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Photoshop Tutorial: Blending with Light

– by Jay & Varina Patel

Learn how to bring out the rich, natural beauty in your high dynamic range photographs.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

Instant access to streaming video tutorial for 1 year.
8 teaching videos for photographers who want to learn about exposure blending in Photoshop.
55+ minutes of video content – explanations, examples, workflow, case studies.
In-depth explanation of the step-by-step process that will allow you to create natural-looking, high dynamic range images with Photoshop layers & masks.
Sample Photoshop files – so you can work alongside the pros, and practice the exposure blending techniques you’ve learned.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT

Compatible with: Photoshop CS6 or above
Recorded Version: Photoshop CC 2017

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Create natural-looking, blended images in just a few minutes.
Develop a simple exposure blending workflow using Photoshop layers and masks.
Discover how you can use your histogram to guide your processing, and avoid losing important details.
Learn to precisely control exposure blending in high-contrast areas to avoid distracting “halos”.
Find out how to use selections, layers, and masks to get precise control over your adjustments.

What People Are Saying

In Sharp Focus Webinar very good

In Sharp Focus Webinar very good. Sometimes it felt like drinking from a firehouse, but good information.

Kendrick Neubecker

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

You do a terrific job of explaining things clearly

I just wanted to let you know that I’m working my way through the Ultimate Landscape Photography Course and loving it! You do a terrific job of explaining things clearly, and you have a great onscreen presence and rapport with each other. Really enjoying it – looks like I’ll have to get Behind the Lens next… And I look forward to more after that!

Jack Johnson

Beloit, WI, USA

It was excellent!

In camera exposure principles very simply explained in today’s Mastering Exposure Webinar . It was excellent!

Alan Dixon

Norwich, England

In Sharp Focus Webinar was informative

In Sharp Focus Webinar was informative and gave me a better understanding and appreciation of some sharpening techniques available in software I use, but that I haven’t utilized before.

Paul

Norman, Oklahoma

I congratulate Jay and Varina on an excellent course!

I congratulate Jay and Varina on an excellent course. Naturally the most important element is the human and I am enjoying your philosophy, meticulous attention to detail, and words of wisdom learned sometimes the hard way. You are giving us wonderful and very effective advice and recommendations for equipment use and photographic technique. (Ultimate Landscape Photography Course)

Stephen Veronneau

Edmond, Oklahoma

Great stuff!

I’m enjoying your Creating Impact Course video tutorials and case studies. They’ve really helped clarify a number of areas that have always been a big vague for me – like hyperfocal distance! I’ve also really appreciated seeing your thought process when deciding how to photograph a location and the steps you work through in post processing. Great stuff! :)

Ruth Smith

Tasmania, Australia

Jay was very clear and to the point

Jay was very clear and to the point in In Sharp Focus Webinar. I learned a lot from him today and come to realize how much I don’t know.

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Salida, Calif

This is a really well structured and explained course

I thank you for your knowledge and practical walk through of the location and thought process with the final shots. This is a really well structured and explained course (Behind the Lens). It has given me the confidence to go out and explore and push myself further than I have ever expected to achieve.

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NSW, Australia

Clear and Concise Information

It has been great to work through your video tutorials at my own pace and concentrate on subjects that most interest me. You provide clear and concise information, and the workflow portions are excellent for driving home the techniques you are teaching. I have also enjoyed your free webinars. Thank you so very much!

Jody Olson

California

The very best possible way to teach

I retired from forty years of teaching elementary and middle school math/science students. As a former Indiana Teacher of the Year and and inducted member into the NATIONAL TEACHERS HALL OF FAME, I know what makes great teachers, and believe me, you and Varina Patel are excellent at what you do because you take complex topics and make them so simple to understand. Better yet, you teach your lessons directly from the field, on site—the very best possible way to teach.

Mike Kaiser

Georgetown, Indiana

How do I know if this Exposure Blending Tutorial is for me?

This tutorial is for you if:

You want to learn to create natural-looking images with Photoshop layers and masks.
You're looking for a simple exposure blending workflow for high dynamic range images.
You don't want to spend a lot of time learning overly-complicated techniques.
You already have a basic knowledge of Photoshop layers and masks, and want to learn how to use them to create stunning landscape photos.

This tutorial might not be the right fit if:

You are a Photoshop beginner - if you don't have a basic knowledge of layers and masks, you may want to find out more before you start this course.
You want to learn about RAW Processing using Adobe Camera RAW or Lightroom. We don't discuss the RAW converter in this course.
You want to create highly-saturated or surrealistic images. In this course, we focus on producing natural-looking blends.
You are looking for an automated or slider-based solution to exposure blending for High Dynamic Range images. This course teaches a manual workflow that offers ultimate control over your finished image.

Photoshop Tutorials: Blending with Light

NATURAL-LOOKING IMAGES
No more of that over-cooked, auto-HDR look. Manual blending and precise masking produce a clean, natural look - free of halos and artifacts.
SIMPLE WORKFLOW
Get the natural look you want with just a few minutes in Photoshop. No complicated, long-winded explanations. Just the simple, step-by-step process we follow every time we blend.
YOU ARE IN CONTROL
Photoshop layers and masks give you ultimate control over your blending process. You can target specific areas in your composition, and adjust your blend with precision.
ONE HOUR IS ALL IT TAKES
You can complete all 8 videos in just under an hour. Move along at your own pace, and use the sample files we provide to practice your new skills.