I want to make an HDR photo for the first time, but I don't know any programs.
what's a easy to use, free program that I could use?
and I took like 9 shots with bracketing mode but to my knowledge HDR pics are usually created with just 3 pics right?
any tips would be great.
thanks.
HDR can be created from a lot more than 3 depending on the range of tones in the scene. Like anything else , good HDR is about SO much more than the application and generally learning an application is a whole lot more nuanced than it seems at first blush. I use a few programs but i would recommend Photomatix as a good start, bet even that application takes a lot of time to learn what works best for a given set of images
Photomatix is the standard and does a great job. It's free to try (leaves a watermark), and $99 to buy. Not sure if there are any free programs out there, but I'm sure someone will chime in.
Also, you can create an HDR with any number of photos (OK, within reason )
