post-processing—is what has changed at warp speed in the
past decade. I’ve found my own limits in this respect, and I
encourage everyone to do the same. As you discover your
limits, it will be helpful to study and understand various styles
(even the ones you don’t care for), so that you’re able to learn
and modify your own style with experience.
Because of the impact digital post-processing has made on
my personal vision, my understanding of post-processing is
directly related to the way I see landscapes. Take a moment
to think about how your own post-processing skill and style
affect the photographs you take. Or maybe it doesn’t, and
Merging. This scene was created using two exposures
taken at different times with different camera settings
from the same exact point of view. The first exposure
was normal settings to record the fall foliage in the
land and river. Notice the movement in the river is
a faster exposure time than the clouds. The second
exposure was captured using a 10-stop neutral-
density filter, allowing for a much longer exposure
time of 1 minute. This is what blurred the clouds.
Then, in post-processing using Adobe Photoshop, I
combined the two files to create one image.54 Outdoor Photographer outdoorphotographer.com