HDR Photography | Tower Lights

Sometimes it can be a challenge to get the exposure and colors just right with nightscape photos! What works for me is to capture multiple images (HDR) of the same scene and merge them together in post. Personally, I like to tackle the exposure in Lightroom to get an overall look and feel for the image, then I bring them into Photoshop and blend everything together. This particular photo was taken on Tower Bridge in London England and I used three different exposures. I used my longest exposure as the master layer as it had the nicest light streaks. I brought in the other two layers to balance the light and bring out all of the other little details. After all that I like to adjust the colour with Lightroom profiles in ACR.

Post Processing & Camera Settings.

To process this image, I used the Presetpro Creative Flow Lightroom Presets, Profiles, and Brushes. To finalized this image I imported it into Photoshop and ACR to sharpen and blend.

Camera: Sony ILCE-7R
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Settings: f7.1, 16mm, Time: 15s ISO: 100
Edit: Aurora HDR Presets
Edit: Lightroom Presets
Edit: Photoshop Actions
Edit: Luminar Presets

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