gmitchel
01-16-2005, 01:51 PM
I posted a tutorial that describes a simple technique for blending two exposures. I read about the technique briefly in a tutorial by Michael Reichmann on his site (www.luminous-landscape.com) and he credited it to George DeWolfe of CameraArts's Magazine.
Briefly, the technique uses a luminosity mask, followed by a Gaussian Blur and then a Curves/Levels adjustment of the mask.
It's a lot easier than painting in layer masks *OR* waving a graduated piece of acrylic in front of your lens.
http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/DigitalDarkroom/Tutorials/BlendedExposuresRevisited.pdf
Enjoy! The tutorial walks you through the steps with a practical example.
Cheers,
Mitch
Briefly, the technique uses a luminosity mask, followed by a Gaussian Blur and then a Curves/Levels adjustment of the mask.
It's a lot easier than painting in layer masks *OR* waving a graduated piece of acrylic in front of your lens.
http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/DigitalDarkroom/Tutorials/BlendedExposuresRevisited.pdf
Enjoy! The tutorial walks you through the steps with a practical example.
Cheers,
Mitch