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Great stuff! Not always HDR, but for indoor shoots the extra range works really well for things like windows. I'll avoid HDR if I can. The workflow stays the same, whether I bracket for HDR, or just use one single image. I never thought about the magical transformation of the 8-bit brackets, into a 16-bit pano, but you have to be right. I don't think the tiffs are layered at that point. They're huge. I'll have to go back and check. I think I need to rethink the 8-bit jpeg thing. The part about editing in LR is an entirely different exercise.. Thanks, Peter

Hi, Sorry been away from the pc at a shoot. I think I understand your statement regarding using 16bit data. My pano workflow goes something like this: 1. Shoot raw HDR brackets, in circle. Usually four or six around. 2. I pull all the raw brackets into LR, and do some minor tweaks - highlights, shadows, clarity and saturation. 3. Turn all those raw brackets into jpegs and pull them into PTGUI for blending and stitching (I could use the raws, but it really slows PTGUI down). The resulting panoramic is a 16 bit Tiff. 4. The Pano gets pulled into PS, if there's any edits the need to be made. 5. Final Pano is exported as a jpeg file (usually around 28-30 MP). My regular photography workflow is simpler, and I'm sure very common: 1. Shoot raws 2. import into LR. 3. Almost all edits are done in LR, but maybe about 10% need to go into PS (portraits are a much higher %). 4 Final images are exported as jpegs, either from LR or PS. Almost always back into LR, because I need to keep the LR catalog consistent. (LR's biggest negative is the dang catalog, but it's nice being able to pull up images anywhere. Hope that makes sense? I love your tutorials, and I'm a big fan of your teaching style. Peter

Hi, I'm just following along with the recommendations for the 30-day challenge. I shoot a lot of panoramic (equirectanguur "360's"?), along with regular portraits and landscapes. I'm told that if I'm to edit panos in PS, I ought to be using 16B. I'm happy to change down to 8 bit, if you think that makes sense. Thanks

Ok, I'm game. I'll try the 30 day challenge. I hope I don't screw up , because I've got a bunch of shoots scheduled over the next 30 days. I also hope you haven't changed your mind regarding LR's latest releases, or I'll have wasted my time. --Peter