Making Graduated filters with gradients> Step 1

Okay, so you've shot some landscape photographs and you're disappointed by pale skies and dreary colours ruining your work. When composing landscapes, it's inevitable that you'll encounter major differences in exposure between dark and light areas through your viewfinder. Just like example to the left, a compromise exposure will result where skies are washed out and visually distracting.

This technique solves the exposure problem by using a simple tool to enhance the light areas of the image, making the final result even better