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    Aurora HDR 2018

    May 19, 2020 6 minutes

    Aurora HDR 2018 is a high dynamic range (HDR) photo editing software that can be used by itself or as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom and Apple Aperture. It can work with and merge a series of bracketed images or it can be used to draw out detail from a single shot. AP readers can get the software, for Mac and PC, for free (until 29 May) by heading to our dedicated website skylum.com/ap-aurora.

    After opening the software, the first step is to open one or more images. This can be done via File > Open, or by dragging the files onto the Aurora interface. The second approach is helpful when you’re using a software package such as Skylum Luminar 4, as an image browser.

    Merging the images

    The best HDR images are usually created from a series of images that are shot at different exposure values. Most people tend to shoot three images, one at the ‘correct' exposure and then one a stop or two brighter and another a stop or two darker, but Aurora HDR 2018

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