The Simple SECRET of Creating DRAMATIC Landscape Photos

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In this week’s episode, we discuss the simple secret of creating dramatic landscape photos. Out of all the post processing and editing tips and techniques, there’s only one that I use on each and every one of my landscape photos. When I start an edit I typically begin by trying to determine where I think the viewers eye will travel throughout my photo, while at the same time looking for things that could distract or compete for the viewers attention. I always want to ensure that I don’t have any distractions along the edges or corners of my scene. I think the longer the viewers eye lingers in these areas the greater the likelihood they’ll abandon my image for something else, and this is where vignettes come in.

In this video, I review the four techniques I use when creating vignettes to improve my landscape photos. Much like everything in photography there isn’t a one size fits all approach and that’s certainly the case when it comes to applying a vignette to your landscape photos as well. If you’re not familiar with what a vignette is it’s the technique of darkening the corners and edges of an image in order to draw the viewers attention into the center of the photograph.

There’s quite a few techniques that can be used to create a vignette during your photo editing workflow, some of which are certainly more robust than others. I know vignettes might not seem like the most exciting post processing technique, but when used appropriately it’ll enable you to create a highly focused and dramatic landscape image.

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