Adding a Neutral Density Gradient Filter

From the digital-photography-school. We all have seen great photos using density gradient filters, some of us even have these wonderful filters in our camera bags. I know that we have several awesome Singh Ray filters in our bag, but often I am lazy and don't pull them out. It is too cold and I am afraid that I will drop it, it is too early and I am tired, etc. I do believe in getting right in the camera, but sometimes there just is not enough time or the right conditions. So I need to start using these digital neutral density filters more because they are great! Lisa

Adding a Neutral Density Gradient Filter

In this post Laura Charon from Beyond Megapixels shares a process for adding a Neutral Density Gradient Filter to an image using Photoshop.

"A key piece of equipment in a photographer’s gear is a neutral density gradient filter. This is a filter that affixes to the camera’s lens. One half of the filter is darkened and one half is light or clear. The purpose is to reduce the brightness difference between the top of the photo and the bottom. It’s typically used in landscape photography where the sky’s brightness needs to be compensated. Even if you don’t own a physical filter, it’s easy to adjust your photos in Photoshop CS3 (the technique is common to other versions of Photoshop as well) to achieve the same effect."

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