Lightroom tips Master Photomerge in Lightroom

1 Get started

Lightroom’s Photomerge command makes it easy to create natural-looking HDR images or stitch panoramas. Simply Cmd/ Ctrl+click to select a set of photos, right-click them and choose Photomerge>HDR or Panorama; then work through the simple settings. Upon completion, a brand new DNG file will be saved alongside your original photos, with the suffix * -HDR or * -Pano.

2 Shoot HDRs the easy way

To make an HDR image we ideally need a set of three or more varying exposures, taken with a tripod to keep the frames in alignment. The easiest way to do this is to make use of your camera's bracketing mode, making sure it's in Aperture Priority so that the shutter speed