A brief demonstration with examplesby Candice Foers-Bates

HDR Toning using PhotoShop

Open your image in PhotoShop.Go to ‘Image’ > ‘Adjustments’ > ‘HDR toning’

Pull the handles around until you’re happy with the result.

After

Before

Here are a few good examples…

Don’t take it too far though – unless you want a ‘painterly’ effect.

Original HDR toned HDR toned more

HDR toned Original Contrast, sharpened and saturated

A more subtle and more realistic effect can be obtained in other ways… like other Photoshop techniques…

Please note: HDR toning is only possible with PhotoShop CS5.See how to achieve the same effect here…

Go to ‘Image’ > ‘Adjustments’ > ‘Brightness/contrast’

Increase the contrast Increase the contrast

Go to ‘Filter’ > ‘Sharpen’ > ‘Unsharp mask’

Adjust the sharpness

Go to ‘Image’ > ‘Adjustments’ > ‘Hue/saturation’

Adjust the saturation

Original HDR toned Contrast, sharpened and saturated

Compare the results for yourself…