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Beginner Help with ND Grads please.....
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Try this. I did this video because of the problems people have with grads. From a VERY simple method to metering. if you get stuck let me know and I'll work you through it 
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Basically..... They are used to darken a part of the image - Usually the sky - & create a nice balanced single image without any loss of pure blacks/blown whites.
You can add grads in PP if you have full file information. You could take two shots & blend in PP if nothing in the scene is moving.
I find a 2 stop ND Grad is sufficient to capture enough detail which can be emphasised in PP. I use a hard edge much more than a soft edge.
For the cost of taking the missus out for a country pub lunch & a few drinks you can pick up a simple square filter grad set up as long as you aren't shooting too wide an angle.
You can add grads in PP if you have full file information. You could take two shots & blend in PP if nothing in the scene is moving.
I find a 2 stop ND Grad is sufficient to capture enough detail which can be emphasised in PP. I use a hard edge much more than a soft edge.
For the cost of taking the missus out for a country pub lunch & a few drinks you can pick up a simple square filter grad set up as long as you aren't shooting too wide an angle.
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Thank you @Julian Elliott & @LeeRatters
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No problems!