Photoshop: HDR Effect Tutorial

In this tutorial, we explain and demonstrate how to create the HDR effect in Photoshop, without needing the 3 pictures with different exposures.

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[arippen84]

I'm a photojournalist and have never worked with HDR. I was deffinatly going to try shooting for myself the three diff exposures, but for one image..I think it is amazing. I found a shot I took from inside an old house when I had some time to do more fine art and I thought it was hopeless only bc my highlights were so blown. But after using this effect unlike many other ways I have tried through you tube one pic photoshop tutorials...this is so dramatic and fantastic. Thank you!

[ImagenSkins]

@arippen84 Thank You very much, I appreciate you taking your time to make a comment. :)

[krucialbeatz1]

that is not an HDR LOOK (FAIL)

[ImagenSkins]

@krucialbeatz1 This is pseudo HDR effect. In real HDR you need 3 pictures with different exposures, this is an alternative way to do it if you don't have 3 separate pictures.

[MrVrceldesigns]

It's amazing how many people think that this is how HDR is done. Try shooting RAW with rackated exposures of your subject, combine the images in photoshop, and then you'll get closer to HDR.... The technique above greatly distorts the quality of the image.

[ImagenSkins]

@MrVrceldesigns

Thanks for the comment, but I prefer you actually take a look at the tutorial with sound on. I mentioned how this is psuedo-HDR effect and how you need 3 separate images with different exposures for the actual HDR. Now please take a look at the tutorial again and stop trollin'. Thanks.

[rondallafan]

if you could speak up next time it would be helpful...good job though

[xXBanDidosXx]

thanks Men,, :D :D

[Phoenicion]

thats nice thanks!!

[darKofdEcade]

hey where you make your intro??

[gilly475]

It looked so much better before you did overlay. Mine was looking really good until i chose Overlay, but good job :)

[redfoxarts]

@ImagenSkins do you have more Professional looking photos tutorial? As if you're using canon camera? pls?

[yanarca2]

Thanks for the video.

Although I changed something when doing this: I have dıplicated the layer before using High Pass filter; then used the filter on the new duplicated layer and then changed the blending to overlay. This gives you more control over the image.

[XxAceTrainerGreenxX]

Thank you!

[nordfjellBrandt]

Could you mumble a little more please, I almost understood part of what you said.

[dengangen]

you live you learn

[JustLikeToPlay]

isnt everything he does increase contrast and sharpen the image? when he put the layer to overlay the shadow and highlight effect which looks slightly like hdr doesnt actually show anymore... or am i missing something?!