Bob has officially peaked in his photography career.
I have won the prestigious, highly competitive, absolutely life-changing Camera Club Award for:
👉 “Not Blowing Out Windows.”
Yes. You read that right.
The Scene of the Crime (a.k.a. Hart House)
There I was inside Hart House — one of those places where every photographer walks in and immediately thinks:
“Well… this is going to be impossible.”
You’ve got:
- Dark wood everywhere
- Moody lighting
- And windows brighter than a TTC driver’s high beams at 5 AM
Classic trap.
Either:
- You expose for the room → windows turn into nuclear white portals
- Or you expose for the windows → everything else looks like a ghost story
Enter Bob’s Secret Weapon: HDR (a.k.a. “I Refuse to Lose This Battle”)
Now let’s get one thing straight…
Bob did NOT just “discover” HDR.
Bob has been using HDR on his Sony cameras longer than some YouTube reviewers have been alive (or at least it feels that way).
With the in-camera HDR on the Sony A3000, I let the camera do the heavy lifting:
- Multiple exposures
- Blended together
- Boom… details inside AND outside
No blown-out windows.
No crushed shadows.
No crying in the corner.
The Winning Shot
This photo right here?
- You can see the detail in the windows
- You can see the chair
- You can feel the light
And most importantly…
👉 The windows are NOT blown out
Which, apparently, is now award-winning material.
The Camera Club Judging Panel (Highly Scientific)
I imagine it went something like this:
Judge #1:
“Wait… I can see outside AND inside???”
Judge #2:
“This breaks the laws of photography.”
Judge #3 (me, mentally):
“That’s HDR, baby.”
Bob’s Pro Tip (Write This Down)
If you’re shooting interiors like this:
- Turn on Auto HDR
- Keep your hands steady
- Let the camera stack exposures
- Don’t fight the light… outsmart it
And most importantly:
👉 Never accept blown-out windows as your fate
Final Thoughts from an Award-Winning Photographer (Important Title)
This award means a lot.
Not because of prestige.
Not because of fame.
But because somewhere out there…
another photographer is staring at a bright window thinking:
“Well… guess I’ll just blow that out.”
And Bob is here to say:
No. You don’t have to live like that.
Next Goal
I’m now aiming for:
- “Properly Exposed Ceiling Award”
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And the elusive…
👉 “Didn’t Forget to Check White Balance Award”
Stay tuned.
Bob out. 📸
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