If you aren't using the HDR (High Dynamic Range) technique, I feel it's essential to learn how to do it. It has completely transformed our ability to capture more detail in our pictures. This shot of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is an example. Had I taken only a single exposure and exposed correctly for the sunlit mist rising from the falls, all of the vegetation would have been virtually black with no detail. Instead, I used a 3-shot HDR composite to show what I saw. Many photographers don't like the artificial look of HDR images, but there is a Photoshop technique that I explain step by step in my latest issue of Photo Insights that produces realistic HDR. It is the June issue, and it's free. You can read it using a link on the bottom of my home page, and you can also subscribe to the eMagazine. It is full of great information on photography and Photoshop.
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