Videos

Last week we featured the first of a two-part beginners guide to nature and wildlife photography from expert Janine Krayer—a photographer and instructor who spends much of her time teaching workshops and photographing exotic animals in the wilds of Africa.

One challenge faced by all landscape photographers, especially when shooting with wide-angle lenses, is creating order out of the chaos that often appears in complicated, expansive vistas. Failing that, your images can be confusing because the viewer is unsure exactly where to look.

OK, landscape shooters, do you really understand the "huge" difference  between the Contrast, Clarity, and Texture sliders when processing images in Lightroom? If not, today's video will settle the confusion and enable you to achieve the highest quality photos when editing your work.

Landscape photography is full of challenges, one of the biggest being arriving at a proper exposure. That’s because many scenes have a wide range of tones, with a density range that’s beyond the capability of your camera.

Danish pro Mads Peter Iversen has spent years polishing his skills and developing a unique style of landscape photography. Like all accomplished photographers he’s made a few mistakes along the way, and in the video below he explains how to correct a common error so you don’t make it yourself.

There’s a lot more to making great landscape photos than being in the right place at the right time and snapping the shutter. In the video below, top pro Matt Granger reveals his complete workflow from planning a trip and gear selection to location scouting, capturing an image, and making the final edit.

If you consistently capture landscape photos with colors that don't portray the realistic vibrant tones you saw the viewfinder, it's time to make a few changes to your editing workflow. This task may appear dauting at first, until you watch today's quick tutorial Lightroom tutorial from the Focus Photo School YouTube cannel.