Using the Graduated Filter tool

In an ideal world, when we see a landscape that we want to photograph, the …light would be just perfect. But in reality, many times when I'm …traveling between locations, I don't have time to wait for the light to change. …So, we make due with what we have. Luckily, Camera Raw has a very quick …solution to fix an image like this. I'm going to select the BlackSand image, …and then open it in Camera Raw using command + R or control + R. …I want to darken down this sky and also lighten up the foreground area here where …the rocks are. And in order to make a selective …adjustment like this, I'm going to tap the G key.…

The G key will automatically select my gradient filter tool. …Now the first thing you'll notice is, over here on the right hand side, there …are a lot of different attributes that you can load this gradient filter with. …And by load, I mean you can tell it to change things like exposure, either …increasing it or decreasing it. You can change the contrast or the highlights. …You can change shadows, clarity, saturation. …