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What is Landscape Photography?

A huge part of image in Online gallery is known as Landscape photography. But what does Landscape photography actually mean? The word Landscape photography was used by old Photographers back in the days. Basically they consider only natural images as Landscape photography. Now-a-days Landscape photography is seen with a bigger picture and defines it is a bit difficult.

If you ask different person about Landscape photography then different person will define it differently and you will get different kind of answers. The definition of Landscape photography has been changing over time. Landscape photographers of back in the days said the pictures that have scenes of nature without any people in the picture are known as Landscape photography.

Types of Landscape Photography: 

Basically there are three types of Landscape photography.

Representational:

Representational Landscapes is more natural and realistic among st all types of Landscape photography. The main theme of this photography is you will represent what you see.There is no need to use any kind of artificial component. Only for framing, lighting and composite extra care is needed.

Representational Landscapes photography
Representational Landscapes photography

 

In Impressionistic Landscape photography less importance is given in reality. Photographers like to create these images unreal. In this photography photographer likes to represent the viewer a different subject rather than real Landscape.

real landscape photography
Real Landscape photography

 

Abstract:

Abstract Landscape Photographs is used as a component of Graphics. Design is more important than what is seen in this photography. Photographers use verities types of technique in this type of photography. Such as- Silhouettes or Lighting Technique, for Highlight Shape or Shoot select any special part of Landscape.

Abstract Landscape Photographs
Abstract Landscape Photographs

Why Need editing Landscape Photography?

Lighting is a big element in Landscape Photography. Since nature moves in its own way for that photographer cannot do anything about it. External Lighting cannot be used in Landscape Photography like other photography. So Landscape Photography editing is needed for adjust lighting.

Landscape Photography editing adjust lighting
landscape photography editing adjust lighting

 

During shooting many unwanted object may appear in the frame. To remove those objects editing is needed.

landscape photography objects editing
landscape photography objects editing

 

Sometimes color is not perfect because of camera lance for that to adjust color we need to edit.

How to edit Landscape Photography in Adobe Light room?

How we can edit Landscape Photo in Adobe Photoshop without any Plug-ins, Preset or Action is discussed below.

Lance Correction:

To adjust the problems in the picture which is arise because of lance we can correct those problems by adjusting the Lance Correction of Adobe Light room .

Lance Correction of Adobe Light room
Lance Correction of Adobe Light room

 

Exposure and white Balance

 

Exposure and White Balance of Light room
Exposure and White Balance of Light room

 

Basically Exposure and White Balance of Light room is used to balance the whiteness of the image.

Basic Adjustment:

The things that can be adjust in Basic adjustment of Adobe Light room are WB= White Balance, Temp, Tint, Tone. To adjust this Tone we have Exposure, Contrast, Highlight, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Clarity, Vibrancy, Saturation. Basic Adjustment can be done by proper use of these options.

 

Basic adjustment of Adobe Light room
Basic adjustment of Adobe Light room

 

Adjust the saturation and hue of individual colors:

In Adobe light room there is an option called HSL in that option there are some option called Hue and Saturation from there we can adjust Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Aqua, Blue, Purple, Magenta colors individually.

Adjust the saturation and hue of individual colors
Adjust the saturation and hue of individual colors

 

Split Toning:

We can adjust Highlight and Shadow of image through Split Toning Box.

 

Split Toning Box
Split Toning Box

 

How to edit Landscape Photography in Adobe Photoshop?

 

To edit Landscape photo through Adobe Photoshop we have to follow the following steps.

Brightness/ Contrast:

 

edit brightness/ contrast landscape photos
edit brightness/ contrast landscape photos

 

Brightness and Contrast is an important element of an image. Increasing the brightness will remove the darkness of the image and increasing contrast will increase the darkness of the dark part of the image and the brightness of bright part of the image will increase.

Saturation:

To make the image color more vibrant Saturation is important. If we increase the image saturation then image color will increase and if we decrease image saturation then image color will decrease.

 

image color more vibrant Saturation
image color more vibrant Saturation

 

Sharpening:

Image Sharpness is an important thing.

 

Image Sharpness
Image Sharpness

 

Final Result of Landscape image Editing


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