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Over on the Frankston thread I have been asked by Isac what my HDR workflow is, so here goes. This is not a tutorial, or how to, I'll leave that to the experts 
this is how I do my HDR's.
In camera:
I have a Canon 7d MarkII and have made use of the C1 setting on the Mode Dial. It is set up as follows:
AV: f10
ISO: 100
Exposure Comp: 7
Drive Mode: High Speed Continuous
This gives me 7 images at +3, +2, +1, 01, -1, -2, -3 exposure compensation, some would say this is too many exposures but you don't have to use them all.
I always use a tripod and remote shutter release, nothing fancy, a Yongnuo RF603CII.
I auto focus on the intended subject and then set the lens to manual focus, this is a must.
Post Processing:
I use Photoshop CS6 and Nic HDR Efex Pro 2
First step:
Open up all 7 images in ACR and apply any lens correction and straightening. Remember to select all images and synchronize, checking the crop box if you have straightened or resized your image before hitting the Open Images button
The 7 images will open in Photoshop.
With the 7 images open in Photoshop I select File > Automate > Merge To HDR Efex Pro 2.
A dialogue box will open, select Add open files > MERGE DIALOGUE
You will see a preview of your images and be given the option to select the base image for Ghost Reduction. I generally leave it at the middle (0) image.
Hit CREATE HDR and let Nic do it's thing.
You will then have a series of effects you can choose from the preset library to apply to your image.
Select the effect that you want and hit OK.
Your HDR image will now be the background layer on a file named XXXXXX_HDR.tif. You can now continue to apply any Photoshop effects/filters you wish.
I hope that this is easy to understand for everyone.
Any questions, fire away.
Combining a B/W HDR with Nic Silver Efex Pro 2 can give stunning black and white images.
I used to use Photomatix, but since I purchased the Nic Collection I haven't used Photmatix.
https://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
https://www.stuckincustoms.com/
https://www.hdrsoft.com/index.html
this is how I do my HDR's.In camera:
I have a Canon 7d MarkII and have made use of the C1 setting on the Mode Dial. It is set up as follows:
AV: f10
ISO: 100
Exposure Comp: 7
Drive Mode: High Speed Continuous
This gives me 7 images at +3, +2, +1, 01, -1, -2, -3 exposure compensation, some would say this is too many exposures but you don't have to use them all.
I always use a tripod and remote shutter release, nothing fancy, a Yongnuo RF603CII.
I auto focus on the intended subject and then set the lens to manual focus, this is a must.
Post Processing:
I use Photoshop CS6 and Nic HDR Efex Pro 2
First step:
Open up all 7 images in ACR and apply any lens correction and straightening. Remember to select all images and synchronize, checking the crop box if you have straightened or resized your image before hitting the Open Images button
The 7 images will open in Photoshop.
With the 7 images open in Photoshop I select File > Automate > Merge To HDR Efex Pro 2.
A dialogue box will open, select Add open files > MERGE DIALOGUE
You will see a preview of your images and be given the option to select the base image for Ghost Reduction. I generally leave it at the middle (0) image.
Hit CREATE HDR and let Nic do it's thing.
You will then have a series of effects you can choose from the preset library to apply to your image.
Select the effect that you want and hit OK.
Your HDR image will now be the background layer on a file named XXXXXX_HDR.tif. You can now continue to apply any Photoshop effects/filters you wish.
I hope that this is easy to understand for everyone.
Any questions, fire away.
Combining a B/W HDR with Nic Silver Efex Pro 2 can give stunning black and white images.
I used to use Photomatix, but since I purchased the Nic Collection I haven't used Photmatix.
https://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
https://www.stuckincustoms.com/
https://www.hdrsoft.com/index.html
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