Create A New RAW

Once you’ve copied your bracketed images to your computer, select them all by holding ‘Ctrl’ (or ‘Cmd’) and clicking on them, then rightclick on one of the files and select ‘Open with>Adobe Photoshop CC’.

Because these are RAW files, they’ll load into the ACR interface, and the five files will appear in the Filmstrip on the left-hand side. The first file will be highlighted so, to select them all, click on the little four-bar icon next to where it says “Filmstrip”, and click ‘Select All’. Now click on the four-bar icon again, and this time, select ‘Merge To HDR’.

When the ‘HDR Merge Preview’ window appears, ensure that ‘Align Images’ and ‘Auto Tone’ are ticked, and set ‘De-Ghost’ to ‘Medium’.

‘Show Overlay’ will reveal areas where movement has been detected between the shots in the sequence, and ‘De-Ghost’ ensures that only one image is visible. Now click on ‘Merge’, and then save the file.