Adding a Graduated ND Filter in Post

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Remember the neutral density gradient filter we talked about back on page 14 that darkens the sky, and then graduates down to transparent at the horizon line, so both your foreground and your sky look properly exposed? Well, if you don’t own an ND grad filter (or you accidentally left it back in the trunk of your car before you hiked out to the shooting location, like I have more times than I care to admit), you can use the Graduated Filter in Lightroom or Camera Raw to do the same thing (with some extra advantages). The Graduated Filter is found in Lightroom’s toolbar, right below the Histogram panel (its ...

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