Adobe Lightroom Graduated Filters How To

[funksobravo1]

whoever uses uv filter on their lenses , dont forget to increase exposure compensation to +0.5 stop. I noticed that when i had pointed my camera to my lcd with filter i got a slower shutter speed, filter reduces light entering your camera .

[surferboy36O]

@funksobravo1 UV filter light loss is imperceptible, not even a 1/4 stop.

[opulido104]

Great tutorial, Greg. Thank you.

[arubaforever]

Not bad Greg however I feel you missed one of the more important lessons on grad filters. Using them in Lightroom when you actually have a building or a person sticking up into where the grad needs to come down over; so they end up with a dark head. Paint round them, etc. Could you do a tutorial on this?

[MrKnnknn]

Thanks for your videos, I am learning quite a bit.

Regarding the gradient color, I notice that the gradient transition is not smooth, is it the video compression that caused that?

[rticknor]

Greg, i have a lightroom question unrelated to the graduated filter.

How do you deal with duplicate files? I have a master copy of some files on my main computer, and a backup of everything on 2 different network drive... but light room always shows me both files.

How do i tell lightroom to treat both files as the same file?

Thanks!

[gregorycazillo]

@rticknor The only thing I can think of is using stacking and I am not sure that would work either. With stacking the photos must be in the same folder on the hard drive. If I were you I would make sure all of my keywords and changes have been applied to the master set then remove the others. You want one master set of photos to make things easy, not two making yourself wonder which to work from.

In other words I never have duplicate files in my catalogs.

[pioglfr2]

@rticknor All you need to do is remove the backup folders from your lightroom catalog, and you will not have duplicates. This will not delete the backups, just remove them from view.

[movania89]

Hey Greg awesome ! Tips! I have to ask a question, can I apply multiple graduated filters at same image?

[eirjep]

@movania89 Sure, you can!

[pioglfr2]

@movania89 yes you can.

[G3Paintball]

Can you guys show how to set lightroom up as you have it?

[IDAlecious]

Lake Meat? wtf

[gregorycazillo]

@IDAlecious Is that a fat joke ;) Lake Mead.

[pioglfr2]

@IDAlecious lake mead

[KElson992]

why does everybody obses over editing, ditch the software grab some filters and get out more. Shooting like you have a film camera is the best way to learn, best thing i ever did.

[gregorycazillo]

@KElson992 I agree with you 100%...thats why I preach shooting first. Although editing is still a huge part of photography, even with film. Editing with an enlarger dodging, burning, etc etc is the same thing with different tools.

[zieg3rman]

@equiliser This is Greg, not Jared.

[Itchhhh]

I would rather use my Lee 4x6 ND filters at the time I take the photo.

[gregorycazillo]

@syedahmedrazaabidi If I had one, sure! I never print my own images...I prefer a real RA-4 process photograph.

[Fabregas457]

Greg's videos aren't as sharp :S

Jared's videos are crystal clear.

[MrMrSteveC]

I'm watching this on my iPhone and I'm seeing a lot of banding in your sky gradient, that has to be the phone right? Somehow I wouldn't be surprised. Anyway great video, I like your channel, good stuff.

[Pugyxandrew]

@syedahmedrazaabidi They dont print from home so I dont think they can

[aidanhill]

Awesome video, been wanting to know about this for ages so well done Greg!! Keep the LR3 stuff coming...

[ExportAli]

Greg, your videos just keep getting better and better and better!

[heratus007]

hy Greg!

[Sinwori]

Are you shooting in sRGB or Adobe RGB?

[gregorycazillo]

@Sinwori I shoot RAW, in camera color profiles don't apply to RAW images, only jpegs.

[MrRushifyIt]

oh no what happened to the old intro song thing? the other one was so jaredpolin, you know what i mean?

[gregorycazillo]

@MrRushifyIt I like this one! I use it most of the time and Jared uses the other one.

[Mgiu5]

where any of the originals taken using any graduated or neutral density filter ?

[gregorycazillo]

@Mgiu5 No, all images were as is, either with a Nikkor 14-24 or Nikkor 24-70 on a D3x (Las Vegas scenic photos).

[proTest443]

couldnt you have used a CPL filter or ND graduated in the first one ????

[vh280495]

@proTest443 No.

A graduated filter is only effecting the area you want, while a CPL filter effects the entire photo...

[vh280495]

@vh280495 Just to add something.

You are using the graduated neutrual density filter, to get the same exposure for background and foreground.

This is not possible with a CPL filter, as it will affect the entire image...

[ixKiiNGz]

I rarely find myself using this tool but its pretty useful from time to time :)

[TheEricBooth]

I love how Greg sounds almost just like Jared. One of my favorite tools tho.

[gregorycazillo]

@TheEricBooth Really? Maybe its b/c we use the same microphone? I think my voice is much deeper!!

[V2SkiLLz0R]

Gregs knowledge and style match Jareds so good. Thanks Greg, and nice shot :)

[gregorycazillo]

@V2SkiLLz0R I don't know if I would say 'match', maybe 'contrast'?

[chenav]

Powell lake ? nice video Greg, thanks again from Chenav (France) :)

[vtomagic]

I love your editing thank you!!

[Wagsization]

Good video Greg and a very useful demonstration of how the graduated filter can be used. Thanks.

[movania89]

Greg u i love ur editing !! U guys are really true tutors here!!

[movania89]

Jared u r awesome i luv u man !!!