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HDR blending that looks like light, not software

Send us your brackets. We blend them by hand in Photoshop: no tone-mapped halos, no grey windows, no crunchy shadows. Just rooms that look the way they did when you stood in them.

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What hand-blended HDR actually means

Most cheap HDR is a one-click merge: the software averages your exposures, flattens the contrast and leaves that telltale glow around window frames. Agents notice. Buyers notice. We don't do it.

Our editors blend manually using luminosity masks. The window view comes from your darkest frame, the room from your balanced one, the shadow detail from your brightest, each painted in where it belongs. Whites stay white, wood stays warm, and the view through the glass is sharp instead of blown out.

What's included with every HDR order

  • Manual exposure blending from 3-7 brackets (flambient sets welcome)
  • Window pulls with a natural exterior view
  • White balance correction and colour cast removal
  • Vertical and lens distortion correction
  • TV screen replacement and minor blemish cleanup
  • Sky replacement on exteriors where the original sky is flat

Shooting for the best result

We work with whatever you send, but if you're setting up a workflow with us: 3-5 brackets at 2EV spacing covers most interiors, and a single flash frame alongside your ambient set gives us the cleanest colour to pull from. Not sure your bracketing is right? Send a test set and we'll tell you honestly what would improve it.

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Common questions about hdr blending

Do you work with flambient sets?
Yes, and we prefer them. Send your ambient brackets plus flash frames and we composite them for clean colour and natural light. Plain HDR brackets work fine too.
What file formats do you accept?
RAW (CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG and others) or JPEG. RAW gives us more room to work, but well-exposed JPEGs still produce strong results.
How many images can you handle per day?
Volume isn't a constraint. Whether it's one listing or a full week of shoots, turnaround stays at 12-24 hours.
Can you match the editing style I use now?
Yes. Send 5-10 of your finished images with your test edit and we build a style profile from them: window pull strength, warmth, contrast, sky handling.

Often paired with:

Day to TwilightImage EnhancementObject Removal

Try hdr blending on your own photo, free.

Send one image from a recent shoot. It comes back within 24 hours. Compare it with your current editing and decide with evidence.

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