How to Edit HDR Photography in Lightroom Classic

Here is the easiest way to merge 3 photos together in Lightroom Classic to give you the HDR effect! This basic technique will blend all the photos into one really awesome final piece this works for landscape photography, portraits, etc. 

1. Find the photos you want to merge together

2. Select all of them and right click, select open in: Lightroom Classic

3. Click over to the develop tab in the top right

4. Click on one photo then hit select and click on the other photos you want to merge

5. Once all are highlighted, right click and find: photo merge

6. In photo merge tab, click through options to see if you like low, medium or high with details

7. Choose between deghosting and auto align, etc. then click merge

8. Photos will merge together and the new photo will appear in the bottom gallery to the right of your selected photos

9. Don’t forget to adjust any final settings: brightness, shadows, color editing, etc.

View the full video below for an in-depth walkthrough tutorial.