Recovering Split Shots with AI

Steve Miller · Issue 139, Jul/Aug 2024 · pp. 52–53

Products mentioned: Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Sky Replacement

Split shots – where your dome port is half-in, half-out of the water - can be challenging to capture. For one, everything is moving. The water, your camera, the subject, and your whole body gets tossed in the swell. This results in lots of misses. But before you start deleting files, make sure you have explored the possibilities of recovering them in the editing room. Balancing Over- and Under- Exposure A photographer shooting split shots for the first time recently reached out with the question: “I managed to over expose and under expose the same frame! How is that even possible?” It’s not just possible, it’s probable. The tonal range of a 50/50 image can be many, many f/stops. Maybe even more than your camera sensor is capable of recording, though probably not. Mirrorless cameras sold today have an incredible dynamic range. There are techniques for minimizing tonal range, for example k…