Wow! Thank you so much! Changing the HDR merged photos to 32 bit really made a difference! I couldn't figure out why my merged photos were looking so awful till I saw your video! This has really help! Thank you so much!
I just re-discovered ACR after not messing with multiple exposures for awhile, but its suiting my workflow again based on what I'm shooting. Love ACR though, so much more responsive than lightroom.
Thank you for the great video! I'm currently using PhotoMatix Pro 6 and I'd like to know how to manipulate the 3 individual images once they are merged. Is it possible to bring out more of the dark exposure or the light exposure if so desired? I'm just curious about limitations because PhotoMatix is quite a versatile program.
THANK YOU!!! oh my, thank you so much. I am new to PS and was beside myself trying to figure out how to get this to work. This helped a TON. I did not do every step you talked about, but I took much of your tutorial and came up with a decent image. My first attempt at HDR would not be possible without this tutorial. Again, THANK YOU!
I did everything up to 4.20 in your video as well and my cs6 doesn't have the option to work into camera raw either is there another way to bring up the camera raw workspace for hdr toning
Brilliant! I have been trying to use Photoshop's HDR but the default results are usually so bad. Your advice to use ACR has changed my life (editing life in any case). Thank you for the great tutorial!
I can't believe I just found this video. All this time I thought the photoshop HDR feature was garbage. This is awesome! Can't wait to try it out. Thank You!!!
Thank you man! I was looking for a fird party software, but I always knew that Photoshop can make true HDR itself. You've just opened my eyes! So simple :)
Fantastic. i definitely try not to make boring average photoshop tutorials. I always want to teach the best and latest techniques to allow people to create the best results in photoshop. Happy you watched my photoshop HDR tutorial
Hey Photos In Color, can you please make a video on how you have your Photoshop workspace customized, because I watching your awesome tutorials and I really want to customize my workspace exactly like yours. Thanks!!!!
Oh men thank you very muuuccchhh i was struggling how to edit hdr pics on photoshop and i found your video i followed every step and now i can take good hdr photos
I had a lot of trouble trying to make something look good with the HDR pro thing and I had no idea about this other method. This is the best and it looks way better using the RAW processing!
Hello, I have the same problem as a guy below. Once I'm finished with merge to HDR pro in 32 bit, I dont have the option to open in camera raw, any advice would be helpful
Well put Ed. I have been doing Bracketing and HDR in Photomatics but hate the lighting effects that you can't switch off. The finished result seems too surreal for my liking. Been wanting to know how to produce them in Photoshop for some time now and your Vlog explains it perfectly thanks.
For sure........ I really think this 32 bit technique will render wonderfully realistic but stunning hers. Happy you enjoyed my photoshop HDR tutorial.
This has been a feature in Photoshop (I think) the first version of CC, and I've really enjoyed the convenience. I do NOT miss having to merge to HDR, save the file as a 32 bit .tif, close the image, and then re-open the file to get it into ACR. Great tutorial as always, Ed.
this technique really does cut out a lot of steps and leaves you with some stunning natural HDR photos. Happy you enjoyed this Photoshop HDR tutorial. Stay tuned for more.
Hatastic making 32 bit HDR's in photoshop is awesome. you will get some stunning realistic images in photoshop and thank you for turning into my channel.
OMG... I laughed at the intro... You are awesome, and this is exactly what I need to show my friends so they understand my British personality - here in the States.. that is EXACTLY the kind of things I do and they look at me like I am CRAZY... Love it...
How I can turn to 16bit from 32bit like you? In my photoshop CC 2017 with the same command the photo change in 16bit, color and light are more brightness and horrible. HELP!!!!
Did everything you advised and it all goes well until at the end I get a window popping up saying "The Command "Camera Raw Filter" is not currently available". Any thoughts (I do have Camera Raw)
Rather than using the convert to 16 bit method you point out, I was using the file > export > quick export as PNG option. Any reason why that wouldn't work as well? It seems to keep the same appearance when exporting this way. Great tutorial, btw.
Using PS cc 2018 and ACR does not save a smart object, when it's done. Instead I just get a standard locked 16 bit "Background" layer, from which I can't go back into ACR. Are there any settings that allow for the smart object saving by default?
All good up until the merge to 16 bit. After pressing ok when selecting Exposure and Gamma my image comes out overexposed. did everything exact. Would you know what the problem is?
I am having the same issues, even if I duplicate the layer, and I have Photoshop CC. A pop window says the Command Camera Raw Filter is not currently available.
Great tuto! But my ACR doesn't open it as a Smart Object, don't know how to change that. I can manage that by opening the files in ACR and thinking the "open as smart object" button in the picture preferences, but that changes nothing. The ACR window used by the "merge to HDR" function as shown in the tutorial doesn't allow that. Any idea? (using CC2019)
After the "Tone in ACR" modifications have been made and I click "ok" when the resulting image opens it is in 16 bit and the changes do not appear in a smart filter. What am I doing wrong?
The workflow was changed a few versions back. Use Lightroom's "Merge to HDR" feature to create a DNG file (Lightroom > PhotoMerge > HDR). Then open that DNG file as a smart object in Photoshop (Lightroom > Photo> Edit in > Open as Smart Object in Photoshop).
Thanks so much for this way of doing HDR in camera raw and photoshop. Everything worked except that in my Photoshop CC 2018 when I clicked the "OK" in ACR, the image opened up in PS, but it wasn't a smart object, just a layer and it was back to being a 16 bit image. I didn't have to go back to ACR and so it didn't matter.
I have this problem too. I'm bummed, because this means I can't re-do my changes in Camera Raw until after I convert to 16 bit. Commenter Gabriel Albaladejo-San Inocencio above notes: "In Adobe Camera Raw 9.10, directly applying the Camera Raw Filter to a 32-bit Photoshop document has now been disabled to prevent unexpected visual mismatches between Camera Raw and Photoshop. The Camera Raw plug-in always processes a 32-bit source image or Smart Object to a 8-bit/16-bit result."
exactly how I remember it being done!
Just wanted a refresher as it's been a while. thx!
Thanx man! This is by far the best HDR tutorial I've seen! My HDR images look stunning, to say the least ... 👌👍👊
I've struggled with HDR in photoshop for a while... this has really helped me. thank you!
Really the best video about HDR photo on youtube. Great job!
Well done, Ed - that's excellent. Will watch it several times more to 'grab' everything.
Many thanks.
I Never commented on youtube videos but this is the most useful video I've seen. Thanks so much. It opens a lot.
Thank you very much for this tutorial! Very helpful!
Wow! Thank you so much! Changing the HDR merged photos to 32 bit really made a difference! I couldn't figure out why my merged photos were looking so awful till I saw your video! This has really help! Thank you so much!
Love this... I prefer to do 95% of my editing inside ACR so this is exactly the way I would prefer to do HDR too. Thanks!
I just re-discovered ACR after not messing with multiple exposures for awhile, but its suiting my workflow again based on what I'm shooting. Love ACR though, so much more responsive than lightroom.
Really helpful thank you... you're a great communicator... would have hoped that you kept going on with this kind of tutorial!
Thank you for the great video! I'm currently using PhotoMatix Pro 6 and I'd like to know how to manipulate the 3 individual images once they are merged. Is it possible to bring out more of the dark exposure or the light exposure if so desired? I'm just curious about limitations because PhotoMatix is quite a versatile program.
THANK YOU!!! oh my, thank you so much. I am new to PS and was beside myself trying to figure out how to get this to work. This helped a TON. I did not do every step you talked about, but I took much of your tutorial and came up with a decent image. My first attempt at HDR would not be possible without this tutorial. Again, THANK YOU!
I did everything up to 4.20 in your video as well and my cs6 doesn't have the option to work into camera raw either is there another way to bring up the camera raw workspace for hdr toning
Brilliant! I have been trying to use Photoshop's HDR but the default results are usually so bad. Your advice to use ACR has changed my life (editing life in any case). Thank you for the great tutorial!
THanks Ed! I was lost for a long time on how to undo the changes after converting it back to 16 bit. exposure and gamma, eureka!
Really helpful mate thank you so much !
Excellent video! Thanks for the tips!
I can't believe I just found this video. All this time I thought the photoshop HDR feature was garbage. This is awesome! Can't wait to try it out. Thank You!!!
Thank you man! I was looking for a fird party software, but I always knew that Photoshop can make true HDR itself. You've just opened my eyes! So simple :)
Big thumbs up and subscribed, never knew about switching to 32bit, thank you sir.
Excellent!
Thanks!!
This is the best video tutorial for making HDR photos in Photoshop. Thank you so much!
Thank you. you're the best!!
Great tutorial! Gonna use that in the future :)
Thanks for that, finally I got a good process for my Real estate.
This is amazing, thank you very much
to the point, easy to understand, thanks bro..
superb. Just need to practice now. Many thanks
Very nice! Not you average HDR tutorial, which we've all seen a hundred times. Glad I clicked this one! 👍
Fantastic. i definitely try not to make boring average photoshop tutorials. I always want to teach the best and latest techniques to allow people to create the best results in photoshop. Happy you watched my photoshop HDR tutorial
Hey Photos In Color, can you please make a video on how you have your Photoshop workspace customized, because I watching your awesome tutorials and I really want to customize my workspace exactly like yours. Thanks!!!!
Thank you! Great video!
My pleasure. Happy you learned fro my Photoshop HDR tutorial.
Oh men thank you very muuuccchhh i was struggling how to edit hdr pics on photoshop and i found your video i followed every step and now i can take good hdr photos
Awesome tutorial Ed! I'm excited to try it out!
Wonderful. With this photoshop HDR tutorial you will not be disappointed. really this will give you stunning natural looking HDR photos.
I had a lot of trouble trying to make something look good with the HDR pro thing and I had no idea about this other method. This is the best and it looks way better using the RAW processing!
Happy you learned from this photoshop HDR advanced method. Really this is the best way to create HDR images in Photoshop.
wow. that 32 bit tip was amazing
Thank you!
Nicely done mate!
Pretty useful video ! thank you for sharing
Thanks bro it was really helpful
Great Vid easy to follow instructions. Thanks
The best vedio about HDR I've ever seen
Fantastic tutorial!!
Very Cool! Thanks.!!!!
Hello, I have the same problem as a guy below. Once I'm finished with merge to HDR pro in 32 bit, I dont have the option to open in camera raw, any advice would be helpful
My photo becomes whiter and unsaturated after the 32 to 16bit conversion (even if gamma and exposure are set on 1 and 0). Is there a way to fix this?
Dude, you're awesome!
hi, which table graphic you use?thaNK YOU SO MUCH.
Well put Ed. I have been doing Bracketing and HDR in Photomatics but hate the lighting effects that you can't switch off. The finished result seems too surreal for my liking. Been wanting to know how to produce them in Photoshop for some time now and your Vlog explains it perfectly thanks.
Thanks for the Vid, i was having a play at HDR from my new D500 last night. Using the photoshop preset tabs was a disaster!!!.
Brilliant! Great tutorial, mate.. subscribed.
Great video!
Thanks Ed, Now I will try it on some of my HDR images that I did a few years ago,
For sure........ I really think this 32 bit technique will render wonderfully realistic but stunning hers. Happy you enjoyed my photoshop HDR tutorial.
Amazing video!!!!
AMAZING!!!!
Hi Ed. Can you make this video again for the 2020 version?
hello!...i dont get the "merge to hdr pro" option when i hit automate, do you know why and if there is another way to make it? thank you!
Thank you :)
This really helped!!! I have photography this semester and unfortunately we can't do it in person, so this really helped
This has been a feature in Photoshop (I think) the first version of CC, and I've really enjoyed the convenience. I do NOT miss having to merge to HDR, save the file as a 32 bit .tif, close the image, and then re-open the file to get it into ACR. Great tutorial as always, Ed.
this technique really does cut out a lot of steps and leaves you with some stunning natural HDR photos. Happy you enjoyed this Photoshop HDR tutorial. Stay tuned for more.
Thank you!....
hello. "Complete toning in adobe camera raw" box is not showing and is the same with "tone in ACR"
What can that be?
They disabled this feature, with a possible fix in the future.
I noticed that when you change to 32 bit it saves that setting and everything you do later will automatically open in 32 bit. Very informative video!
Amazing broo! Thank you for this video. Certainly I'll increase my HDR habilities
Hatastic making 32 bit HDR's in photoshop is awesome. you will get some stunning realistic images in photoshop and thank you for turning into my channel.
Wonderful tutorial
Excellent explanation
I love your madness!!!!
I am very new to photoshop..Your simple technique helps me a lot mate..Cheers..
OMG... I laughed at the intro... You are awesome, and this is exactly what I need to show my friends so they understand my British personality - here in the States.. that is EXACTLY the kind of things I do and they look at me like I am CRAZY... Love it...
Very useful
thank you
very well explained and usfeul, a winner in the mine field of youtube videos
thanks so much. I am definitely trying to make the best photoshop tutorials I possible can. happy you enjoyed learning from my photoshop HDR tutorial.
AWESOME DUDE...
Thanks a lot funny and very good!!!
How I can turn to 16bit from 32bit like you? In my photoshop CC 2017 with the same command the photo change in 16bit, color and light are more brightness and horrible.
HELP!!!!
great video, I just realized it's 7 years old, and so informative even for 2023, thank you.
Lovely video bro.. god bless u
Thanks
when i click to merge to hdr and select files it says there is no dynamic in these files to create hdr (something like that) can u help me?
Amazing video! You showed not how to make an HDRI, but how to make a good one!
Great video
Did everything you advised and it all goes well until at the end I get a window popping up saying "The Command "Camera Raw Filter" is not currently available". Any thoughts (I do have Camera Raw)
Well done Ed. Great tutorial... ;)
Thanks so much. I really think this is the best Photoshop HDR technique to get the most natural looking images.
Rather than using the convert to 16 bit method you point out, I was using the file > export > quick export as PNG option. Any reason why that wouldn't work as well? It seems to keep the same appearance when exporting this way. Great tutorial, btw.
Amazing Video
Using PS cc 2018 and ACR does not save a smart object, when it's done. Instead I just get a standard locked 16 bit "Background" layer, from which I can't go back into ACR. Are there any settings that allow for the smart object saving by default?
Same question here. Did you ever solve this?
same problem here when I pass from ACR to PS... no smart object, just flat background image without any change a I made in ACR...
I have the same problem... Does anyone can solve this?
Great🎉
Ed you are just amazing 👍
Thank you so much. I worked hard to create the very best HDR workflow in Photoshop. I love the results and think you will to. Happy photoshopping.
I found "my" problem. . .great tutorial!
All good up until the merge to 16 bit. After pressing ok when selecting Exposure and Gamma my image comes out overexposed. did everything exact. Would you know what the problem is?
I am having the same issues, even if I duplicate the layer, and I have Photoshop CC. A pop window says the Command Camera Raw Filter is not currently available.
omg this guys got so much energy
Just for the cool enthusiastic intro I hit thumbs up before watching further!!!
Cool edit - love it :)
thanks so much. Have you tried creating HDR photos in Photoshop. Its awesome.
Another great blog Ed,,,but please tell me how to store a saved image onto a external hard drive,,,thanks and have a great Christmas ✌️
What an amazing tutorial.Until today I merge photos with Lightroom but was very limited.This video goes to my favourite.Thank you so much.Subscribe
Great tuto! But my ACR doesn't open it as a Smart Object, don't know how to change that. I can manage that by opening the files in ACR and thinking the "open as smart object" button in the picture preferences, but that changes nothing. The ACR window used by the "merge to HDR" function as shown in the tutorial doesn't allow that. Any idea? (using CC2019)
After the "Tone in ACR" modifications have been made and I click "ok" when the resulting image opens it is in 16 bit and the changes do not appear in a smart filter. What am I doing wrong?
The workflow was changed a few versions back. Use Lightroom's "Merge to HDR" feature to create a DNG file (Lightroom > PhotoMerge > HDR). Then open that DNG file as a smart object in Photoshop (Lightroom > Photo> Edit in > Open as Smart Object in Photoshop).
Thanks so much for this way of doing HDR in camera raw and photoshop. Everything worked except that in my Photoshop CC 2018 when I clicked the "OK" in ACR, the image opened up in PS, but it wasn't a smart object, just a layer and it was back to being a 16 bit image. I didn't have to go back to ACR and so it didn't matter.
I have exactly the same problem..., did you find how to fix it?
I have this problem too. I'm bummed, because this means I can't re-do my changes in Camera Raw until after I convert to 16 bit. Commenter Gabriel Albaladejo-San Inocencio above notes: "In Adobe Camera Raw 9.10, directly applying the Camera Raw Filter to a 32-bit Photoshop document has now been disabled to prevent unexpected visual mismatches between Camera Raw and Photoshop. The Camera Raw plug-in always processes a 32-bit source image or Smart Object to a 8-bit/16-bit result."
Amazing Tutorial Man...
Thanks so much. You are very kind. happy you enjoyed learning all about Photoshop HDR tutorial. This really will give you the best Natural HDR look.
That dance just gained a new subscriber cheers mate