Practical Photoshop

GET SET UP FOR SHUTTER-BLENDING

1 USE A TRIPOD

You’ll need a tripod to keep the camera still while blurring the movement of the water. A tripod that lets you expand the legs outwards to allow you to get low to the ground can be very useful when photographing waterfalls, as it lets you frame the water closer to the lens.

2 MOVING PARTS

The shutter speed blending technique is ideal in scenes like this, when the water is moving at different speeds in different parts of the frame, as it

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