This image came as a result of an exploration of a mental hospital that had been abandoned for 25 years. The amazing textures and contrast in the rooms allowed for dramatic high dynamic range (HDR) images. (See box below.) Posing a female subject by a large window added a touch of romanticism to the tragic environment.
HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) PHOTOGRAPHY
HDR photography involves combining photographs of varying exposures into a single image. When taking a normal photograph, we use exposure settings that give the photograph a balance of high and low light, compromising between the brightest and darkest elements in the environment. An HDR image blends different exposures of a scene to bring out detail in areas that would either be too bright or too dark in a single exposure.