You should have a regular exposure, another one that’s underexposed to get the details from the highlights and one with a longer exposure to get the most out of the shadows. The most basic HDR uses three images with different exposures. LR Enfuse works like any other HDR software – it needs a few bracketed images to blend. If you get a message saying that an error occurred, simply close Lightroom and launch it again. However, this method works well for most people. Of course, you can do this process independently if you’re an advanced user. You’ll see a status bar filling as it downloads the files. Here, simply select ‘Use applications hosted by the Photographer’s Toolbox (recommended).’ Then, click Install Apps. By default, it will open on the Configuration tab. Go to File – Menu > Plug-in Extras > Blend Exposures Using LR/Enfuse. To do it, you need to start the plugin as if you were ready to create your HDR picture. You can do this from inside Lightroom as well. So, you’ll need to install the application on your computer. Now you have the plugin installed, but that’s just an interface that needs to connect with the actual Enfuse application. Please note that the free trial version limits the size of the final photo to 500px. Instead, if you donated you can input the registration code you were given to unlock the trial version, then click Done. If you’re using the free restricted version, click Done. Then, click Add, select Enfuse, and click on Add Plug-in. Now, open Lightroom Classic and go to File – Menu > Plug-in Manager. Once you’ve done this, you’ll have a file called LREnfuse.lrplugin.

You can do this by right-clicking the file and choosing Extract All from the menu if you’re using a PC.

Once you’ve downloaded the file, unzip it. This will open a browser window for you to choose the destination for the zip folder containing Enfuse. On the right side of the Photographer’s Toolbox page, you’ll see the button Download LR/Enfuse and the current version of it. You can do this on the Photographer’s Toolbox website. So, you’ll need to install the Enfuse application to your computer and the plugin into Lightroom. Enfuse is not a native feature of Lightroom.

Photographer toolbox lr enfuse 4.13