Winter, spring, summer and fall – it really doesn’t matter. Outdoor and nature photographers constantly chase the light. It may be the blue hour, the golden hour, starry-starry evenings and moonlit nights. Arriving at a location with ample time to plan composition, think creatively and have different vantage points makes a difference in our productivity during the shoot.
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Exposure compensation is a powerful tool used for subtle adjustments or dramatic effects. The right exposure is subject to the preferences of the photographer and the viewer. Determining whether the image should be darker, lighter or true to the actual scene is an art and a science.
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In this video Simon plant demonstrates and old school technique for sky replacement in Photoshop. There are a few different techniques you can use for replacing skies, and the technique that will work best can vary from one photo to the next, so it is helpful to know a few different ways to do it.
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In this video Simon Plant demonstrates how you can easily use Photoshop to replace a color in a photo to help control the focal point that draws the viewer’s eye. You can use this technique to draw attention to a particular element in the photo, or to change the color of an element so it does not attract as much attention.
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Many times it is the small tweaks and subtle enhancements in post processing that can take your landscape and nature photos from good to great. In this video Simon Plant demonstrates how you can use Lightroom’s tools for color grading images. He shows how to use split toning, while explaining the different settings and how they work, as well as how to color grade with tone curves.
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While it does not provide as many options for advanced selections and photo manipulations as Photoshop, Lightroom has a number of tools that allow you to do the majority of your post processing without needing to open Photoshop. Lightroom 5 introduced the radial filter, and there were some small enhancements made to it in Lightroom 6/CC. The radial filter can be used to make selective adjustments quite easily for a wide variety of different purposes. In this video Simon Plant provides an introduction to the radial filter and shows how it can be used to improve a sample photo. If you are not very familiar with the radial filter or if you rarely use it with your photos, this is a video that may be of great help to you.
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There are countless different possibilities when it comes to post processing, but one popular approach is to mimic a film look or style. The film look can work well with just about any type of photograph, and landscapes certainly are included in that.
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If you want to improve your skills or learn new techniques there are plenty of great books that cover landscape and nature photography. This post showcases the best books and e-books on all aspects of landscape photography.
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