'HDR' Process

When taking photographs use of a tripod is essential as I will have to do several shots and layer them together in order to achieve the high dynamic range image. Minimum of 3 exposures is required- one correctly exposed image, 1 stop under-exposed image and 1 stop over-exposed image. The more exposures the more elaborate and over the top the HDR image becomes. Exposure can be altered by adjusting the shutter speed 3 clicks to the right/left or by changing the EV (exposure value). I will either be using a HDR software, Photomatix Pro 3.2, or Photoshop in order to layer the images and achieve the HDR image.