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Has anyone ever tried using HDR (3+ exposures per each frame) to enhance the contrast and dynamic range for their brickfilm? Still photos look absolutely gorgeous using HDR and since Stop-motion is still photography I'm curious if anyone's tried it. And are there any examples of a stop-motion animator successfully using it?
By 3+ exposures per frame, do you mean frames captured with abnormally long exposures per frame, or something else?
Like having maybe a shot where every frame is set to something like a 6 second exposure or something?
For those that don't know what HDR is I'll give a brief rundown:
HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a Digtial Photography technique which the camera will also take a snap-shot with exposure lower and higher to give the photographer as much photo information and detail as possible for post work. This will all for almost surreal looking photos that looks almost better then the human eye.
for example. If you take an interior shot with an open window with sunlight coming in, chances are, you'll have to blow out the light coming in to properly expose the interior. With HDR you will have both the interior AND exterior portioned lit properly.
To look at examples of photos utilizing HDR head over to http://www.interfacelift.com
The reaosn I ask is because I will be doing a lot of dark/night/low light shots with my brickfilms and would love to have the dynamic range in my post processing. I'll try it out and make some tests for all to see. If it works, then it could be a game changer for Stop motion cinematography in general. 
Ohhh... I think I'm starting to get this, maybe...
So, something like taking two photos, like maybe a 2 second exposure, then a small split second exposure?
After that, you combine these in photo shop some special way?
Sounds interesting. 
yes but a two secong exposure would be very long. This is more the difference from 1/400 = normal. 1/100 = over exposed. And 1/1600 under exposed. And the camera has settings to do this automatically so your camera will take 3-5 snapshots really fast.
It's pretty neat!
Ah, okay.
It seems my camera usually needs some rather long exposures than yours though. Even with reasonably bright lighting. My usual exposure for stop motion is 1/5.
Also, I was just looking through some photos I had which I just happened to take with different exposures in the same place, and I'm experimenting with blending them together. looks pretty cool.
I may do some of this for select scenes in my Batman movie 'I am the Night'
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