Perspective Blending Photography Tutorial – Photo Editing & Camera Technique

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Here is my final edit of a photo which was captured during the “good light”, just before the one shown in the tutorial above. Same technique used to capture both:)

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40 Comments
  1. Paulo Vargas says

    Ok Dave …. this video clarifies many doubts about my photography, because almost always I was never satisfied with my background, always with the elements seeming much smaller than our eyes could see. This is certainly the effect of the wide angle. Which leads me to consider that the vast majority of the images we see on the channels of the main landscape photographers are benefited by this technique of merging two or more images. Thank you so much for this video !! Greetings here from Brazil.

  2. Martin Stampka says

    Hi Dave. What would happen if i just merged them together as a Panorama? will it Keep the effect of the lens distortion?

  3. yujin landscape photography. says

    Really helpful, Dave. Great tips.👍 Thank! 👌

  4. ewelina p says

    Dave, I have a problem when photographing a sunrise or sunset. The sky is bright but the foreground is very dark.how to solve this problem . Two exposures ? but how to get them and how to merge them in photoshop?

  5. ewelina p says

    Dave, do you use filters ? Thank you for awesome video.Ewelina

  6. John Carter says

    So this only works with Wide Angel Len's ??
    What's the minimum wide angle that this will work with???
    I have a crop sensor camera using a Sigma Art 18 to 35mm len's will this Technic work on this Len's?
    Sorry for so many Questions but keep up the good work..

  7. Andrew Thrasher says

    what's going on here?!
    so you're teaching how to distort objects while the main tendency in photography is to correct distortions… lmao

  8. B says

    Nice work Dave, like your methods and the way you illustrate things. keep it up bro

  9. Steve Cook says

    Great efficient way to to this. Thanks for the tip!

  10. Vitaly Gladyshev says

    Dave, thank you for the videos. Best landscape photography videos on the web! Straight to the point no bs. Would you consider to make file management video in the future?

  11. Jurgen Brune says

    +Dave Morrow at what focal length was this taken?

  12. JamMastaJew says

    Why did you redo the focus and exposure for the second photo and try to match them in lightroom, rather than lock the exposure to take both photos with the same settings on the camera?

  13. Yvonne Reyes says

    where's the link for free eBook?

  14. ShutterChemistry says

    Hi Dave,

    Thanks for the informative video!!!

    I understand that the video was created to only demonstrate the prospective blending technique.
    To me, the reflections look a bit smaller than the mountains.

    Did you fix the distortion for reflections in your final edit? May I ask how?

  15. Julian Herzog says

    You can use Settings > Match Total Exposures so you don't have to eyeball the brightness between the two shots.

  16. Clare Colins says

    Very cool..thanks so much for sharing.

  17. Aman Rawal says

    Hi Dave, great tutorial! I have a APS-C camera. Up to which focal length is this technique applicable. Only to ultra wide (e.g. 11-16mm) or also to say 18mm and above? Thanks!

  18. Tianyang Geng says

    hey dave, i do not see any difference between this and vertical panorama, vertorama, when you take two photos vertically but in a landscape, and put one on top of the other

  19. Patrick Vingo says

    Great tutorial and clearly taught. Thank you.. I notice you used a 14mm lens (full frame). My favorite has always been 24mm. Would that give enough distortion to the image to make your technique work with this higher focal length?

  20. Brian Pex says

    Why don't you open as layers in PS? lol. Jk

    I get it. Everyone has their own work flow and to be honest, I don't like the tif files mixed in with my NEF files which are all on a Drobo 5D. It's something I really may change. It's an OCD thing but anyone into this level of photography is a wee bit OCD anyway – no? Lol.

    Great work Dave. I love your stuff.

  21. PD says

    Hi Dave. Thanks for the video! Do you recommend using "spot metering" when capturing landscape pics; for ex, spot metering on mountains to get right exposure or evaluate metering works just fine for you?

  22. Dave Grice says

    great tip! thanks

  23. Brian Pex says

    Nice – different workflow. Could you later them and make canvas larger and then blend in the other image(s) also?? Just a thought

  24. ortopet519 says

    really helpful Thank you for nice video

  25. Lore Dami says

    Ho Dave! Great video! It's the first on youtube! NeXT note would be nice to see how you menage more diffucult blending with more texture/objects….

  26. Lore Dami says

    Ho Dave! Great video! It's the first on youtube! NeXT note would be nice to see how you menage more diffucult blending with more texture/objects….

  27. Lore Dami says

    Ho Dave! Great video! It's the first on youtube! NeXT note would be nice to see how you menage more diffucult blending with more texture/objects….

  28. David Schultz says

    Nice tutorial and pace of describing what you're doing. Thanks!

  29. James Cheynne says

    Really gret tip, Dave. Thank you very much for sharing – I am looking forward to trying this!

  30. Ckris to says

    Cool tut never done it that way. Thanks.

     PS what lens are you using there?

    Cheers

  31. CEBImagery says

    Great tips Dave

  32. Michael J says

    Thanks for the tip Dave! Good stuff.

  33. FiveDmark111 says

    Can't wait to try this!! This is Genius!!

  34. vamsizzz says

    amazing technique! good insights on the distortion effects and how to mitigate it. Although, if you had photomerged both the pics using PS, would the distortion fix go away? Again, thanks for sharing this interesting video 🙂

  35. Mucho Arigato says

    great post, dude.  I learned a LOT on this.  I've been wanted to learn how to get those massive/expansive wide angle landscape shots and have been thinking it's only done via a super wide lens.  But I may not have to invest in a new lens if I do this.  I have a kit zoom lens on my a6000 (16-55mm).  I'm thinking I could go wider and not get the crazy fisheye distortion and apply what you showed here and get some stupid wide landscape shots.  Thanks for posting.

  36. pensrud says

    awesome video Dave! well done!

  37. Paul David Francis says

    Very good video. I will practice to try to make this part of my technique

  38. Michael Bryant says

    Really cool technique!

  39. Carlos F. Turienzo says

    Nice info, thanks for sharing!

  40. Dave Morrow says

    Free Video Tutorial – Perspective & Panoramic Blending for Landscape Photography ( Shooting & Photoshop )

    I shot this video live from Torres Del Paine in Chile last month during a month long backpacking trip through the Andes.

    Enjoy!
    Dave

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