HDR in monochrome

High dynamic range photos are usually associated with bold colours and eye-popping images, and less so with black and white images. So if the colours are part of the draw of HDR, why utilize it in your mono shots? HDR is all about expanding the dynamic range of a photo to encompass the brightest and darkest parts of a scene, and this can be just as useful for monochrome images, which are all about tonality. In fact, with black-and-white HDRs we have a few advantages. The lack of colour leads to a subtler HDR treatment. What’s more, several of the traits of HDR – crunchy textures, bold clouds and enhanced shadow detail – can often look more natural in monochrome than in colour.

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