Your tutorials are in depth but at a speed you can follow. Rather than sped up or not showing integral parts. You motivate me to try some more photoshop stuff.... But I'd prefer to just be on location.
Brilliant, i often struggle with long exposure skies, i think its hard to get colors correct in the sky so from now on i will try this and see if i like it more !
It's not everybody's cup of tea but have done it as well. Sometimes the sky just looks better when it is crisp. Sometimes I have used a long exposure for the sky, just not as long. It keeps the feel but doesn't draw attention to itself. Great location and images, lots to see.
A great tutorial. I hadn't thought about switching the sky out with the regular sky until I started watching your vlogs a few months back. It too me is a better look most of the time.
Hi Gary. I'm totally with you on keeping the sky sharp and natural looking. Your final images prove the point beautifully. This a really helpful vlog, so a massive thanks from me for sharing. P.S. well done on avoiding a soaking from the incoming waves !!
Hi Gary, thanks for this technical know how film, I will be referring back to it in the future. As you say some shots definately look better when you keep the sky static and I will be trying this out sometime, thanks mate Del.
Really good video, Gary. Found it very instructive and certainly something I'm gonna try. The shots from the Lake District and Llandudno Pier are outstanding! Ta very much.
Very nice effect and as you say, not a panacea for all images. It did occur to me to take another shot with the gulls in and try to blend that as well. Just a fun idea. Thanks for another very well presented and constructed tutorial.
Excellent tutorial Gary, especially as long exposure skies don't always look right if the clouds aren't moving in the right direction, i.e. at right angles to the main subject rather than towards or away from it.
Really interesting vlog Gary...I have to say I think I still lean towards the blurry sky and sea, not so much because they're blurry but more because I like the way it really focuses the eye on the static elements like the pier. I love that look of pinpoint sharpness against a background of movement. Makes the images really come alive. Good stuff.
Didn't we have a luvverly time the day we went to Blackpool (Bangor). Thanks as always. Once more the photographer becomes the artist; top shots!. Mike in Oz
Gary, absolutely brilliant video. Thanks for all the help, it is really appreciated. As you say some long exposure skies work with the image but, for me, most don't and being able to swop the skies over give the opportunity to change things around.
Fantastic tutorial, with fantastic work to prove your method works well for you! I've always been interested in this style of photography. Thank you for sharing!
Brilliant vlog gary, thanks for sharing that with us, its sometimes hard to understand photoshop but after watching vlogs like this it starts to piece together. Awesome end result
Nice work really useful content and I'll be having a go at, swooping skys in my images. Thank you for the content you put out there for us to learn from. 👍👍👍
Great video as always Gary. You get used to the waves, although nearly lost the camera when the tripod wasn't as used to them as I was. Great tutorial. I never knew it was as easy as it was. I'm going to have to get better at this photoshop lark.
Thanks good simple vlog. I'll give it a try. I am based in the Lakes so don't have many flat horizons but using the lasso with a steady hand could work.
Oh Gary, you have admitted to altering the image! nice blog, nice to see your work flow and interpretation of the image, p.s. l liked the 5 second exposure, phil
Some look great with the change of sky but also some look quite un natural to me, I tend to think the movement in the sky if it’s coming towards the camera look fantastic but the movement left to right right to left doesn’t look great most of the time just my opinion Gary , great tutorial by the way Gary Cheers.
A big thumbs up on this one Gary. Without doubt the best explanation on swapping skies and a bonus, I've learnt a few more short cuts. Just goes to show that old dogs can learn new tricks. Thank you.
Really useful vlog with much to think about and do. Just one question: You used B&W for the vlog, yet another of your finished shots was colour. I noted that you used a 10 stop for the water and 'natural' for the sky. How do you manage the colour cast you will have had with the 10 stop? Do you use the 'natural' sky as a colour reference and apply to the '10 stop'? If so, how? (I'm a LrC and PS user, though expect the process to be very similar) Thank you for your channel - one of my 'go-to'.
Adding a non-blurry (still) sky to a blurred sea shouts out, I've been photoshop'd. I would suggest blending a semi-blurred sky which could be captured during the original image capture. Made me think about capturing various images of a scene for future use like blending... Thx
I Lv U ! Seriously tho' I agree it is subjective, I just don't think it looks right with a blurred sky, however I do think on the edit the sea looked darker than the sky, or maybe it's my screen, but easy enough to correct I suppose. Long exposure or normal exposure on the water, but always the normal exp for the sky for me... Great tips, Thnx
I really like the long exposure from the sky however I think you have a point. To do a long exposure with water and sky is too much. Do a long exp. with water then short exp. with sky. Save the sky long exp. for land shots. Just a thought, will have to try. Great video.
Thanks Gary, that's really useful. It's something I've been wanting to learn how to do for a while now. How do you deal with a more difficult shaped horizon rather than just a straight line?
Hi Rob/Helen :) I don't use LR because it's slow compared to using Bridge and PS. Plus you can't use the same level of automation in LR. I catalogue my images on my hard drives or you can use Bridge in the same way you use LR. Hope this makes sense
Hello Gary, I loved this video. I've tried doing this myself with a shot on a beach with a rock as the main subject. I found that my tripod had moved ever so slightly and the rocks had gone out of sync. Even with the auto align in photoshop, I couldn't get them to be perfect. Still got a lovely image, but if I were to blow it up to a bigger size, the issue becomes very obvious. Could you make a video on what you do to keep your tripod still while taking log exposures on beaches (moving sands and right by the waves). I've seen Mr Heaton using CD's at the base but never quite understood why...
Thomas uses CD's to spread the weight. It stops the legs sinking that's all. Personally, I just dig the legs firmly in and wherever possible, avoid wet sand or sand where the tide still covers it, if you know what I mean? Hope this makes sense :)
Gary, once again an excellent tutorial (even though I use Darktable (Linux) which is not layer-based!). Regarding the b&w image with the spinning wheel - to my eye the completely blurred wheel against the sharper sky was a bit jarring. Perhaps a third image of a semi-blurred wheel could have been layered in???
Great music choice and very interesting vlog Gary. Can I ask what you use to control the bulb exposure time, my cheap bit of plastic doesn't seem to work very well with my D810 any more. Thanks
I could be wrong but you didn't say if you removed your grad filter or upped the ISO or however you did the two shots any chance you could reveal for me please?? Rgds Gary
I took a long exposure with the 10-stopper on, I then I simply removed the 10-stopper and adjusted the shutter speed to the correct exposure using my light meter. All without moving the camera. Hope this helps
Perfect, many thanks for your reply. visiting 'the North' in June - driving up from se Kent - doing Farne and a couple of sights close by so your vlogs have been very informative. Keep up the excellent work.
Lucky bugger with the weather... last few times I've gone down to Blackpool in the last couple of months, it has been blowing a gale and p***ing it down!
Just imagine how good you photos would look if you used a Nikon.. bahaha.. couldn't help myself.. Thanks Gary, great work as always and helping people push their skills. Cheers.
I seriously have to say that I hate the sky in the image with the ferris wheel. It's far too bright and far too stable for the entire image. Just my personal opionion. I see why you're doing this and the results are often amazing (I do it myself from time to time) but at this particular image. Ngrh. The water with all the blurry sky (9:10 for that specific picture). It looks so much better! But great work! Would have loved to see a colorized version of that specific photograph ... :D
It's all subjective. I'm happy that you don't like the Ferris wheel shot because it's not for everyone. I just thought it added a little something to the post-processing. Anything and everything is an option. More importantly, I thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. Cheers 👍
Yeah! I'm always happy to give away my opinions since I think that we can only grow if we tell them. They give ideas and stuff! :) For me it's basically vice versa: I like blurry clouds and stuff BUT (!) I do also post process with still clouds sometimes, while you seem to do it the other way around. And that's fantastic. That makes art - expressing yourself through your device/tool whatever that may be. Also, this means that every person is different and likes different things, which - in turn - leads to conversations like this and to exchange of information and knowledge as well as ideas. And I'm so happy, that there are people out there actually acknowledging this and being creative with that kind of open mind! :)
Personally I hate the long exposure of water. Misty looking waterfalls and flat milky oceans do nothing for me and I think the technique is vastly over used to the point of cliché.
It's a stunning image Gary. I however prefer the blurry sky but that's one of the great things about photography.
It's all subject but I'm always right :) I know what you mean, I prefer the blurry sky too sometimes. Cheers 👍👍
always a joy to watch your method
Thank you Lynette :)
Your tutorials are in depth but at a speed you can follow. Rather than sped up or not showing integral parts. You motivate me to try some more photoshop stuff.... But I'd prefer to just be on location.
Brilliant, i often struggle with long exposure skies, i think its hard to get colors correct in the sky so from now on i will try this and see if i like it more !
I love those shots, and I totally agree, the short exposure skies looks a lot better. Good video and very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome, thank you
Hi Gary, that is something that I will try next time I get a chance, thanks for sharing,
All the best........Peter.
Cheers Peter 👍
Cheers Gary, great tips.
Thank you Glen 👍
It's not everybody's cup of tea but have done it as well. Sometimes the sky just looks better when it is crisp. Sometimes I have used a long exposure for the sky, just not as long. It keeps the feel but doesn't draw attention to itself. Great location and images, lots to see.
Thank you James 👍👍
It's great to utilize the part of your 2 creations that please you the most. Very useful & Thanks for the great effort.
My pleasure! Cheers Dennis 👍👍
What a great tutorial, use both L/room and Photoshop but only for very basic editing, so tutorials like this are brilliant for me, many thanks.
You're welcome Dave, thanks to you too for watching and taking the time to comment. Thanks 👍
A great tutorial. I hadn't thought about switching the sky out with the regular sky until I started watching your vlogs a few months back. It too me is a better look most of the time.
Worth a go Don :) Thank you 👍
Excellent video very helpful.
Thank you
Hi Gary. I'm totally with you on keeping the sky sharp and natural looking. Your final images prove the point beautifully. This a really helpful vlog, so a massive thanks from me for sharing. P.S. well done on avoiding a soaking from the incoming waves !!
Could you tell they were a little off-putting? lol Thanks Tim 👍👍
Thank you - Love this idea of mixing both exposures in one image. And I like the results you get with this easy Photoshop-technic
Thank you
Hi Gary, thanks for this technical know how film, I will be referring back to it in the future. As you say some shots definately look better when you keep the sky static and I will be trying this out sometime, thanks mate Del.
Cheers Del 👍👍
Great job demonstrating this technique for creating photographic art. Thank you.
Impressive results and you made it look so easy, something I now want to try for myself so thank you taking the time to put this together and sharing.
Thank you, Gary. We'll get plenty of opportunities in a few weeks :)
Love the way you keep saying it's simple!!!
Everything is easy when you know how :) It will be simple too if you have a few goes at it, I hope :)
wonderful pics and a great tutorial - thank you so much
Thank you Karin 👍👍
Very informative log I loved the dark sky with sunset in the back ground. Look forward to next video
Cheers Terry 👍
Really good video, Gary. Found it very instructive and certainly something I'm gonna try. The shots from the Lake District and Llandudno Pier are outstanding! Ta very much.
Very kind of you to say Andy, cheers
Enjoyed seeing you make some really nice shots look fantastic Gary, thanks, regards Trevor
Cheers Trevor 👍👍
Very nice effect and as you say, not a panacea for all images. It did occur to me to take another shot with the gulls in and try to blend that as well. Just a fun idea. Thanks for another very well presented and constructed tutorial.
Good to see how you do it. Very informative and easy to follow. Give me something to do when I can't get out. Thanks
Cheers Garry. Worth giving it a go I feel :)
Excellent tutorial Gary, especially as long exposure skies don't always look right if the clouds aren't moving in the right direction, i.e. at right angles to the main subject rather than towards or away from it.
Yep, that's so true Paul. Thank you as always 👍
Really interesting vlog Gary...I have to say I think I still lean towards the blurry sky and sea, not so much because they're blurry but more because I like the way it really focuses the eye on the static elements like the pier. I love that look of pinpoint sharpness against a background of movement. Makes the images really come alive. Good stuff.
I like that too sometimes Nick. Cheers 👍👍
that was great! Thank you!!!
and thank you back :)
I can see why you change the sky some of the shots look superb with a mixed exposure.
Thank you Mark 👍
Good Video. Thanks for the tips
Thank you Bevan 👍👍
thanks Gary, great tutorial. I will definitely be giving it a try.
Cheers Rob 👍
Didn't we have a luvverly time the day we went to Blackpool (Bangor). Thanks as always. Once more the photographer becomes the artist; top shots!.
Mike in Oz
Cheers as always Mike in Oz :)
Gary, absolutely brilliant video. Thanks for all the help, it is really appreciated.
As you say some long exposure skies work with the image but, for me, most don't and being able to swop the skies over give the opportunity to change things around.
Thank you Mike 👍👍
Thank you for these instructional videos. They help me to understand how to do things and I can adapt them to my workflow.
You're welcome Don, All the best for 2019 to you and yours. Thank you for your continued support xx
Fantastic tutorial, with fantastic work to prove your method works well for you! I've always been interested in this style of photography. Thank you for sharing!
Another really good Vlog / vidéo Gary. Your vlogs are always of very high quality. A great photographer and retoucher 😊👍
Very kind of you to say Andrew 👍
Brilliant vlog gary, thanks for sharing that with us, its sometimes hard to understand photoshop but after watching vlogs like this it starts to piece together. Awesome end result
Cheers Jim 👍👍
Good tutorial. Thank You.
Oh Gary my mind is wobbling! Kind of regards ranjo
lol Cheers Ranjo :)
Awesome skill to learn Gary, massive thanks for taking the time to show how to do this :-)
You're welcome. Cheers 👍👍
Nice work really useful content and I'll be having a go at, swooping skys in my images. Thank you for the content you put out there for us to learn from. 👍👍👍
You're welcome Raymond. Thank you 👍
Very interesting, I can see I'm going to be trying this method!
Worth a try, you never know :)
Great video as always Gary. You get used to the waves, although nearly lost the camera when the tripod wasn't as used to them as I was. Great tutorial. I never knew it was as easy as it was. I'm going to have to get better at this photoshop lark.
Informative tutorial Gary and as you’ve proven there’s no right and no wrong but merely a decision of individual preference.
All subjective Scotty as you say :)
From this day forward when I change out a sky, and I'm sure I will..........I'm going to say "I goughed it"..........cracking video bud
Very informative one of the better channels
Very kind of you to say, thank you 👍
Nice one Gary, thanks for the video, Bob,
Cheers Bob 👍
i think you should do more like this Gary I find this very interesting
Will do John, cheers 👍
Thanks good simple vlog. I'll give it a try. I am based in the Lakes so don't have many flat horizons but using the lasso with a steady hand could work.
Just draw a line through the land above the horizon if you know what I mean?
great tip may have to give this one a go next time im working with water
Worth a go, you never know :) Cheers Rob
Great tutorial Gary well explained and as you say its a personal choice whether you have a standard sky or one with motion
All subjective Brian 👍
Cheers Gary, you make it look so easy!! I'll give it go tho.
Cheers Jason 👍
As Gary Beaumont gas said > “looks easy¿” I’ll also have a try at this ….. thanks
Nice technique
Cheers again Walter
Great video and tutorial, got some shots myself of Blackpool pier do gonna give a try, thanks for the inspiration.
John
You're welcome John, and thank you
Great video Gary, I'm not a great fan of blurry sky. Excellent explanation.👍
Thank you Clive 👍
Oh Gary, you have admitted to altering the image! nice blog, nice to see your work flow and interpretation of the image, p.s. l liked the 5 second exposure, phil
I liked it too Phil :) Cheers 👍👍
Some look great with the change of sky but also some look quite un natural to me, I tend to think the movement in the sky if it’s coming towards the camera look fantastic but the movement left to right right to left doesn’t look great most of the time just my opinion Gary , great tutorial by the way Gary Cheers.
Great tutorial Gary,but preferred the Blurry sky.👍
Cheers Gary. Having a choice is the beauty of Photography :)
Top Drawer Gary, As Always
Thank you Graham 👍
A big thumbs up on this one Gary. Without doubt the best explanation on swapping skies and a bonus, I've learnt a few more short cuts. Just goes to show that old dogs can learn new tricks. Thank you.
lol you and I are both in that category Charles I'm sure :) Thank you 👍
Excellent video
Great Video Gary. I might practice this technique on our local lighthouse (North Mole, Fremantle) one of these days.
Oh, that's awesome I've been to Fremantle. It's in Perth? Give it a try you might like it 👍
Wow❤😍
Very informative...new subscriber.
Thank you 👍👍
Really useful vlog with much to think about and do.
Just one question: You used B&W for the vlog, yet another of your finished shots was colour. I noted that you used a 10 stop for the water and 'natural' for the sky. How do you manage the colour cast you will have had with the 10 stop? Do you use the 'natural' sky as a colour reference and apply to the '10 stop'? If so, how?
(I'm a LrC and PS user, though expect the process to be very similar)
Thank you for your channel - one of my 'go-to'.
Thank you!!!
Thank you back :)
Adding a non-blurry (still) sky to a blurred sea shouts out, I've been photoshop'd. I would suggest blending a semi-blurred sky which could be captured during the original image capture. Made me think about capturing various images of a scene for future use like blending... Thx
I don't want the blurry sky that's the point. Sometimes I do though, it depends on the shot
Thank u
Your long exposure photography is gorgeous, just saying.
I Lv U ! Seriously tho' I agree it is subjective, I just don't think it looks right with a blurred sky, however I do think on the edit the sea looked darker than the sky, or maybe it's my screen, but easy enough to correct I suppose. Long exposure or normal exposure on the water, but always the normal exp for the sky for me... Great tips, Thnx
Thank you, Norman. It was darker. I just wanted to keep the edit simple, don't say anything :) 👍👍
😶😶😶 say no more !!!
Great video ! When you take the fast exposure, what are your camera settings? I just became a subscriber to your channel!! Great stuff!
Danny Wilson - I simply remove the 10-stop filter and increase the shutter speed accordingly
Thanks Gary! I’m off to Hawaii for a couple of weeks,and I’m definitely going try your techniques! Thanks!
I really like the long exposure from the sky however I think you have a point. To do a long exposure with water and sky is too much. Do a long exp. with water then short exp. with sky. Save the sky long exp. for land shots. Just a thought, will have to try. Great video.
Glad you liked the video, thank you 👍
Thanks Gary, that's really useful. It's something I've been wanting to learn how to do for a while now. How do you deal with a more difficult shaped horizon rather than just a straight line?
Thank you Jamie. Just draw a horizontal line on the horizon, right across the frame. It really is easy
Hi Gary, great vid, is there a reason you don’t use Lightroom? How do you manage the cataloging of your images, cheers in advance. Rob
Hi Rob/Helen :) I don't use LR because it's slow compared to using Bridge and PS. Plus you can't use the same level of automation in LR. I catalogue my images on my hard drives or you can use Bridge in the same way you use LR. Hope this makes sense
Not bad... 😁😀
Cheers Steve 👍
Hello Gary, I loved this video. I've tried doing this myself with a shot on a beach with a rock as the main subject. I found that my tripod had moved ever so slightly and the rocks had gone out of sync. Even with the auto align in photoshop, I couldn't get them to be perfect. Still got a lovely image, but if I were to blow it up to a bigger size, the issue becomes very obvious. Could you make a video on what you do to keep your tripod still while taking log exposures on beaches (moving sands and right by the waves). I've seen Mr Heaton using CD's at the base but never quite understood why...
Thomas uses CD's to spread the weight. It stops the legs sinking that's all. Personally, I just dig the legs firmly in and wherever possible, avoid wet sand or sand where the tide still covers it, if you know what I mean? Hope this makes sense :)
Gary, once again an excellent tutorial (even though I use Darktable (Linux) which is not layer-based!). Regarding the b&w image with the spinning wheel - to my eye the completely blurred wheel against the sharper sky was a bit jarring. Perhaps a third image of a semi-blurred wheel could have been layered in???
All subjective Jack. I like your idea. I might have to give that a go too 👍👍
Question back at you... why have you got an ant as a profile picture? lol
In my previous life I was an entomologist, my website is livingwithbugs.com. I've since wised up and taken up photography as a retirement project.
I like to blend a waterfall with long and sort exposure
Why not a natural wavy sea and a blurry sky for a change? 😂
Just kidding. Everything you make looks awesome!
lol thank you 👍👍
Hi Gary. Very interesting and informative BUT I have Light-room 5.7 so have no chance of doing this have I?
Thanks.
David
Great music choice and very interesting vlog Gary.
Can I ask what you use to control the bulb exposure time, my cheap bit of plastic doesn't seem to work very well with my D810 any more.
Thanks
I use a Canon Intervalometer. It does the trick nicely. Thank you Bill 👍
Great vid. How did you manage to shoot Blackpool pier without millions of people around? :)
I could be wrong but you didn't say if you removed your grad filter or upped the ISO or however you did the two shots any chance you could reveal for me please?? Rgds Gary
I took a long exposure with the 10-stopper on, I then I simply removed the 10-stopper and adjusted the shutter speed to the correct exposure using my light meter. All without moving the camera. Hope this helps
Perfect, many thanks for your reply. visiting 'the North' in June - driving up from se Kent - doing Farne and a couple of sights close by so your vlogs have been very informative. Keep up the excellent work.
Lucky bugger with the weather... last few times I've gone down to Blackpool in the last couple of months, it has been blowing a gale and p***ing it down!
lol I know that feeling only too well :)
Just imagine how good you photos would look if you used a Nikon.. bahaha.. couldn't help myself.. Thanks Gary, great work as always and helping people push their skills. Cheers.
lol thanks for saying 😁😁
Interesting but when I do this technique the sky does not relect in the water accordingly.
Great tutorial, but I'd like to see this done with a skyline that is not basic and level.
That's easy Ady. Simply draw a line through the ground or hills above the horizon if that makes sense?
I seriously have to say that I hate the sky in the image with the ferris wheel. It's far too bright and far too stable for the entire image.
Just my personal opionion. I see why you're doing this and the results are often amazing (I do it myself from time to time) but at this particular image. Ngrh.
The water with all the blurry sky (9:10 for that specific picture). It looks so much better!
But great work!
Would have loved to see a colorized version of that specific photograph ... :D
It's all subjective. I'm happy that you don't like the Ferris wheel shot because it's not for everyone. I just thought it added a little something to the post-processing. Anything and everything is an option. More importantly, I thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. Cheers 👍
Yeah!
I'm always happy to give away my opinions since I think that we can only grow if we tell them.
They give ideas and stuff! :)
For me it's basically vice versa: I like blurry clouds and stuff BUT (!) I do also post process with still clouds sometimes, while you seem to do it the other way around. And that's fantastic. That makes art - expressing yourself through your device/tool whatever that may be. Also, this means that every person is different and likes different things, which - in turn - leads to conversations like this and to exchange of information and knowledge as well as ideas.
And I'm so happy, that there are people out there actually acknowledging this and being creative with that kind of open mind! :)
Where abouts are you on this Gary? I'm currently looking for a coastal location with a pier for a project in starting on water. Ta.
Chris Booth , I think he said Blackpool.
Thanks 👍
Hi Chris, Blackpool as Pat said. There are plenty of cracking piers around the UK though. Just go when the tide is in
Thanks Gary.
React to see the processing part as well.
Why not luminosity masks
I always opt for the best and quickest methods. I use luminosity masks from time to time
Sorry Gary but found it nigh on impossible to follow,had no idea where you mouse was.
Personally I hate the long exposure of water. Misty looking waterfalls and flat milky oceans do nothing for me and I think the technique is vastly over used to the point of cliché.
Ok that's a fair point 👍
Composites no thanks .. Hate that type of cheating