Cameras can’t easily see things the way our eyes can. We can see details in shadowed areas at the same time that we can see details in brightly lit areas. A camera generally will meter for (see) one or the other, or an average compromise of both.

High Dynamic Range photography is a technique that can be achieved a number of ways, but ultimately the end result is an image that pops off the page (or screen) with details and colours throughout the image. To do this, 3 (or more) images are combined together on a Mac or PC using certain software (and some cameras can do it in-camera too) to combine the detail from the shadowed areas with the detail from the brightly lit areas. It’s a personal taste as to how much the effect is applied.

I prefer to keep most images within the realm of reality, but sometimes I will give it a bit of extra grain or saturation for some added punch...