The Realistic HDR Image

Photoshop's HDR dialog box

Figure 3.17 shows the dialog box after the images have been merged. While there are many options available from this box, the only necessary step here is to set the White Point.

1. Click on the White Point slider and move it to the right until the image shows full detail in the highlights (Figure 3.18). If you have uploaded the correct exposures, this should not be a problem. Moving the slider until the tip is just below the last of the histogram is the standard procedure, but moving it further to the right generally does cause problems.

2. Click OK. Photoshop merges the separate exposures into one 32-bit file and returns to Photoshop proper. Back in Photoshop, you’ll be faced with an image that usually looks pretty ...