When to Use a Graduated Neutral Density Filter or Variable Neutral Density Filter for Landscape Photography

Landscape photographers always have two major types of filters in their camera bags: and they're both a type of ND filter (Neutral Density Filter.) Neutral Density filters basically cut out light in a scene and try to do so in a very specific way depending on what type you're using. They're essential parts of the process and have been since the film days--especially as lots of the magic of landscape photography comes out in the processing. But if you aren't sure which filter does what, we're her...