From the course: Photography Foundations: Exposure (part 1)

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Aesthetics of dynamic range

Aesthetics of dynamic range

From the course: Photography Foundations: Exposure (part 1)

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Aesthetics of dynamic range

- In the last movie, you learned about the difference in the dynamic range of your camera, and the dynamic range of your eye. Specifically, you learned that your camera has less dynamic range than your eye, quite a bit less. In that movie, I mentioned that such a difference is not necessarily a liability, and where I'm standing right now is a great example of what I mean by that. If you were standing where the camera is right now, you would be able to see almost as much detail on this shadowy side of my face, as you see on the lit part and that's because of your eye's tremendous dynamic range. Like a still camera, this video camera that's shooting has a smaller dynamic range than the eye. Right now, we're exposed for the bright areas, and so the shadow areas are falling into darkness. Is that a bad thing? It might be if you were trying to present an image of me that was gentle and friendly. But if you're trying to create a different mood, maybe one that has more drama or weight to it,…

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