Landscape photography is not just about capturing beautiful landscapes. It’s about making a connection with your audience, and one of the best ways to do that is through mood. See how you can master the mood in your landscape images in less than five minutes.
Have you ever been to a place with beautiful scenery only to feel something was wrong with your image? You check the composition and see that all the elements in your frame are exactly where you want them to be. Then you check for any unnecessary distractions or elements that don’t elevate your theme and see that everything is fine there. Usually, when you can’t put your finger on what’s missing in an image when it seems too technically perfect, that’s the mood of the image. Mood isn’t a setting on your camera dial, but you can improve a lot of things and create a more effective connection with your audience.
And that brings us to this great video by Alistair Benn, from Expressive Photography, in which he walks you through some simple steps in Lightroom to really enhance the mood of an image. And the best part about it is that the whole process takes less than five minutes. Along the way, you’ll learn about the importance of midrange adjustments for their role in influencing mood, as well as a quick and easy method to bring energy to the highlights. your turn more. If you often find that your landscape images lack a real wall of emotion, then check out this video and let me know what you think in the comments section below.
