Manual Exposure Stacking: Create Amazing & Dramatic Photos in Photoshop

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In this photoshop manipulation tutorial, learn how to create manual exposure stacking and blend them to make natural dynamic HDR images in photoshop.

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How to create dramatic landscapes with blending exposure technique in photoshop

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Open your image and duplicate 3 times

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Select first duplicate copy and convert to smart object

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Rename the layer to "UNDEREXPOSE"

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open current layer in Camera Raw Filter

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Now we need to under expose the image to get highlights information

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To do that, lower the blacks, whites, shadows and highlights sliders to extreme left end

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Increase clarity slider to get details

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Click ok to apply changes.

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Select second duplicate layer and convert to smart object

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Rename layer to "NORMAL"

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Open "NORMAL" layer in camera raw

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Keep everything at zero and increase clarity

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Click Ok to apply changes.

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Select third duplicate layer and convert to smart object

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Change name to "OVEREXPOSE"

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Again open in Camera Raw Filter

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Now we need to over expose the image to get shadows information

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To do that, increase the blacks, whites, shadows and highlights sliders to extreme right end

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Increase clarity slider to enhance details

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Click OK to apply changes

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Now we need to blend these "Under Expose, Normal & Over Expose layers" to get natural high dynamic image

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Select all 3 layers and convert to smart object

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Choose Layer - Smart Objects - Stack Mode and select a MEAN from the submenu

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Mean command reads each pixel’s value from every layer and computes the average

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Now add vibrance to pop colors and change blending mode to color

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Finally add color lookup adjustment to color tone or grade the image

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I want to give some warm look, You may apply different colors to your liking.

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That's it.

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Softwares Used:
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Photoshop cc 2014, 2015, 2017
Photoshop cs5, cs6,
After Effects cs5
Camtasia Studio