HDR in Elements 6?

[oldman]

I've got 4.0.
I've seen some HDR photos and am very interested in trying it out.
Is it possible to merge the photos in Elements 6.0?
I can't afford the full program.

Thanks,
Oldman

[Charley]

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You should be able to merge photos in the version that you have. Learn about
"Layers" and making "Selections". Making a "selection" is what is necessary
to designate the part of a photo that you want to work on. A "layer" is the
electronic equivalent of a piece of clear plastic that you can put on top of
your photo so you can place and position another photo, piece of a photo, or
some adjustments that change the appearance of the image. You can make
alterations to the image on each layer separately without affecting the
underlying photo. You can create many layers. What you see and print is the
view looking down through all of the layers to the original photo. You can
save this layered image for further adjustments and modifications and then
flatten all the layers down into a single layered photo to reduce it's size
(bytes) and save it as a permanent image for e-mail, publishing,etc. It's a
good idea to keep a copy of the fully layered version in case you ever want
to go back and make more changes to it because once you flatten it you will
no longer have the ability. My largest project so far involved 214 layers (I
use Photoshop, but it's possible with Elements).

Charley

[Bruce.]

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Elements doesn't have direct HDR support like the bigger version.

Check this page for techniques to less directly accomplish it, plus a cost
plug-in that will add that ability, but I would ask them first if their
plugin is compatible with your version of Elements.

http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/digital-blending.shtml

Bruce.

[oldman]

Charley & Bruce,

Thanks for your answers!!
I'll look into the advice you both gave.
Thanks,
Oldman

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[silverthreads]

Have you considered HDRSoft from Photomatix, they have a standalone
version for about a hundred bucks, much cheaper than CS3 + the plugin.

[Richard]

You can download and use HDRSoft from Photomatix for free which works
stand alone or as a Photoshop Elements plugin. Also works as a CS3
plugin. I recommend you use it as a stand alone as opening and
manipulating multiple images is highly memory intensive and the less
you have running at the same time the better. The trial is the full
version of the software, with the exception that a faint logo appears
across the final HDR images. When you purchase the Key ($100 or less
of you use the $15 discount coupon readily available on line) the logo
will not appear on the final images.
I am impressed with the program and recommend it.