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We all know that skillful composition is the key to capturing great photos. And this is especially true when it comes to complicated landscape scenes that are full of competing elements. Today you'll learn a simple technique for making outdoor images significantly more appealing.

It's super easy to add drama and visual interest to wildlife and nature photos by emphasizing dark tones in Lightroom. This tutorial from Park Cameras, a leading retailer in the UK, explains a simple post-processing technique that accentuates colors, separates the subject from surrounding areas, boost contrast, and much more.

Many landscape photographers never leave home without a polarizing filter in their bag. This simple accessory serves a variety of purposes from darkening pale blue skies and enhancing colors, to reducing reflections on foliage and non-metallic surfaces like water.

Here's a tutorial from one of the world foremost post-processing experts who demonstrates how easy it is to use Photo Merge in Lightroom Classic to combine bracketed exposures into a High Dynamic Range (HDR) DNG file that contains all of the quality and flexibility of a Raw file. If you've avoided this editing method, thinking it was beyond your skills, that's going to change in the next six minutes.

Are you interested in editing your images faster without sacrificing the quality of your results? Most photographers would answer in the affirmative, and today's tutorial demonstrates a pro's top six tips for streamlining your everyday Lightroom workflow.

We're always looking for unique post-processing techniques that transform mediocre images into money shots with an eye-catching and totally unexpected effect. This Photoshop tutorial begins with a concise question that gives the technique away: "Do you want to transform a bright, sunny day into a dramatic night scene?"

Today's tutorial from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel demonstrates how easy it is to use a Color Balance adjustment layer in Photoshop to refine colors in outdoor photographs and create a spectacular yet realistic look. Be sure to download the sample Raw file with the link beneath the video so you can follow along and make the changes yourself.