Master Exposure Bracketing for Stunning Landscape Photography Images

[@fototripper]

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[@ToonX]

Hey man ,, thank you can't thank you enough you saved my life I though my camera is not good enough , bought ND filters tried lot of things OMG I have it on my FUJI xD You are a life saver . I will remember this video and you .. lots of love , subscribing your channel . holy shhh thank you man .

[@f64Academy]

The crazy thing is I exposure bracket and blend all the time, yet I'm still so sucked into this video. I feel like I knew nothing going into this and you gave me so much. Jedi mind tricks... You are pretty darn good at what you do, bro 😂

[@fototripper]

Cheers mate. Praise from Ceasar

[@hughchisholm-ns]

Great video! More education, just enough shenanigans… perfect!

[@michaelknibbs]

Made me think about my laziness! But, using your hand for masking is really old school. I find that masking in LR is much easier than trying to mask with body parts! Btw, my memory card clogged up years ago. Joking aside, memory is so cheap these days that I don't worry about it. But your point about trying to remember why I took 7 frames when in post is dead on. Oh, and, yes, your wife is way wiser than you. Good fun - keep them coming...

[@JaysChannelHere]

10:03 He's got an angel on one shoulder and no devil on the other, he must be doing something right ;) Great video you two!

[@stephenschmid492]

Good one, Gavin, thanks. Blending in a shot with your hand blocking the sun - that's fabulous. Great idea to take your photos to the next level.

[@benjaminjames2104]

“ I don’t have a 3rd arm! (But I do have a 3rd leg….)” 😘 Great content as always, even if you are from Yorkshire!

[@steffore1]

Great seeing how you take and blend your shots Gavin

[@JasonLorette]

Great spot, great advice as always. I'm bracketing more and more often now than I ever have.

[@DesignGuyCA]

I had to rewind after "I don't have a third arm..." because my mind went somewhere silly for a holiday. Good tip about manual bracketing. Auto sometimes doesn't fit the lights and darks in the scene and adjusting each by hand lets us compensate. I learned something today, Gavin. Thanks.

[@Rayzer2368]

Absolutely loved this video, Gavin!! As a new photographer I need all the help I can get without all the fluff that just muddies my already muddy mind. Gorgeous shots, btw.

[@duncansteward4331]

Agree --- its how i do such. Expose for the forground and then another for Sky.

[@alien6551]

Nice photos, brilliant video, lots of great information

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

One of the best peeps for no nonsense, easy to follow tuts. I don’t bracket that much anymore, but when I do, I’ll be sure to follow Mr G master 😂🙏 A northerners review. BELTING!

[@fototripper]

Cheers Mali. When are we seeing that podcast?

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

@@fototripper you’ll be the starter to Series 8. Not for a couple of weeks yet, just got back from my holibobins and work is stood on my neck. 👨🏻

[@MotoFotoe]

You really are a handsome man, Gavin. I don't care what uncle grumpy says! You always entertain while you educate. That is a good thing. ;-)

[@howies.chanel13]

thanx for there heads up on new info on adding layers with that extra frame on HDR blend luminar I use the same as an extension. My biggest Achilles heel is just colour and over under saturations of colours and then seeing it put on social media platforms and it looks either way over saturated or undersaturated I think this is a big issue in todays photography scene. sure I can calibrate my profiles for printing at a lab and use monitor calibration etc iam a MacBook user so not having a x rite or Spyder monitor calibration tool can u get in the ballpark of colour calibration without such tools..

[@nb7524]

Hey Gavin, this is a very helpful vlog, thank you!

[@Damien-Wyer]

Hi Gavin, I own the X2D with the 90mm xcd lens and have found that exposure bracketing is really not required. My old camera the Canon 5DS, which I have retained for stitching mostly, was a fabulous tool for bracketing. The Hasselblad is such a superior camera for landscape photography with it's incredible colour and dynamic range. Your example is relevant but it is in the extreme as shooting directly into sunlight especially off water reflections is essentially rare. Someone in comments further down thought the internal storage drive would unnecessarily be filled by doing this, may not be aware the X2D can take in excess of 4,400 images without a need for an additional card. That has got to be enough for anyone on a trip. Love your work, best wishes from Canberra. Damien

[@fototripper]

I guess it depends on where you live. Here on the coast it's a pretty common scenario.

[@JeffWeymier]

Great content Gavin.

[@DonybrookandBray]

Great video, thanks. Looks like I need Exposure Bracketing for Simpletons...

[@luismoran7176]

Wow 😮. I’m new to photography, just bought my first camera, a lumix G9II . I’m mainly taking photos for personal use, but I’m definitely buying your Exposure Blending Simplified - HD Video Tutorials. Thanks for sharing

[@fototripper]

Thanks muchly

[@tangledrootstudios9157]

Thanks Gav!

[@brianmckeever5280]

Beautiful image sir, nice job!

[@jenniferlouiseday]

Awesome video and very helpful! Cheers!

[@tremaincheerful4189]

Sound advice Gavin, include crenellations in one's compositions whenever available.

[@don7117]

I love that you are using Luminar Neo. Not many youtube photography channels use it. Now, let's get a workshop in Nova Scotia!

[@fototripper]

Working on it for next year.

[@gregsmith6373]

Tank you from Poland :)

[@nikonalpharand]

Hi Gavin, I'm Fujifilm GFX 100 II owner, but have yearnings for the Hasselblad X2D system, especially their new lenses. Like the leaf shutters lenses similar to my old Mamiya RZ67 120 film camera, for higher Flash sync speeds. Maybe little light at the end of the tunnel have you ever tried the, FUJIFILM H Mount Lens Adapter for GFX range. Really enjoy your channel with all your travel and photographic adventures. Regards Nigel Rand

[@lubos-ro3hy]

Great tips

[@Cooper1]

Great video.

[@stevebanks484]

OK, I admit I do auto-exp bracketing, but the video has made me realise that, with a mirrorless camera especially, I have more control with manual and looking through the EVF to actually judge the exposure in bracketed shots 👍

[@giovannigio6217]

as another guy said in the comments, it would be cool a video about planning a landscape photography trips, also in terms of preparing the equipment. I am sure there are more things that can be done, especially how to know the right equipment to bring based on the weather and geography. I was used to forget equipment at home and I have to develop a solution, basically a word template with a checklist I edit and print the day before leaving.

[@es0terra]

Excellent video Gavin. I’ve tried manual bracketing but I find that it slows me down. Using my Nikon Z8 with a linear profile, I rarely have to exposure blend anymore, even shooting into the sun. Instead, I auto bracket 9 shots to capture the entire exposure range, and then in post processing I apply said linear camera profile to each of the bracketed shots, and then I choose the brightest image (most of the image data is in the brightest pixels) that I can get without clipping the brights, as my starting image. I’m usually only editing a single image (0 or +1 EV), and I delete the rest so I’m not cluttering my HDD. I’m still hoping that you get careless and I get lucky with your accepting my FB friend request. Hahah. Keep the excellence flowing my friend.

[@fototripper]

But...I'm not on FB...

[@es0terra]

I don’t blame you!

[@sigurdrille9693]

Thank you!

[@GreggRoberts]

Do they make digital film backs for old Hasselblads? I have 5 bodies and 14 lenses I would like to utilize. What would be even nicer is if there was a back for my Sinar. Bracketing was important with transparencies.

[@Auhana50]

Hmm I will try this I usually do the 3 shot trying to find the right exposure however my highlights get blown out after taking several wasted shots. Thanks

[@calieeldalie2547]

Hi Gavin, super interesting video, so much information, thanks a lot! I'm looking forward to play with all this. Would you advise the same procedure with a camera that has much less dynamic range? And gorgeous photos you made there, cheers!

[@fototripper]

Yes, just add maybe one more brighter exposure for the shadow areas but of course it depends on what you're shooting.

[@calieeldalie2547]

@@fototripper ok! Indeed, the shadow areas are generally the ones where I need the larger range and lack some definition, since I underexpose much more often than the opposite. thanks again!

[@malcolmbenn1051]

That was great and the current mirrorless cameras make manual exposure bracketing a whole lot easier. Does that location get some wave action? That might make for some interesting photography.

[@fototripper]

Dunno, only been twice but it surely must do.

[@davidellinsworth3299]

I've bracketed manually for as long as i can remember. Only difference is a use the histogram as a guide, "tucking in" the shadows and highlights each side between bracketed frames.... I know you don't really use the histogram though Gavin. Juicy either way though.

[@stephenschmid492]

Yes, I was a little surprised, Gavin, that you used your camera's screen rather than the histogram. I guess with experience you can trust it.

[@kenharnish5778]

Thanks for the video. I can’t get my Canon 5DS R to bracket. What’s the difference between bracketing and stacking?

[@fototripper]

Stacking is about depth of field not dynamic range.

[@MurphyGreg]

Well, looks like I’ve been exposed (more puns) to the path forward. I see an online course purchase in my immediate future 😎🙌

[@fototripper]

Thanks Greg.

[@juliansykes960]

Great tips Sir. I recently saw a video of two complete nutcases climbing Angels Landing in the middle of winter. Scenery was awesome. Perhaps worthy of a trip? I’m not suggesting climbing the bloody thing obviously, but at least half the trek up is a well maintained path and I think that’s where all the best shots could be had, especially in winter. Just a thought…..

[@fototripper]

I'd do it. Not sure how often it snows there?

[@juliansykes960]

@@fototripper Not sure, most likely between December and February apparently. I would imagine the contrast between the orange sandstone and white snow would be beautiful if you could catch a great composition in the right. light.

[@dhdavidholloway]

A really good place to illustrate this topic. I am surprised that this place is not more well known as it is quite spectacular. Did you notice the dead trees as you went back up to the car park? I thought that they were interesting as well.

[@fototripper]

yeah they'd be brilliant on a foggy morning

[@global001]

For the panorama, how did you take the 2nd shot? Did you use a slider to move the camera to the right. Blending the different exposures for the sun direct into cam vs the 2 without direct sun would be difficult. Am sure the answers are in the courses! 😄 Naturally the big eruption got the most replayed!

[@cliftonwhittaker260]

A very complicated shot, Gavin. Well done.

[@philclint]

I just enjoyed the camera

[@mstraitefamily]

I would love for you to cover luminosity masking. I have seen folks like Nick Page do this and it never seems to sink it. I think you would be able to put in terms that would make more sense.

[@fototripper]

Luminosity masking is on it's way out for the most part.

[@TLOverlander]

Great tutorial! The saturation on those action cams tho... 😱 😅

[@Peterogen]

❤❤

[@UKNature]

Thanks

[@fototripper]

Thanks very much :)

[@operator1018]

I’m guessing 99% of those watching this great video, can’t afford that camera you’re using.

[@gregvolpi3857]

Hi Gavin, could you please give us a pano from start to finish. Then stick together with PTGui. This would make a “pretty picture “. Please add rainbows and unicorns. Thanks Greg

[@lanceschill75]

Hi Gavin. I notice that you are not using the histogram to determine the dark and light limits of the image. Can you explain your rationale 😊

[@fototripper]

Yes, it's pointless. I'm going to do an entire video about it.

[@chromagraphphotoart]

Quite liking the new, sterner Gavin, but I'm not sure I need to blend my shots as I shoot Fuji... And I see you and Grumpton have been shooting sunsets, so you can both sit in the naughty corner. Oh and if Oasis can reform, you two ought to have a go before you are both too old 😆 What?, What?...

[@sergeantcrow]

😊

[@oldgrumpyjim5003]

Always used to do it all the time then seemed to forget about it as cameras dynamic ranges got better but recently got back to doing it especially when I went to Fuji Hate your videos as you always remind me of something I’ve forgotten and oh by the way!! Heaton turned 40 hurt his knee and got all hormonal I’m 70 and don’t moan as much 🤨

[@_CharlieHarper]

... why don't you give Amanda a pro camera as well? Let her shoot ! You can do the teaching in the process. There's a student right behind your back.

[@ravenfallsphotography6254]

That Hasselblad IS Amanda's camera.

[@JaysChannelHere]

Actually she is sitting on his shoulder she is just super tiny and it appears as if she is sitting behind him

[@MichalOlender]

Would a Gavin Softcastle be an evil twin and there would be an episode of Hardcastle vs Softcastle?

[@GettingOlderByTheDay71]

Last Plug? Never... Maybe for this video

[@jeppemichaeljensen2684]

Do you have to use gloves for that trick ?

[@fototripper]

100%

[@garyrowe58]

Just get a decent sized card, and you'll be ok. I use 512GB cards, and haven't filled one in a day yet!

[@JasonEdney-wp7pe]

sorry but how can i take you seriously you've wearing a fecking unicorn, great vid will try on next landscapes

[@jimbruton9482]

Very good subject and tutorial Gavin. If I'm not mistaken your Hasselblad has a 1 terabyte of built in ssd storage, so I don't think you'll muck up your storage drive with too many photos.

[@dominiclester3232]

Maybe change your Haych D R to Aitch D R for your American fans (who know how it’s spelled)? Amanda is very tolerant!

[@kore996]

❤️ the 🦄 mic 😂

[@seidmadur]

I was worried with the first 10 minutes of the video but then the jokes stated erupting.

[@mikiethebikie]

Fud fear uncertainty doubt.

[@shauncraven7385]

Great video as always, you are getting far too professional (no bloopers) but we can always rely on Amanda to say something inappropriate 🤣🤣

[@MrSpike2450]

First to comment, does that mean i get a free book ??? :)

[@adamwhittingham86]

Should have used your third leg to press the shutter

[@MrMurph73]

Bethesda

[@winheiMR]

Ich denke ständig das das Stativ mit Kamera umfallen könnte.

[@ashstubbings2603]

I wonder if one of Amanda's good ideas was marrying you? 😁😁😉😉

[@veivoli]

@ashstubbings2603 It's worked out pretty well for Gavin - he gets to shoot with Amanda's Hasselblad! Although I note that she's hovering in the background to protect it from his grossest abuses... On the photography front, always something to learn.

[@phynx2006]

Wait ...... your camera has how many stops of dynamic range 🤔 Penultimate, did Amanda tell you what that word meant 😂😂 just joking Gavin we know your a belletristic author👀👍

[@veivoli]

@ashstubbings2603 Makes an erudite joke about Gavin's linguistic ability and misspells "you're". Classic! 🙂

[@esusolinas]

Gavin, I started following and watching your videos many years back. At some point I got fed up with your click baiting and your silly jokes and unsubscribed. Later on because of one of your videos I sunscribed again. After all these years I can admit this: Your content is really good, very good production quality, great b role, educating, entertaining, location-interesting and rarely annoying. Unlike @ThomasHeatonphoto and @quietlightphoto whos work has become boring youtube reality shows, you have evolved into a mature landscape photography youtuber and really good photographer and I really appreciate and enjoy your productions. Thank you and keep it up.

[@philipwilson1620]

Gavin is blessed indeed with your judgement from on high (UNLIKE those other awful ones named who are unworthy of your god-like photographic majesty). I enjoyed the video too. Thanks Gavin for your hard work...

[@philclint]

Can you lend me the H?

[@erikvossenaar]

just buy a bigger memory card

[@SKiNT3ASTWOOD]

You sound like a Yorkshire lad, so as you`ll know we are cheap arses and an £7k+ 100mp camera we cannot afford.

[@carasau67]

These techniques and these photos are very beautiful, but they are absolute fakes. First, they don't reflect the vision of the human eye because the eye is accustomed to areas of strong light and areas of shadow, whereas here the shadow areas are effectively eliminated, creating a continuous vision. Second, you essentially come home with a neutral photo and then 'invent' the atmosphere of the moment afterward. You make it up based on what is considered socially beautiful or more marketable in a certain historical period. I, having started shooting 50 years ago with slides, actually love those areas of shadow; shadow becomes color, the color black (which we know is not a color, but that's beside the point). So this desire to make everything readable and everything visible simply doesn't appeal to me. I prefer to face an imperfect photo that, in some way, is more faithful to the scene than a perfect one created on the computer

[@petekutheis3822]

LIke Jared would say...he...and many others... Boomifies.

[@danielspenner3683]

While the effect may be a little bit exaggerated, the image is by no means a fake. Our eyes can see highlights and shadows well at the same time, while our camera cannot. Exposure blending makes up for that technical imperfection.