| Re: Exposure Blending - Any Wabbers Doing It?
A simple version of this can be achieved by creating a duplicate layer with a different Merge (Blend) Mode and adjusting the opacity to suit. Eg. Multiply to enhance contrast, Screen to brighten or Soft Light to enhance saturation.
Shooting RAW makes it easy to adjust exposure during conversion.
And of course using a mask on a duplicate layer then adding or subtracting opacity with a soft brush allows for local adjustment of contrast or sharpness etc.
All of which, I find, gives a better result than taking 2 or more supposedly identical images at different settings; which may work OK for tripod photography of landscapes but I find wind rock causes misalignment of closeups and branches, etc, even on a windless day! |