You may have heard of HDR images before but what exactly are they and what purpose do they serve? Well let's start with what it stands for - High Dynamic Range. Basically this is a technique that allows for a far greater dynamic range of exposures (i.e. a large range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDR is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to the deepest shadows. This effect is made by blending a minimum of 3 differently exposed images together to create

We are happy to announce the arrival of Peter Paterson to the Fotoviva Team. He has been taking photographs for over 35 years starting mostly in monochrome which was processed in the darkroom. During this time he gained the Associate distinction from the Royal Photographic Society and also recently gained the EFIAP award, together with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain Distinction DPAGB. He exhibits photographs nationally and internationally in various Salons around the world and has also had photographs published in Digital Photo Magazine, Photography Monthly, Digital SLR Photogra

If you are interested in space and all the unkown that goes with it, you could add Astronomy Picture of the Day to your bookmarks for a daily feast of photography that is literally out of this world. Each day NASA bring a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Today's stunning digital view, entitled 'Sagittarius Triplet', is actually a collaborative composite recorded by 2 cameras and 2 telescopes about 2 thousand miles apart! The deep, wide image field was captured under dark Arizona skies. Both M8