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October 5, 2011 By Sarah Halstead

HDR Effect Post Processing for Photoshop

Filed Under: Photography

Alright, I know all of my Photoshop friends were wanting to do HDR photos like I made in Lightroom. So I went on a search for a Photoshop Action Similar to the Preset in Lightroom. I found it, is is called HDR for Dummies. Ha ha! There are no directions how to use it where I found the link. So I am going to tell you how I got this photo

to look like this.

Now this may not work for your photos but I tried to get my photo to look the same as it did when I was done in Lightroom. I also made a Colorful Action to look similar to Kelsey Smith’s Crayons Lightroom Preset that I used on my other photos.

First I opened my photo and ran the Colorful Action. I left all the layers there so you can adjust to your liking.  My saturation for colorful is boosted up really high. For any other photo you will probably want to lower the saturation some.

After you run the Colorful Action flatten the image.

Then, this is the part where I just kind of made it up. When you see the HDR action it says HDR for Dummies, Brighten Shadow with USM-{Unsharp Mask} and Brighten Shadow.

I run both brighten shadows first. Do not flatten the image. Then I run the HDR for Dummies. When the gaussian blur box popped up I left it at the original 11.0. I also added the Burnt Edge Action from MCP for a slight vignette. Then I did unsharp mask at 125% ; 3.0 pixels ; Threshold 3.

With that I get this result.

Just for comparison here is that same photo edited in Lightroom.

Which do you like better, Lightroom or Photoshop?

I think I like the lightroom slightly better. I am still working to perfect my Colorful Action. I still need to do some research on how to make it colorful without bumping up the saturation so much. I still have so much to learn about Photoshop.

If you do not want the colorful you can always edit your photo to your liking then use the HDR for Dummies.

I hope this was helpful. If you have any questions or suggestions I am open to them. Just email me. If you do try this I would love to see them. Just link to your post or photo in the comment section. Can’t wait to see what you come up with. As always thanks for reading.

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  1. Sarah @ 2paws Designs says

    October 6, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Great post! I like the Lightroom better, but thank you for sharing how to do a similar edit in Photoshop. Off to give it a try! :)
    • NapTime MomTog says

      October 6, 2011 at 11:30 pm

      Thank you Sarah.
  2. Jodi Hall says

    October 6, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    I like lightroom better as well. It looks crisper, and not so over edited (if that makes sense haha)
    • NapTime MomTog says

      October 6, 2011 at 11:30 pm

      Thanks Jodi. :)
  3. Alice says

    October 6, 2011 at 10:54 am

    I tried your suggested HDR action in Photoshop on one of my recent night shots...and boy did it make a difference. I need to get used to the adjustments, but it was very easy to work with.
    • Alice says

      October 6, 2011 at 10:55 am

      My before and after photos were supposed to show up in that last comment. Apparently I don't know how to insert an image into a comment. Oh well...
      • NapTime MomTog says

        October 6, 2011 at 11:27 pm

        I did see the link in the comment you posted in my email. I saw it. Pretty neat. Thanks for trying it out. Glad you like it.
  4. Kala says

    October 6, 2011 at 1:12 am

    I think I like the Lightroom preset a bit more, but they're both fantastic edits.
    • NapTime MomTog says

      October 6, 2011 at 11:26 pm

      Thanks Kala. Me too. :)
  5. Kim says

    October 5, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    I definitely like the LR version better. You went through a lot of trouble to help everyone out. You are so awesome!!
    • NapTime MomTog says

      October 6, 2011 at 11:25 pm

      Thank you Kim.
  6. Alice says

    October 5, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    Thanks for sharing what you found and for posting a side by side comparison. I like the Lightroom HDR better in your photo because the underneath of the pier pops out more. The water is also less shadowy. If I only saw the PS HDR I would still say I like the effect. I am going to try this out tomorrow.
    • NapTime MomTog says

      October 6, 2011 at 11:25 pm

      Thank you Alice.
  7. Ashley Sisk says

    October 5, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    I love the LR edit more, but for those who don't have LR, that action is great.
    • NapTime MomTog says

      October 5, 2011 at 10:22 pm

      Thanks Ashley. I agree. :)
  8. julie says

    October 5, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    I like Light Room better. I guess its a matter of oppinion.
    • NapTime MomTog says

      October 5, 2011 at 10:22 pm

      Thank you Julie. :D

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