Todd wrote:
I want to ask you guys a question regarding landscape photos and I hope this is the correct forum to ask....
I want to buy a Graduated ND filter but it seems just as easy to take two exposures, one exposed for the ground, & one for the sky and blend them in photoshop using the gradient tool. How many of you use a filter for the landscape photos you take vs the digital blending? In your expert opinions, what would you suggest I do? Get some grads or blend digitally? What are your experiences and preferences?
Thank you for your time....
Todd
Some can be almost religious when it comes to their preferences - GND filter vs. no filter. But it doesn\'t have to be. Here\'s something I did a while back that has worked out pretty well for me. I bought a HiTech GND which are pretty good bang for the buck filters - not $100+ each like some. This allows me the opportunity to shoot scenes with it or without it. Having the option to blend or use the GND is nice. And over time I\'ve discovered I can do most shots without the filter. But I still keep it in my bag just in case.
Learning to use photoshop more is really one of the most important things you can do to help your photograpy improve IMO. A significant part of \'making the image\' involves fine tuned work in the digital darkroom now. Once you have that skill you can decide which you prefer. Though old this is a great tutorial regarding the Digital Blend by a great prefssional photographer and friend: http://www.jessespeer.com/making_the_image/2004_0712_chasm/
Todd wrote:
I want to ask you guys a question regarding landscape photos and I hope this is the correct forum to ask....
I want to buy a Graduated ND filter but it seems just as easy to take two exposures, one exposed for the ground, & one for the sky and blend them in photoshop using the gradient tool. How many of you use a filter for the landscape photos you take vs the digital blending? In your expert opinions, what would you suggest I do? Get some grads or blend digitally? What are your experiences and preferences?
Thank you for your time....
Todd
Some can be almost religious when it comes to their preferences - GND filter vs. no filter. But it doesn\'t have to be. Here\'s something I did a while back that has worked out pretty well for me. I bought a HiTech GND which are pretty good bang for the buck filters - not $100+ each like some. This allows me the opportunity to shoot scenes with it or without it. Having the option to blend or use the GND is nice. And over time I\'ve discovered I can do most shots without the filter. But I still keep it in my bag just in case.
Learning to use photoshop more is really the one of the most important things you can do to help your photograpy improve IMO. A significant part of \'making the image\' involves fine tuned work in the digital darkroom now. Once you have that skill you can decide which you prefer. Though old this is a great tutorial regarding the Digital Blend by a great prefssional photographer and friend: http://www.jessespeer.com/making_the_image/2004_0712_chasm/
Todd wrote:
I want to ask you guys a question regarding landscape photos and I hope this is the correct forum to ask....
I want to buy a Graduated ND filter but it seems just as easy to take two exposures, one exposed for the ground, & one for the sky and blend them in photoshop using the gradient tool. How many of you use a filter for the landscape photos you take vs the digital blending? In your expert opinions, what would you suggest I do? Get some grads or blend digitally? What are your experiences and preferences?
Thank you for your time....
Todd
Some can be almost religious when it comes to their preferences - GND filter vs. no filter. But it doesn\'t have to be. Here\'s something I did a while back that has worked out pretty well for me. I bought a HiTech GND which are pretty good bang for the buck filters - not $100+ each like some. This allows me the opportunity to shoot scenes with it or without it. Having the option to blend or use the GND is nice. And over time I\'ve discovered I can do most shots without the filter. But I still keep it in my bag just in case.
Learning to use photoshop more is really the one of the most important thing to help your photograpy improve IMO. A significant parting of \'making the image\' involves fine tuned work in the digital darkroom now. Once you have that skill you can decide which you prefer. Though old this is a great tutorial regarding the Digital Blend by a great prefssional photographer and friend: http://www.jessespeer.com/making_the_image/2004_0712_chasm/
Derek
Jun 25, 2012 at 01:31 AM
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