The following screencast takes you from installation the first blend...

LR/Enfuse

LR/Enfuse is a Lightroom plugin that allows you to blend multiple exposures together directly from within Lightroom by using the open source Enfuse application.

With LR/Enfuse, simply select the images that need blending together and choose "Blend exposures using LR/Enfuse..." from the menu.

LR/Enfuse on the web

LR/Enfuse is used by people all over the world. Here are some interesting articles:

• LR/Enfuse with interiors, by Timothy Armes (author)
• A detailed screencast from Yanik's Photo School
• Articleon LR/Enfuse by Twigs and Tracks Photography
• Inside Lightroom article by Steve Paxton
• Article from The Quiet Picture
• Gordon Mcgregor is enthusiastic about LR/Enfuse

Example

These four images of the Basilique of Lyon (France) were taken on a tripod, using different shutter speeds to vary the exposure. The darkest image is correctly exposed for the stained glass window, and the lightest is exposed for the interior of the church. It would be ideal if we had an even lighter image, but we can sort this our in Lightroom later.

The images were selected in Lightroom, and LR/Enfuse was run from the file menu with the default settings. The result is a very natural looking blending of the images. It's slightly dark because our lightest image was still a little underexposed for the shadows.

Finally, the image is re-imported into Lightroom and a little fill-light applied.

Donating and Updates

The trial version limits the output size to 500px, and donating towards this project will give you a registration code that will remove this restriction. All future updates are free.