What is the iHDR process in photography?
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I’ve seen references to the iHDR process but don’t want to sit through a webinar. Can someone give a quick summary of the basic idea behind iHDR and how it differs from typical HDR software workflows?
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Basically, iHDR is a method of blending the bracketed raw images using a variety of masked luminosity layers.
As I understand it, it’s a series of steps for blending images, after refining and masking layers in each image, so as to produce results that represent what you saw in the original scene. This is all done manually, without using HDR software, in order that the photographer can just blend the areas of the images that he thinks needs it, rather than get the all over rather flat effect that some software can produce in some hands.
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iHDR generally refers to a manual image-blending approach for high-dynamic-range scenes. Instead of letting HDR software automatically merge everything, you shoot bracketed RAW exposures and then blend them yourself using masked luminosity layers.
The basic idea is:
- capture multiple exposures of the same scene
- refine each image as needed
- use layer masks/luminosity masks to reveal only the parts of each exposure that help the final image
This gives the photographer selective control over which highlights, midtones, or shadows are blended, rather than applying a global HDR look across the whole frame. The goal is usually a more natural result that better matches what you saw in the scene, while avoiding the flat or overprocessed look that automatic HDR software can sometimes create.
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