Podcast #18: HDR Photography -- An Interview With Tony Sweet

Expert photographer Tony Sweet lets us in on the important tips, techniques and secrets of HDR photography

By Audri on September 22, 2008 9:58 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

HDR photography can take photographers beyond the limitations of their cameras. Exposure and light can be manipulated like never before to create images that used to be impossible.

The problem is, not everyone truly understands what High Dynamic Range or HDR photography is and how it can be used to create amazing photographs.

If you want to learn to manipulate your exposures and create breathtaking photographs with details in the shadows, midtones and highlights (instead of just one or the other), then you need to learn about HDR, and that's exactly what Tony Sweet's 7 Photography Questions interview will teach you.

It's All in the Details

Usually when there is a lot of contrast and you take photographs, the details of your shot will show up in the shadows, highlights or midtones of the picture (depending on the exposure you shoot with).

What if you could get a shot that detailed all of these? That's where HDR photography comes in.

When our listeners found out that I'd be interviewing master HDR photographer Tony Sweet, they were chomping at the bit for answers to their HDR questions, especially since they already know Tony from his wonderful "7 Photography Questions" podcast on Flower Photography.

We picked the top seven questions and we put Tony to the task. Just a few of the topics we covered are:

• What Tony knows now that he wishes he'd known when he started doing HDR.

• The "must have" equipment for doing HDR.

• The best HDR software (turns out this is an easy decision).

• How to move from basic HDR to something truly spectacular.

• Tony's predictions for what we'll see in the future of HDR technology.

To uncover these HDR photography secrets and more from Tony Sweet, or to listen to any of our 7 Photography Questions interviews, subscribe via iTunes and each one of our interviews will be automatically downloaded directly to your iPod or your iPhone. It's FREE! Or you can listen directly on the Web by clicking the "Play Now" button below.