Create an HDR in Photoshop

Dynamic range is basically the difference between the brightest and the darkest areas in a scene. The greater the difference, the greater the dynamic range the scene is said to have. A scene with high dynamic range is also called a scene with high contrast.

To learn more about Photography and Dynamic Range, you can check out this older post I’ve written in the past right here.

HDR is short for High Dynamic Range. It is a post-processing technique based on capturing multiple exposures of the exact same scene though a process called Auto Exposure Bracketing or AEB, and then combining these images in a way that reveals a great deal of highlight, shadow, and mid-tone details all in one image, otherwise impossible with a single exposure.

To learn more about Auto exposure bracketing or AEB, you can also check out this older post I’ve written in the past right here.

Once you’re familiar with the concept of high dynamic range HDR and auto exposure bracketing AEB, you can now dive right into this cool video by professional photographer and photography teacher Yanik Chauvin from Yanik’s Photo School demonstrating How to create an HDR in Photoshop effectively in just a few steps without having to use a seperate HDR software. Take a look…