This way you get a good result when you need it, but only spend the time when necessary. But for the few shots where you need to try and save a window view, pull them into Photoshop. For photos where highlights/window views aren’t an issue, just use the Enfuse method. I think using a mix of everything could be a great route to go. I like how Enfusing frees you up whereas creating the HDRs in photoshop tie you down. And there’s no need to sit at your computer if you don’t have anything else to do. With Enfuse you can blend them all in bulk. Also each set takes about 5 minutes or so to blend. You have to do each bracket individually, which will require you to be at the computer for each blend. However with all good things comes a compromise! The process of editing brackets like this takes time. You can definitely see in the example that the window view is more visible than in the Enfused version. One of the major benefits of this version of creating an HDR image is the ability to save the highlights. I made some localized brush adjustments as well, so you’ll have to play with it to see what works for you. You can see from my processing in Lightroom that I made quite the drastic change to the photo that came from Photoshop. You can get a much more realistic result compared to the very colorful versions shown below. My recommendation if you use Photomatix for HDR real estate photography is to take advantage of the enfuse settings. You simply import your bracketed shots and select a tone mapping preset. The below photos were created in Photomatix. When buyers go to look at the home in person they’ll be presented with something totally different than what they saw online. Although the result is a bright, artsy photo, it doesn’t give an accurate representation of the property. Tone mapped images resulted in over-saturated, cartoon-like photos. When I first started seeing HDR Real Estate Photography, it was the classic stereotypical HDR. I see different variations of HDR photos online for property listings and thought we could go through a couple and look at their strengths and weaknesses. At the time, Photomatix didn’t have an Enfuse option so the result was over-saturated, overly tone mapped images.
#Photographer toolbox lr enfuse 4.13 software
The other option for blending multiple exposures together was strict HDR software like Photomatix.
When I first started my business it was one of two options. He will have my support.We have already looked at a HDR real estate photography tutorial using the Enfuse method of blending brackets. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next. I had no problems installing the software and yes Timothy Armes should be congratulated and supported. Especially so when you see how much some people are trying to extort for terrible presets. Timothy Armes is to be congratulated and supported for developing such great plug-ins without being greedy about about licensing fees. I'm happy to spend a minute or two reading instructions and installing software correctly for such a nominal fee. The end result is a plug-in that works extremely well, gives great results and costs as much as you're prepared to pay. It's all well documented and simple enough. I found installing all the components needed very straight forward. It works really very well and produces nice images.
#Photographer toolbox lr enfuse 4.13 download
Lr/enfuse is a frontend to two other applications, so there is some setup involved, but it's quite straightforward: Download the single package and install, and from there it's just like installing any other plugin.
Paul, I had a look at the enfuse site you link to, it looks quite a complicated process getting the programme installed, somewhat like the mogrify plug-in when it first came out! To be honest with you "garish" is really up to the photographer to decide on how they want their HDR to look - you can produce a very natural looking HDR with Photomatix too. None of the nasty garish nonsense that's usually generated by the likes of Photomatrix. The Enfuse plug-in does a great job of combining multiple frame bracketed exposures properly. If you have any feedback let me know with a how - to. I was really wondering if you could create an HDR photo in Lightroom by composing the images together if possible.