How to create a single image from different exposure using HDR in Photoshop

Suppose you have a couple of exact same photos with just different exposure levels and you want to make a single photo by merging and capturing both the highlight and the shadow of all those photos together using the powerful high dynamic range (HDR) tool in Adobe CS3. Ok, let's get started. Here are the photos I'm going to use:

Step 1:

We're going to merge these photos together. So in Adobe photoshop, go to File --> Automate --> Merge to HDR... and then browse to all your photos and click Ok twice. You should see the Merge to HDR dialogue box pop up.

You now have the ability to take the photograph and either turn them on or off depending on your personal preference. You can also set the white point preview on the right hand side and I'm gonna turn it down a little bit simply because the fact that we're losing a lot of details of the tree behind.

Step 2:

Once satified, click Ok. Photoshop will create a new file based on the High Dynamic Range photograph that we've just created.

Here you can see how unbelievably powerful this HDR tool is as long as you take the correct exposure with your camera. By utilizing HDR, you have maintained most of the details of the window and all the details throughout the entire room.