Exploring the software equivalent to graduated ND (neutral density) filters

- Shooting a scene with a lot of dynamic range in it…can be tricky because you have to choose whether…you're going to expose for either the brightest part…of the scene, or the darkest part of the scene.…Traditionally, photographers handled this sometimes…by using something called…a graduated neutral density filter.…This was a neutral density filter that screwed on…into their lens and had a graduated degree…of filtration on it,…so that you could darken the top half of the frame…and have a smooth ramp into the bottom of the frame.…For shooting an image like this,…a typical landscape image where the sky is very bright…and the horizon is a little bit darker,…that was one way to equalize your exposure…and pull the scene to within the dynamic range…of your camera.…

This week, on The Practicing Photographer,…we're going to look at some software alternatives…to doing that.…I don't actually work with physical, graduated ND filters.…They're hard, they're hard to work with,…and having the right level of gradation…and knowing that you've got it in the right place,…