HDR Toning If you have a fancy camera you may have the ability to take an HDR photo with a setting included but it isn't needed because you can do this manually on your own. HDR, stands for High Dynamic Range. In short, the camera takes three images of the same shot (tripod most likely needed) with each shot being bracketed, one normal, one +1, and the other -1, to make 3 EV steps and then merges them with software on your camera. This method can be achieved manually also by taking the shots bracketed and then merging them in Photoshop with their cool little HDR software later. It's a nifty little effect and always leaves people scratching their heads, wondering, "how did you do that?" Well, since we all have digital cameras that can take endless amounts of photos i figure, what's stopping you from trying?

This is several steps using Photoshop6. Each step i brought out more range of the HDR photo trying to achieve a surreal, almost cartoon, kind of look.

This is the completed photo. Here is a link to a short YouTube tutorial on the subject. YouTube Tutorial for Photoshop