Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating HDR Panoramas
- The HDR Book: Unlocking the Pros' Hottest Post-Processing Techniques (2nd Edition)
- HDR Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
- The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC / Lightroom 6 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
Creating HDR panoramas used to involve a ton of work, but with recent upgrades to Adobe Lightroom, you can now stitch together HDR RAW files to create stunning images of wide vistas in far less time.
Basically, the process involves creating HDR DNG files using Lightroom’s photomerge option. Then, you compile all the HDR PNG files into one huge RAW file panorama. From there, you simply retouch the large HDR panorama file as you would any other RAW file, then import it into Photoshop for final finishing.
For a more detailed overview of the process, check out Serge Ramelli’s in-depth tutorial below: