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CAMERA = REASON TO BUY iPhone 4 (AD-ON CAMERA APPS AND PICS)
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so for this app to work the phone would have to be held perfectly still or the images would not match correctly, right? or is it that one image is taken and filtered three times then synthesized back into a single image?
I dont know about this app specificly but I know that photographers use a mode on there Camera called Exposure bracketing this takes 3 photos in quick succession with the different exposure times.
I would assume that the app isnt that advanced and takes a single photo and applys soime kind of filter.
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
Thankx for the advice....man it is really tough to use this app to get those 'samples' pictures or the ones posted here...
maybe i am not holding it still enough, or my choices of 'bright area' and 'dark area' are not defining enough to get a good HDR picture. There are always those 'halos' around some area, and most times the dark areas does not show up clearer and brighter and the bright area are unsightly dim....
tough app to use for me!
PS: Any tricks up your sleeve to get this right?
Yes.. sorry - real cameras do take 3 pictures (could be more I think too) - usually -2 ev, 0, +2 ev
This app just uses two. And you do have to hold the camera stead or get a tripod type fixture. It's not that hard to hold the camera still and the software does align them pretty well. Zoomed all the way in you can sometimes see a slight shift.
I have desktop software on my iMac that is far more powerful - but I've been pretty impressed with the app and what it can do with 2 photos.
"Filtering" doesn't really work well - the shot has to be exposed correctly in both or all 3 instances because the final product is a combination of highlights, shadows, etc. You don't get that really from one exposure by adjusting filtering.
Here's an example: The sky is a great blue but if the light meter reads that, then you lose all bridge detail. If I select the bridge for the light meter - the sky gets washed out. So by using the HDR I get the best of both worlds. I can set the light meter to capture all the detail of the bridge and grass which are shaded + the great sky.
It takes some practice to figure out how (when) to use the app. Ultimately - it's when a normal shot would cause features to either wash out or be too dark. And sometimes it's fun to just play (as I did with the sky and clouds) to get a nice RICH color rich photo by allowing the exposure to capture both highlights and shadows.
This app just uses two. And you do have to hold the camera stead or get a tripod type fixture. It's not that hard to hold the camera still and the software does align them pretty well. Zoomed all the way in you can sometimes see a slight shift.
I have desktop software on my iMac that is far more powerful - but I've been pretty impressed with the app and what it can do with 2 photos.
"Filtering" doesn't really work well - the shot has to be exposed correctly in both or all 3 instances because the final product is a combination of highlights, shadows, etc. You don't get that really from one exposure by adjusting filtering.
Here's an example: The sky is a great blue but if the light meter reads that, then you lose all bridge detail. If I select the bridge for the light meter - the sky gets washed out. So by using the HDR I get the best of both worlds. I can set the light meter to capture all the detail of the bridge and grass which are shaded + the great sky.
It takes some practice to figure out how (when) to use the app. Ultimately - it's when a normal shot would cause features to either wash out or be too dark. And sometimes it's fun to just play (as I did with the sky and clouds) to get a nice RICH color rich photo by allowing the exposure to capture both highlights and shadows.
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Thanx for your input...will play around with it more this weekend!!!!
You showed that great HDR pictures can be achieved with this app!
That's a great example and really explained a lot about the HDR app for me. I decided to try it myself and these were the results...
Stock camera app. Tapped the sky to adjust the camera.
Stock camera app. Tapped the darkest part of the tree.
Shot taken with the HDR camera app. You can see how the sky isn't washed out and the detail is there in the tree. I really like this app!
My Leica M9 has been put in the safe and its collecting dust because of all these apps. Its amazing. When I show pics to various people they swear they were taken with the Leica and I say, "Nope, the i4" 
they don't believe me.
I think I might get Pano but... some say autostitch is better. not sure what to do!
they don't believe me.I think I might get Pano but... some say autostitch is better. not sure what to do!
I must have about 5 different digital cameras including a Canon 5D2 DSLR and they are getting covered with dust! I love my iP4, and these apps make it so much better!!
The thing I like about Pro HDR too is that you can set it to save the over and under exposed images to the photo roll also. So you can create an HDR from the library, manually with the app (it prompts to select the light and dark points) or automatically - which does the work for you.
Not bad at all....
And I think I (ever since the 3GS) have more photo/video apps than any other kind. Then again - I'm not really a gamer.
Yeah, I've only had my 3GS since January, so I won't be upgrading until sometime next year, but after seeing all the amazing shots from iPhone 4 users, I cannot wait to have that higher resolution camera! For what I use my camera on the 3GS for mostly (work), it's ok, though.
And I'm the same way you are when it comes to the photo apps. I've got more of those than any other type of apps and I like each one of them for a different reason. That being said, I think the Pro HDR app might have become my favorite!
And I'm the same way you are when it comes to the photo apps. I've got more of those than any other type of apps and I like each one of them for a different reason. That being said, I think the Pro HDR app might have become my favorite!
Don't get me wrong here. I love using the camera. Some times I get great shots, but mostly mine are crap. haha
But I'd love to get some of the results I'm seeing here. But I'm afraid that I can't hold the camera steady enough to take 2 pictures of the same thing. And I know I wont' carry a tripod/stand around with me everywhere.
So what are the tricks to get these 2 or 3 pictures of the exact same thing? While selecting the dark and then the light area's of the picture....
I know I could'nt do it if I tried. What am I missing?
But I'd love to get some of the results I'm seeing here. But I'm afraid that I can't hold the camera steady enough to take 2 pictures of the same thing. And I know I wont' carry a tripod/stand around with me everywhere.
So what are the tricks to get these 2 or 3 pictures of the exact same thing? While selecting the dark and then the light area's of the picture....
I know I could'nt do it if I tried. What am I missing?
Don't get me wrong here. I love using the camera. Some times I get great shots, but mostly mine are crap. haha
But I'd love to get some of the results I'm seeing here. But I'm afraid that I can't hold the camera steady enough to take 2 pictures of the same thing. And I know I wont' carry a tripod/stand around with me everywhere.
So what are the tricks to get these 2 or 3 pictures of the exact same thing? While selecting the dark and then the light area's of the picture....
I know I could'nt do it if I tried. What am I missing?
There's an auto mode which will do it for you. You click and then it will find the high and low points and then snap two photos. There's a bit of time to wait (a few seconds) while it does this process... but it means you don't have to click twice and worry about having moved the camera
I really love the mood in the last two photographs.
But to be honest: I hate it when the horizon is not straightened. Escpecially when there is water visible—the horizon must be strictly horizontal for aesthetic reasons. Maybe it's nitpicking but for me personally it is as disturbing as cutting off the person's head in portrait pictures.
Apps for iPhones with straighten function (detailled rotate + auto crop): Adobe Photoshop Express (free), Photogene (since August 19th MMX full iPhone 4 support), Cropulator, AppZapp (the latter two not tested yet). Please try that.
But to be honest: I hate it when the horizon is not straightened. Escpecially when there is water visible—the horizon must be strictly horizontal for aesthetic reasons. Maybe it's nitpicking but for me personally it is as disturbing as cutting off the person's head in portrait pictures.
Apps for iPhones with straighten function (detailled rotate + auto crop): Adobe Photoshop Express (free), Photogene (since August 19th MMX full iPhone 4 support), Cropulator, AppZapp (the latter two not tested yet). Please try that.