![]() ![]() The first two things to work with are removing ghosts and choosing a Bit mode. In the right-hand panel, you have several settings to adjust the merge result. Step 3: Check “Remove Ghosts” And Select A Bit Mode ![]() You can uncheck as many pictures as you like as long as at least two images are still checked. Uncheck a photo and watch the result image change to show you how it would look without using that exposure. The picture thumbnails appear at the bottom of the workspace if you don’t like the result, you can try removing some images to see the new developments. A preview of the merged photo appears in the middle of the workspace. After a few moments (depending on how many images you are using), the Merge to HDR Pro workspace opens. Wait while Photoshop works to collect the information from the pictures. Note: You will be asked to manually enter the exposure values (EV) of the photos if this information isn’t contained in the files. Make sure the bottom box is checked to allow Photoshop to align the images as best as possible - this step is essential if you didn’t use a tripod or if you shifted the angle slightly between shots. If you had other images open in Photoshop or selected too many, you could remove an image by selecting it and pressing Remove. When you have added the open files or chosen them from your computer, they appear in the box. If you have already opened your images, press Add Open Files to select all the images open in Photoshop.Īlternatively, press Browse to select images from your computer. Merge the images by navigating to File > Automate > Merge to HDR Pro.Ī dialog box opens to allow you to select the bracketed pictures you want to merge. You will have three tabs in the workspace if you have followed step 1 or opened your images. To open the HDR workspace, you could either open each image in a separate tab in Photoshop first or select the photos from a file on your computer. Step 2: Go To File > Automate > Merge To HDR Pro When the thumbnails are selected, press Open to transfer the images to the Photoshop workspace. The photos have white and gray borders when they are correctly selected. Once you have completed any other necessary edits, such as Temperature and Tint, select all of your images by holding in Control (Win) or Command (Mac) and clicking on each thumbnail. However, before moving on, you can correct any blown out or deeply underexposed areas in any image.įor instance, in my overexposed image, I will use the Whites slider to try to recover some of the information around the snow-capped mountains. Since you are correcting the exposure using HDR merge, you don’t need to worry about the exposure, highlights, or shadows sliders. ![]() When you open the RAW images in Photoshop, they will automatically open in the Camera Raw workspace. Skip this step if you don’t need to edit the photos beforehand and if you didn’t take the pictures in a RAW format. The first step is optional and is only necessary if you want to make minor corrections on the individual images before moving on to the merging process. ![]() Step 1: Edit Your Images In Camera Raw (Optional) Once you have your images, follow these steps to create a single well-exposed HDR photo. If necessary, you can increase the stops in camera, but make sure the increments between the photos are the same. I will be using the following three images to demonstrate the process. With this, you’ll have one photo underexposed by one stop, another at the “correct” exposure, and the third at one stop overexposed. 1-Stop bracketed images tend to work best as a baseline. I recommend adjusting the exposure by the same stop value for all of your HDR images. Once you have the images, merge them into an HDR photo using the Automate function in Photoshop and adjust the settings to create the correct exposure.įor the best results, use a tripod when shooting the images to ensure the pictures all line up correctly and contain the same information. To make an HDR photo in Photoshop, you need at least two pictures - although I recommend having three to five images - taken at the same angle with different exposure settings. This 9 step process is perfect for high-contrast scenes such as architecture or landscape photography. Once you know the basics of merging bracketed images - a set of pictures taken at the same angle with various exposure values - you can make a photo that looks how the human eye would see the scene with a correctly exposed foreground and background. If you can’t capture the correct exposure while shooting, you can combine a few images shot at different exposures and make an HDR photo in a few easy steps. The HDR technique works on scenes with vastly different exposure ranges, such as a dark foreground and a bright background. You can create high dynamic range (HDR) images in Photoshop to end up with a more balanced exposure. ![]()
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