Friday, February 19, 2016

HDR Photography


1. What does HDR stand for?
     High Dynamic Range


2. In your own words, explain what makes an HDR photo an HDR photo?
     very rich colors, shadows are exaggerated

3. What is bracketing?
     is the general technique of taking several shots of the same subject using different camera settings.

4. What software can you use to produce an HDR image?
     Lightroom

5. When selecting layers, what do you have to be careful about when creating your HDR photos?
     The key is to not go to the extreme and combine dozens of photos leaving every pixel of the photo well exposed. Leave room for natural shadows and use moderation when combining images.
Smugmug:
How do you add Content Blocks to your site?
drag and drop it from your customize drawer

What are the eight different types of content you can add?
Galleries, photos, navigation, video, design, text, social, discovery, services, HTML & CSS

When you add photos to SmugMug, which are the FOUR different ways you can organize and display them? Briefly explain what each method does.
single photos- a single image
Multiple image- more than one photo in a form of gallery or folder
slideshow- multiple images automatically switch
carousel-

What are the THREE different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.
Menu- building a navigation bar with links to other pages on your site
Breadcrumb- it revels links between homepage
Featured Events- feature an event on any any page you create

What are the THREE kinds of design elements can you add? What do they do?

logo - includes your logo an brand 
separator- it helps to site viewers eyes 
spacer - add spacing between content block to give more room
What "Colorspace" should your images be processed in to be uploaded to SmugMug?
sRGD color space
Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug? Why?
proof delay, cause others could cause confusion

What is the minimum resolution size for an 8" by 10" print?
750x935