It's really not bad Nichole. The reason I haven't gotten into Photoshop is because it looks too complicated... well, that and the cost. I tried the trial version of Dynamic-Photo HDR, and purchased it 1/2 hour later. If you end up purchasing it, read the pdf owner's manual - it clarifies a lot of things. The thing I like about the program is that it will still tone map a single jpeg. Of course, the best results are from multiple jpegs at different exposure compensations. You can also use a single RAW file and adjust the exposure in your RAW editor saving several jpegs. But I don't think it does to bad with a single jpeg if not overdone.
It's a fairly simple program to learn - I'd give it a try...