The bottom two options are for batch processing, which we are not going to talk about today. “Load Single Photo” is to create HDR using a single RAW file. You should see a window like this appear on your screen.Īs we are using bracketed images, go ahead and click on “Load Bracketed Photos”. Once you have downloaded your images onto your computer, click on Photomatix Pro icon to load up the software. I’ve taken three sets of bracketed images just in case. Shutter speed (from the left) were 1/320, 1/80 and 1/20 using AEB. These are the three bracketed images straight out of the camera:Īll images were taken at ISO 100, 97mm focal length, f/14, in Raw and with a circular polarizer. If you are serious about HDR and need a good software that you can trust, try it for free before you buy. For example, ghosting effect, less robust color and contrast adjustment and sharpening. The latest Photomatix Pro 5 has a significantly improved engine for HDR processing and addresses a few problems that the older versions had. I bracketed three exposures in continuous shooting mode, handheld. It was taken near Kidron Valley in Jerusalem, Israel in late morning, hence the bright highlights in the background. I’ve chosen this image below to show you the dynamic range you can achieve with Photomatix. I’ve chosen this image below to show you the dynamic range of I’ve installed Photomatix as a stand-alone software but you can also get it as a Photoshop plugin.

So today I’m going to show you how to do that using bracketed images in Photomatix Pro 5. Someone has asked me about creating HDR using Photomatix in the past.

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