3 Lightroom Landscape Editing Tricks That Border on Cheating (VIDEO)
The task of editing landscape photos is typically challenging because we often shoot in complicated situations, like when pointing the camera directly into the light at sunrise or sunset. Then there are those confusing scenes with bright highlights, dark shadows, and important midtones within the frame.
If these dilemmas sound familiar pay close attention to this quick tutorial from the Photo Feaver YouTube channel that provides three post-processing solutions for overcoming these common challenges. Instructor James is a British pro who says he loves helping beginner photographers improve their shooting and editing skills.
Feaver says that in the next eight minutes you’ll learn “the three best landscape photography tricks” in Lightroom. His promise goes even further by suggesting that one of this tips is so good that it’s like cheating. He also jokes that “it might even cause your computer to explode.”
At the top of his list is a trick Feaver calls Photo Contrast and it differs significantly from Lightroom’s familiar Contrast slider or other more advanced techniques. Feaver pays close attention to highlights and shadows while demonstrating this masking method for perfect adjustments.
Tip #2 works wonders when you want to convert a ho-hum color shot into a jaw-dropping b&w image. He refers to this tip as Hidden Profiles. Some photographers simply click the B&W button in Lightroom’s Basic panel. Unfortunately, unlike Feaver’s easy-and-effective solution, this approach may be simple but it often delivers mediocre results.
Last on the list is the one you’ve been waiting because Feaver admits it’s “sort of like cheating and I frequently do it myself.” We don’t want to spoil the surprise, so watch this video until the end. Then update your Lightroom workflow accordingly.If you enjoyed this lesson and appreciate Feaver’s straightforward style, be sure to check out his instructional YouTube channel where’s much more of the same.
We also recommend watching the recent tutorial we featured with one of our favorite Adobe experts who demonstrates eight Lightroom tips and techniques for refining Contrast to create photographs with more impact and drama.
