Landscape Photography Tips to Help Your Images Stand Out

Landscape photography is one of the trickier genres of photography due to the lack of control you have. Although you may have control over aspects such as composition, lighting can in the scene can prove a little challenging. Sometimes, you may end up with a picture lacking depth, and overcoming this issue could drastically improve your photography. 

Lighting is one of the fundamentals behind a good image, and sometimes, getting it right can be difficult. This is especially the case if you're depending on the elements. There are certain things you can do to improve your chances, such as photographing during certain times in the day or night, depending on what you're trying to achieve. Different seasons throughout the year will obviously impact the kind of images you can produce, and even your gear can impact the results you produce. 

For example, ND filters and polarizers can be a great way to manage and control the lighting in your images. However, there may be occasions when you're left with an image that just doesn't have any depth to it. Fortunately, all is not lost, because there are a few things you can do to essentially fix things in post. 

In a recent video, Mark Denney discusses some of the ways you can edit your pictures. By using some of the features in Adobe Lightroom, you can breathe new life into images that may have been flat or uninteresting. Check out the full video linked above to see exactly how this can be done. 

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Usman Dawood is a professional architectural photographer based in the UK.

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