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HDR, or high-dynamic range, is a way of making photos look brighter and more realistic by combining different exposures together to make a picture that would look more like what a human eye would see. The exposure  of the photo is how much light reaches the image sensor of the camera to produce an image. Lowering the exposure results in less  light reaching the sensor, and as such will produce a darker image. Raising the exposure results in more  light reaching the sensor, and will produce a brighter image. Most cameras these days automatically adjust the exposure settings based on what you point them at. If you point the camera at a bright object, it will lower the exposure setting so that the image doesn't become too bright. If you point the camera at a dark object, it will increase the exposure setting so more light can reach the sensor so it can create an image of that object. Putting that jargon aside, let's say you wanted to photograph a street with a bright, ov...

If you're reading this, it means I got my blog up and running. Woo! For those who don't know who I am, I am k6ka , a 20 year old Canadian living in Toronto. I currently attend Ryerson University, and am a  Wikipedia administrator . My interests include photography (I'm still an amateur!), writing, wiki editing, and anything else that interests me along the way. I started this blog as a personal blog to spill my thoughts on (when I feel like sharing them) or (most likely) for sharing my photography experiments in a more centralized location. My dad was a semi-professional photographer before he became a truck driver, but he's still passionate about photography and likes to loan me equipment and give me tips and tricks. I started out mostly using my smartphone to take pictures—and I still mostly do—but I've been working on using a DSLR and editing my photos after they've been captured. I also like to write, and although I've done my share of editing wi...