Right⌠finally checked the files instead of just commenting :).
First off now I still got your attention:
I see in the metadata that you have a Canon 90d. Forget everything I said about doing it in one shot, that wonât work with a sensor like that. Shadows will be noisy.
The method still stands: Go as low and check every test show in something that shows raw clipping till you have the lowest exposure where highlights arenât clipped. Then go up in steps of +2ev (in your case). In theory, you already have all the highlights, so every extra shot you take helps in getting rid of shadow noise.
Second point: I would like the original files instead of these DNGs, because Photolab canât work on those :).
Anyway, Iâm no real estate photographer, but the comment âwonder if this could be archived with DT tooâ hit me, so I at least had to show how to handle the dynamic range.
This is done with only your lowest exposure shot. Itâs noisy as crazy because of that:
Basically, I started with a basic edit (ignoring the window) like this:
And then I added a tone-equalizer under the exposure module, where I lowered the highlights in a curve-like manner. It can only go to -2ev, so you can duplicate that tone-equalizer a few times depending on what you want:
Youâll notice that the left corner of the bed, and the little bag next to the âcircle blanketâ is quite dull (and you see the blue cast that @gaaned92 talked about very clearly on the floor between the blankets and the bed).
Those would be better left untouched (so the highlights nice and bright and maybe a bit clipped), it gives a nice contrasty look to the inside. But to reach that, youâll have to resort to masking (letting the tone-equalizers work only on the window portion) and I didnât have the patience to do that properly now.
I added a warming-lut (well, actually Nik Effectâs âskylightâ effect at 20%) to give the same color vibe as @gaaned92.
I did another attempt after thinking about the âdullnessâ to tweak some other parameters of the tone-equalizer, and this I got in two different curves with some ânegative maskingâ on the parts I want to stay a bit brighter:
(edit: I notice the haloing at the bottom of the window. I shouldnât have touched those settings, the defaults were fine as they were :P)
Not saying any of this is perfect, but just to show that it doesnât have to be difficult to get in the ballpark.
And Iâll attach the xmp
IMG_1614.dng.xmp (161.2 KB)