensor.

Bert
 
MisterBG said:
EthanP99 said:
Freinando said:
Just curious to know what you guys use the most. For HDR shots do you use the built in HDR function (if your camera has it) or you rather bracket 3, 4, 5... shots and then merge them in post.
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Do you like my in camera HDR?

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NO!

Most unnatural, I've never seen anything that resembles this in real life.
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I agree, but it must be presumed that 'art' was more of an aim than 'natural' in this case.

Certainly in-camera HDR and indeed DRO [single shot] as well as adjustable tone curves all have their place and require a degree of skill and taste on the part of the photographer to get a desired result.

Nobody can deny these features can work and do work very well indeed in the right hands.
 
I've used Photomatix products for HDR over the last two years. When I recently bought a used Sony RX10 I discovered the bonus of in-camera HDR, with quite a few options. I now like it better than combining multi frames in Photomatix. It looks more natural, and is an easier, less time-consuming work flow. It also retains more of the native sensor and processor qualities.

Interestingly, Sony's various DR optimizing settings do an almost equally good rendering of very high DR scenes. So I work between the two in-camera programs, and occasionally chimp in the field, for optimum results.
 
I have not dedicated enough time to learn HRD(in camera or PP) and have had good luck with ETTR. I also installed Magic Lantern in my 6D and it shows me when when the highlights are getting clipped -- this reduces the number of bracketed shots.
 
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I've used Photomatix products for HDR over the last two years. When I recently bought a used Sony RX10 I discovered the bonus of in-camera HDR, with quite a few options. I now like it better than combining multi frames in Photomatix. It looks more natural, and is an easier, less time-consuming work flow. It also retains more of the native sensor and processor qualities.

Interestingly, Sony's various DR optimizing settings do an almost equally good rendering of very high DR scenes. So I work between the two in-camera programs, and occasionally chimp in the field, for optimum results.
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Sony are excellent at this. It is then down to the photographer's skill to use the tool properly.
 
I bracket for HDR.

For years, I shot my HDR's with 5 exposures, at 1 stop intervals. But I got tired of handling so very many files, so for a couple of years now I shoot my HDR's with 3 exposures, at 2 stop intervals. I find it works just about the same, with a lot fewer files to handle.
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Freinando said:
Just curious to know what you guys use the most. For HDR shots do you use the built in HDR function (if your camera has it) or you rather bracket 3, 4, 5... shots and then merge them in post.
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Neither
 
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