Du kannst aber auch manuell die Bilder zu einem HDR Bild zusammenfügen. Das funktioniert über Lightroom sehr einfach. Ich verwende auch hier dieselben Einstellungen: ISO 100, Blendenwert 13.

Um das beste Ergebnis zu erzielen, solltest Du bei deiner Kamera einstellen, dass diese die Bilder als RAW Datei abspeichert. Bei einer JPG Datei wird das Bild auf weniger Speicher komprimiert. Dies spart zwar Speicherplatz, allerdings fehlen dann auch Details beim Bild, die Du dann nicht mehr bearbeiten kannst.

Um die Bilder als RAW Datei zu speichern musst Du um Menü folgenden Punkt auswählen:

Im Ersten Menü Punkt kannst Du ganz oben den Menü Punkt Bildqualität auswählen. Hier einfach den Punkt RAW auswählen. Fertig.

Nun schaue ich auf mein Display und mache ein Bild, bei dem der Himmel etwas überbelichtet ist, damit der Vordergrund Hell genug ist. Bei meinem zweiten Bild stelle ich die Belichtungszeit so ein, dass der Himmel von der Helligkeit eher etwas dunkler ist. Der Vordergrund ist bei dem zweiten Bild sehr dunkel. Keine Angst, wenn bei dem ersten Bild der Hintergrund dennoch dunkel sein wird. Beim Bearbeiten kannst Du, indem Du die Tiefen erhöhst, anschließend noch den Feinschliff durchführen.

Hast Du deine beiden Bilder, dann kannst Du diese zu Hause auf deinen PC/Laptop übertragen und beide Bilder in Lightroom öffnen. Jetzt musst Du unten nur noch beide Bilder mit gedrückter „STRG“ Taste mit einem Linksklick auf deiner Computer Maus auswählen. Anschließend drückst Du die Tasten „STRG + H“. Du kannst auch das Menü mit einem Rechtsklick auf das Bild auswählen und anschließend bei „Zusammenfügen von Fotos“ auf „HDR Zusammenfügung“ klicken. Bei dem nun kommenden Fenster ändere Ich nie etwas. Ich drücke nur noch auf OK und warte bis mein PC fertig ist. Ist die Option „Automatische Einstellungen anwenden“ aktiviert, passt Lightroom bereits die Helligkeit usw. des Bildes automatisch an. Ich aktiviere dies nicht, da ich meine Bilder im Anschluss selbst bearbeite. Nun ist das HDR Bild auch schon fertig und Du kannst den Feinschliff am Bild durchführen.

Es gibt natürlich auch noch andere Bearbeitungsprogramme. Ich verwende allerdings fast schon immer Lightroom. Wenn Du viel fotografierst, lohnt es sich auch das Programm zu kaufen.

Ich mache immer zwei Bilder in unterschiedlichen Belichtungen und füge diese in Lightroom zu Hause selbst zusammen. Ich finde die HDR Funktion meiner Kamera sehr gut, Ich bin aber mit dem manuellen zusammenfügen der Bilder zufriedener. Dies ist aber vielleicht auch einfach nur Geschmackssache.

Und jetzt wünsche Ich Dir viel Spaß beim Ausprobieren. Vergiss nie: Es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen. Wenn die ersten Versuche nicht klappen oder Du mit dem Ergebnis nicht zufrieden bist, versuche es einfach noch ein paar Mal. Ich war anfangs auch oft frustriert, weil es nicht so ganz funktioniert hat. Nach etlichen Versuchen hat es dann aber geklappt.

Ich hoffe Ich konnte Dir mit meinen Erklärungen die HDR Fotografie und den Vorteil davon erklären. Du kannst mir sehr gerne schreiben, wenn Du etwas nicht verstanden hast oder wenn ich etwas anders oder besser erklären soll. Über Feedback, egal welcher Art, freue Ich mich immer sehr.

Welcome to my second blog post 😊.

This is intended to introduce you to the advantages of the HDR function when taking photos.

Perhaps you know the problem. You want to take a landscape picture but either the sky is far too bright or the foreground is too dark. It is very difficult to get both right. The HDR function is very useful for correct exposure.

You can select the HDR function on some cameras. However, you can also easily do this yourself using Lightroom. To take an HDR picture, you will definitely need a tripod or the ability to position the camera so that it does not move during the shoot.

Firstly, I would like to show you an example of how the HDR function works using the Canon EOS 90D camera. For other camera manufacturers that support this function, the settings will not be very different. You will just find them under a different menu item. After selecting the HDR function, the camera takes several pictures with different exposures.

Important: If your lens has an image stabiliser, you must always switch it off as soon as you use your camera on a tripod. You can easily set this to Off using a slider. The motor in the lens always works as soon as the image stabiliser is switched on. You may have heard it before, some lenses make a slight whirring noise. If you have your camera on a tripod, the motor will still work. This can cause your image to be blurred even though your camera is on a tripod, as the slight vibration of the motor is enough to blur the image.

I usually use the following settings for my HDR photos:

As soon as I use my camera on a tripod, I always use the lowest ISO I can set. This is 100 on my camera and as the camera can't move, it doesn't matter if the exposure time is longer. I usually use an aperture value of 13 for landscape photography. I don't have a value that I usually use for the exposure time.

If you have your camera firmly on the tripod and are happy with the image composition, you now need to make a few settings on your camera.

Now you can look at your screen and adjust the exposure time so that the sky is a little brighter but not too bright. With HDR images, you should always make sure that the sky is not too bright. The camera can then usually no longer process this correctly and the sky appears burnt out (unnaturally bright or rather white instead of blue). This can then usually no longer be edited afterwards with an image programme.

If you are now satisfied with everything, you must go to the menu of your camera. To do this, simply click on the MENU button. This is located on the left-hand side of the camera. You will find the item for HDR right at the beginning at point four under the camera symbol. Here you must now click on HDR mode.

You can now activate the HDR function in the first setting "Set dyn range". The values +- 1, +-2 and +-3 indicate the value by which the camera should make the image brighter and darker. You can also set it to "automatic", in which case the camera will do this itself. I have mostly used the value +-1 here. The camera then adjusts the exposure value one up and one down.

I have always left the "effect" on natural. It all depends on which image style you like best. Try out a few here and find out which one you like best.

With "Continue HDR" you can set whether the function should only remain set for one image or for all images. If you want to take several HDR pictures, you can set this function to "Every shot". Just don't forget to switch the HDR function back to deactivated at the end. Otherwise, the next time you're out and about with your camera, you might wonder why the camera is taking multiple pictures 😉.

I also always leave the "Auto Image Compensation" activated.

Now you have set all the necessary things on your camera and you can exit the menu again. You will now see the HDR symbol at the bottom of your display. This shows you that the HDR function is activated.

Now you can finally take a picture. The camera will now take several pictures with different exposures and merge them into one. If you are not completely satisfied with the result, try different exposure values in the HDR settings by changing the value in the menu item "Set dyn range" from e.g. +-1 to +-2.

You can also manually merge the images into an HDR image. This works very easily via Lightroom. I also use the same settings here: ISO 100, aperture value 13.

To achieve the best result, you should set your camera to save the images as a RAW file. With a JPG file, the image is compressed into less memory. Although this saves storage space, details are then missing from the image that you can no longer edit.

To save the images as a RAW file, you must select the following item in the menu:

In the first menu item you can select the menu item Image quality at the top. Simply select the RAW option here. Done.

Now I look at my display and take a picture in which the sky is slightly overexposed so that the foreground is bright enough. In my second picture, I set the exposure time so that the sky is slightly darker in terms of brightness. The foreground is very dark in the second picture. Don't worry if the background is still dark in the first picture. When editing, you can then fine-tune the image by increasing the depth.

Once you have your two images, you can transfer them to your PC/laptop at home and open both images in Lightroom. Now all you have to do is select both images below by holding down the "CTRL" key and left-clicking on your computer mouse. Then press the "CTRL + H" keys. You can also select the menu by right-clicking on the image and then click on "HDR merge" under "Merge photos". I never change anything in the window that appears. I just press OK and wait until my PC is ready. If the "Apply automatic settings" option is activated, Lightroom already adjusts the brightness etc. of the image automatically. I don't activate this because I edit my images myself afterwards. Now the HDR image is ready and you can fine-tune the image.

Of course, there are also other editing programmes. However, I almost always use Lightroom. If you take a lot of photos, it's also worth buying the programme.

I always take two pictures with different exposures and merge them myself in Lightroom at home. I find the HDR function on my camera very good, but I'm happier with the manual stitching of the images. But maybe that's just a matter of taste.

And now I hope you have fun trying it out. Never forget: no master has ever fallen from the sky. If the first few attempts don't work or you're not happy with the result, just try a few more times. I was often frustrated at first because it didn't quite work. But after several attempts it worked.

I hope I have been able to explain HDR photography and its advantages to you. You are very welcome to write to me if you have not understood something or if I should explain something differently or better. I am always very happy to receive feedback of any kind.