Hson278 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Hello everyone. I am new to Affinity and a newbie when it comes to post processing. I take all types of photos but I recently got into long exposure. I have searched on the internet on how to possibly edit photos like the ones provided in the links below but came up empty. Can someone possibly make a tutorial or simply respond with a list of actions taken to make these types of photos possible. Minimalist shot with pier only . No horizon or distracting objects(how?) . photo credit: Darren Moore http://www.darrenmoorephotography.com/Monochrome/i-brDMJVh/A photo credit: Keith Aggett https://www.flickr.com/photos/keifereef/6669692521/ Another minimalist shot . Just horizon is eliminated (how?) photo credit: Darren Moore http://www.darrenmoorephotography.com/Panoramic/i-VW5cGTm/A Photo credit: Keith Aggent https://www.flickr.com/photos/keifereef/8197865240/ Thanks in Advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Pretty fantastic images But there is no miracle involved creating them Gaussian blur, bilateral blur live filter and the smudge tool will bring you a long way If you do not have an ND Filter for long exposures you can use "stacking" in AP There are tutorials for all these "names" out there so I´m sure you can find them on YouTube, Vimeo or the build in help of AP. Thanks for sharing the resource ;) nice photos Hson278 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Soares Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Hi Hson278, To achieve a real (and good) Long Exposure image you need an ND filter as MBd mention. At least a 10stop maybe more depending of the light conditions. If you just work in shadow, like in a forest capturing waterfalls and river streams you can go with a lower ND filter (2 to 5 stops). It's not impossible to do it in post-processing but it's not the same thing and you're going to face many challenges (opinions may differ). Regarding the tutorial to edit this kind of images, its on my list :) I also share one of my images using this technique with clouds. Same method (as water) but different approach since there are other kind of requirements to take in account. Cheers, Pedro Quote Photographer, Designer, Climber & Happy Gardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Yeah my option differs regarding NDs but anyway not the main point here. Thanks for taking your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmar Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 This is an example of the stacking trick you can use if you don't want to spend $$$ on a good ND filter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcZkCnPs45s&feature=youtu.be&t=219 Quote Skill Level: Beginner, digital photography, digital editing, lighting. Equipment: Consumer grade. Sony Nex5n, Nikon D5100, (16MP sony sensors) Paid Software: Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, Lightroom4 Free Software: NIK collection, Sony CaptureOne9, Cyberlink PhotoDirector6, Hugin, ImageJ, MS Ice, Davinci Resolve Computer: Win10 home, CPU Skylake I7-6700, GPU Saphire HD7850 1G, Plextor SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hson278 Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 First off thanks for the quick responses. Based on your responses I realize now that I worded my request wrong. I do have a set of nd and nd grads already. I have taken many pictures with smooth water and streaking clouds like the ones in the link. I have taken a long exposure of this rotting submarine but its the buildings in the distance that I don't want in the final pic. I want to achieve that B&W look where its just the sub with the grey background( Example: first links). The same goes for the (intentional) disappearing horizon in the other links. Hope that clarifies things. Thanks and sorry for the misunderstanding. -Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmar Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 The only thing that comes to mind it the graduated fog filter in NIK color efex. I haven't tried this in AP but I'm sure there is a graduated filter effect you could use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDsl6fPpCX8 Quote Skill Level: Beginner, digital photography, digital editing, lighting. Equipment: Consumer grade. Sony Nex5n, Nikon D5100, (16MP sony sensors) Paid Software: Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, Lightroom4 Free Software: NIK collection, Sony CaptureOne9, Cyberlink PhotoDirector6, Hugin, ImageJ, MS Ice, Davinci Resolve Computer: Win10 home, CPU Skylake I7-6700, GPU Saphire HD7850 1G, Plextor SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 First off thanks for the quick responses. Based on your responses I realize now that I worded my request wrong. I do have a set of nd and nd grads already. I have taken many pictures with smooth water and streaking clouds like the ones in the link. I have taken a long exposure of this rotting submarine but its the buildings in the distance that I don't want in the final pic. I want to achieve that B&W look where its just the sub with the grey background( Example: first links). The same goes for the (intentional) disappearing horizon in the other links. Hope that clarifies things. Thanks and sorry for the misunderstanding. -Harry you can clone-stamp/ inpaint away the bigger issues to get an even surface and then blur the remaining structures in an appealing way the horizon can e.g. be approached in a way where you first completely inpaint-away the horizon non-destructively and then lower it's effect to bring back some sort of slight horizon https://vimeo.com/135567302 probably finish it off with dodge and burn https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/37832-the-one-guide-to-all-dodge-burn-optns/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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