Modern cameras are amazing, and it’s rare to go out with one and feel limited. But, there is at least one thing dedicated ILCs don’t do well: capturing video in intense environments where the camera could be damaged. Hence the rise of cameras like the GoPro and similar action cameras from other brands. Today, I’ll be reviewing one such camera: the DJI Osmo 360.

Autumn is a favorite season among experienced outdoor shooters who understand the impact of beautiful light, color separation, dramatic skies, and the gorgeous warm tones that paint the landscape. Today’s tutorial from the popular  PHLOG Photography YouTube channel provides eight Lightroom tips and tricks that even beginners can use to enhance their imagery in a big way.

Instructor Christian Mohrle is a notable landscape veteran based in Germany near beautiful Lake Constance. He’s also a post processing expert, and today he reveals a straightforward Lightroom workflow you can use when your fall photos need more emphasis with a realistic look. And if you’re interested in the gear and software he prefers, just scroll down to the description beneath the video.

Mohrle says, “the very first thing I do before I start with anything else is to open Lightroom’s Basic panel and adjust the Profile to my needs, and for autumn photos I generally want to push the foliage.” He choose Adobe Landscape for this specific task because it immediately provides an appropriate boost in base saturation.

He continues with the basic adjustments by reducing overall contrast for a dreamy appearance that mimics a soft autumn-glow effect. This is easily accomplished by dialing down highlights, bringing up shadows, and opening up the blacks. Mohrle accentuates these enhancements further by modifying clarity and dehaze to strengthen the glow.

Mohrle then accentuates a tree in the middle of the frame by selectively boosting contrast to make this key element stand out with greater texture and apparent sharpness on the leaves and branches. Here it’s important not to bias the intentionally soft areas elsewhere in the frame.

The next step is targeting the foliage with masks, beginning with a Color Range mask that selects all the leaves for various color and tonal enhancements. You’ll also see why and how a Landscape mask adds to the effect. All that remains to complete the impressive transformation are a few tweaks with Lightroom’s Color Mixer, additional color contrast, and a bit of final calibration.

Once you’re done watching head over to the instructional PHLOG Photography YouTube channel where there are many more how-to videos for landscape photographers of all skill levels.

And be sure not to miss Mohrle’s earlier tutorial, demonstrating how to make nature and wildlife subjects jump of the screen by applying Linear gradients during post processing for maximum emphasis.

This tutorial from one of our favorite instructors is all about drawing more attention to the key element in a scene when it recedes intro surrounding area of the frame. The quick-and easy trick enables to create more impactful images by separating the subject in a way that immediately draws attention.

Instructor Christian Mohrle is a notable German landscape photographer and a favorite among Shutterbug reader who appreciate his straight-to-the point instructional videos. Today’s 11-minute episode begins with noise reduction and other basic adjustments before turning to multiple masks for selective color grading sharpening, and more.

We encourage you follow along and make the changes yourself by downloading the demonstration Raw photo using a link beneath the video. Mohrle captured this shot at ISO 12,800 so the first step is banishing the inevitable noise. He opens Lightroom’s Detail panel and demonstrates the simple steps.

Mohrle then switches to the Basic panel for several more global enhancements that kick off with an increase in overall contrast. He brings down shadows and boosts the whites, while avoiding clipping by paying close attention to the histogram. Other preliminary adjustments include gently raising blacks to create softer tones in the darker portions of the image,

Now it’s time for the fun part of Mohrle’s very effective workflow that relies upon several selective enhancements for his impressive transformation that’s readily apparent by comparing his before/after examples. The Linear Gradient trick come first, followed by more masking, and a bit of final color grading and subtle sharpening.

Be sure to check out The PHLOG Photography YouTube channel where you’ll find almost 1,000 more how-to videos like this one.

We also recommend watching the tutorial we featured earlier with another image editing specialist who demonstrates how to add an impressive finishing touch to landscape and nature photographs with a quick Lightroom trick using Depth Masks.

If you’re fascinated by wolves, wildlife filmmaking, or just the raw drama of nature playing out in the wild, you need to check out this remarkable short film by wildlife filmmaker Jake Davis. It’s titled I Left 10 Cameras on a Wolf Kill. Here’s What They Captured, and it’s exactly what it sounds like — an unprecedented look into the secret lives of Yellowstone’s top predators and the many creatures that share their world.

The story begins when Davis stumbles upon a wounded bull elk deep in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Suspecting it had narrowly escaped a wolf attack, he returns the next day to find ravens circling — a telltale sign that the elk’s story has ended but another is about to begin. That’s when he sets up an array of ten high-end remote cinema cameras, the same kind of gear he uses on projects for BBC and National Geographic and leaves them running for more than a month.

What those cameras record is extraordinary. Over several weeks, they capture an entire ecological succession at the elk carcass — from golden eagles and red foxes to coyotes, magpies, and finally, the wolves themselves returning to feed. It’s a rare, intimate window into the balance of life and death in the wild and the vital role wolves play as keystone species that sustain biodiversity across the landscape.

Blending jaw-dropping imagery with a thoughtful, personal narrative, Davis’s film is both visually stunning and deeply insightful. It reminds us that nature is not just beautiful — it’s interconnected, complex, and endlessly fascinating. You can watch I Left 10 Cameras on a Wolf Kill in its entirety below. Trust me — it’s worth every second.

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