Exposure Blending Tutorial

[davidclapp]

http://www.davidclapp.co.uk/articles.php

 

If you are interested in Exposure Blending and can't quite work out what to do then have a look at this article I

have published. I received a few PMs and emails from people on the forums regarding the technique I used when

browsing the 14-24 write up I did last week.

 

I thought it might be appropriate to readers on this forum in particular so I have published it today. You can

also download some test shots and do your own blend...

 

Let me know if you have enjoyed the article or found it useful. I really appreciate it.

 

David Clapp

http://www.davidclapp.co.uk/

http://www.photo.net/photos/DavidClapp

[martijn_houtman]

Thanks, David, looks like a nice tutorial. Some good results there as well. One thing I noticed is

that the URL at the bottom gives a 404 (not found): Michael Reichmann's Luminous Landscape Tutorial on

Exposure Blending (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/blended_exposures.shtml%20 is the url,

it's got a space (%20) at the end).

[davidclapp]

cheers, i'll sort it

[beartooth1]

Thanks David...well written

[srichardson]

Thanks David. I'm always wanting to learn new techniques are things to improve on the one's I already know.. Good job on the tutorial.

[don_bryant2]

Try this one out:

 

http://www.thelightsright.com/TLRVideo_BlendedExposures

 

No brush work! Very niffty.

 

Don Bryant

[mike_stemberg]

Much appreciated David!

[colingrace]

<p>An excellent article David. Very well written and presented. I will most definately give this a go, but please forgive me if I don't throw my set of expensive Lee Filters into the English Channel just yet. Can I presume that you would be happy for us to print this article out for ease of use?</p>

[vuyisich]

<p>David, I have been using the same technique you describe as my main blending method. One difficulty I encounter is when I have sharp edges, like dark rocks against bright sky in your example. This method produces nice sky, but the rock edge is very dark, then transitions to bright some distance away. If there was a way to brighten the rock right up to the edge, that would then look natural. I know it's possible, as many photographers do it (especially Marc Adamus), but I don't know how to do it.</p>

<p>Thanks for the efforts.</p>