Learn how to do HDR photography the right way by capturing bracketed exposures correctly and editing them with precision in Lightroom Classic or Luminar Neo. This course teaches you the complete HDR workflow from camera settings to final image.
If you’ve struggled with blown highlights, muddy shadows, or HDR images that just look fake, this course will show you a reliable process for creating clean, natural results—without guesswork.
Learn How to Photograph and Edit Stunning HDR Photos — Without the Grunge or Guesswork
This fully re-recorded 2025 edition of the course has been upgraded with crystal-clear 4K video, studio-quality audio, and professional captions. It replaces the original Aurora HDR-based version with up-to-date, in-depth training using today’s most relevant tools: Lightroom Classic and Luminar Neo.
Each lesson is designed to walk you through a complete HDR workflow—starting with how to capture properly bracketed images, and ending with clean, natural edits that reflect what your eyes actually saw.
You’ll also get access to downloadable RAW bracketed files, hands-on editing tutorials, and clear, structured guidance that will help you gain confidence with HDR photography from capture to final image.
What You’ll Learn in This Course
- What HDR photography really is — and why most people do it wrong
- How to bracket exposures using Manual Mode or Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)
- How to read your histogram and avoid blown highlights
- When HDR will help — and when it will hurt your photo
- The biggest HDR mistakes photographers make (and how to avoid them)
- Step-by-step editing demos in both Lightroom Classic and Luminar Neo
- Tips for fixing ghosting, halos, oversaturation, and alignment issues
- Advanced techniques like HDR panoramas and single-image HDR
You’ll also get:
- Downloadable RAW files to follow along with the edits
- Video lessons in 4K with improved audio and video captions (in English only for now)
- A structured workflow that works with your gear and your software of choice
Who This Course is For
This course is perfect for photographers who:
- Already know how to use a camera, but have avoided HDR because it “looked fake”
- Want a real-world, natural HDR workflow — not an Instagram filter
- Use Lightroom Classic, Luminar Neo, or are comparing the two
- Are ready to elevate their editing with clear instruction and real practice files
Ready to Learn?
Get access to all lessons, downloadable RAWs, and real-world HDR workflows today.
