5 EDITING HACKS that’ll Transform ANY Landscape PHOTO!!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

So I'm thinking about doing another Viewer Submitted Photo Review Video - what do ya think, interested?

[@MichaelKantormusic]

Mark Denney Very interested. Take a look at some of my work and see what you want to try. Onlygreatpics.com. We can compare edits !! Might be fun.

[@sayanbhattacharya6882]

Yes absolutely But please can you make a video on earning with landscape photography

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

@@sayanbhattacharya6882 Here ya go - this is a link to a playlist with a bunch of videos I made all about my transition into becoming a full time landscape photographer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWjKqJawhtZpas0

[@lillahgrinnell3024]

I’m absolutely interested!

[@sayanbhattacharya6882]

@@MarkDenneyPhoto okk thanks allot

[@paulasimson4939]

Using the dehaze and negative clarity with the radial and gradient filters is genius. Much more natural light source effect.

[@antonoat]

It's hardly genius, lol.

[@paulasimson4939]

@@antonoat That's kind of rude.

[@antonoat]

@@paulasimson4939 Please look up the definitions of "Genius" and "Rude" , if you're offended because someone doesn't agree with you, well what can I say! It's a fact none of the techniques in this demo are new, it's obvious that you are just not familiar with them.

[@izzadazizi1753]

love your style of teaching,, very humble,, you keep telling the right definition of some terms almost in your every video published on youtube. keep the great work!!

[@harrisongrimwood3617]

This video is among the best of the photo editing tutorials. The techniques are simple, yet impactful. They are transferable and not heavily specific to the example image. The presentation was clear and concise. 10/10 would watch again.

[@jerryseverson4198]

Any LR or PS tutorials are welcome! The learning curve for post processing can be daunting. This really helps. Thanks Mark!

[@ZackLitchfield]

Love seeing the process for taking an image that doesn't pop and really making it work afterwards. Really like the seasonal shift because that really transformed it into a new image. Great stuff as always!

[@Khajakkodian]

Hi again Mark. Definitely picked up lots of hints and tips from this video. I already knew about creating pockets of radial filters draw attention to specific parts of the photo, however i've learned about how to use the Calibration panel. Thanks a million Mark and wish you all the best.

[@leonflack5673]

I just love your vision and knowing of how / what to edit in the image; your videos really inspire me to try these out, please don't ever stop your videos - I am loving them.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks so much Leon!

[@wardwebster4672]

Mr Denney, Thank you! Not only did you give some great advice to make a good photograph a great photograph. But you also, inadvertently, showed me how to better use the tools and other editing sections. So, again, Thank you!

[@BrianRossall]

Great video Mark. Please keep creating these types of tutorials. We are all going thru our hard drives and reediting while in our bubbles. Keep well. Cheers from Montreal.

It is so refreshing to see the SOOC shot versus the final edit.The hacks you shared are indeed very helpful. I have a park not too far from home where I generally go biking. There are a series of bridges on the trail, and one particular set of bridges always fascinated me. First, because they were two bridges together. Second, because the lighting always lent itself to some creative and moody shots. Well, this spring it finally happened. I was able to get a shot with the right light where I wanted it to be. However, I still had to hack the image in the editing to accentuate the mood in the shot. Hacks such as what you showed are a great tool. Thanks for sharing.

[@East_Coast_Ghost86]

Absolutely epic. Thank you. I just purchased my first actual camera, after spending the last year leading how ISO, exposure, etc works. My first gen Sony a7r is great and all, but this really makes it pop. Thank you for taking time out of your day to share you knowledge!

[@drandrewclarke]

been looking for a while and now I am happy I have found the best channel for my needs. nice and succinct.thanks. subscribed

[@dimitrisanastasiou7363]

Thank you Mark! All of your techniques, tips and hacks really helped to improve my edits. Every time I struggle with an edit, I watch a video of yours to be inspired!

[@rgarlinyc]

Every single tip a winner - although I especially liked #3 and #4 . Thanks a lot Mark!

[@barrywmusic]

Hi Mark, thank you so much for this video, really cool to see the raw, completely unedited photo and the end result after postprocessing. I don't know about everybody else but I'd be really interested to see more videos where you go through the whole process of editing a photo from scratch. The reason I say this is because I always thought that a lot of the amazing photos I've seen are largely captured out of camera with little post-processing (and I'm sure a lot of them are!), but this video really does a good job of showing the whole end to end process. Thanks again!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thank ya for the feedback Barry and will certainly aim toward creating an end to end editing video👍

[@backpacker3421]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who pushes those sliders to the extremes just to see what it looks like. My whole approach is to go to each end, back and forth, and slowly hone in to the "acceptable" range of effect I'm looking for, and then see if I can find the sweet spot.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Yep, I do the same exact thing!

[@melissam731]

Those were great tips!! I never would have guessed that dehaze and would brighten an area. Really liked the dapple effect too. Thank you!

[@richardgibson5353]

Great video Mark. Couldn't have came at a better time for me just going through some of my old pictures of the lake district UK

[@celinemorisset5533]

Very interesting transformation. Great techniques and very easy to follow. Thank you Mark alays so interesting!

[@robsmith4999]

As a newcomer to photography, I’m learning a lot from your videos. Thanks very much.

[@krispybaconboy]

Great tutorial Mark. I knew most but I liked the seasonal change process

[@davehallock3102]

Videos like this are why I subscribe. Thanks for the tips Mark.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Great to hear you enjoyed it Dave!

[@guillandanthony711]

Mark, your videos help me get more creative and I love my shots much more now than I did before! Thanks for that.

[@UtimusProphetia]

Loving your videos and delivery. Awesome ❤️❤️❤️

[@rickhughesprints]

Good tutorial and thanks for not throwing your hands all over the place as many presenters on KZbin so.

[@TheSmithsoni]

wow!! these are amazing editing hacks! I love your channel and have learned so much about lightroom editing. I really like how your explain every step and show how much editing can enhance an image.

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

Very useful tips. Finally understand how to switch different season views by pushing color sliders with your help. Much appreciated! This will also help push otherwise "not strong enough lighting" condition photos with your 5 tips.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Great to hear the video was helpful👍

[@mchjubjub6915]

This is the single most useful video to enhance my dull weather waterfalls. I just have to match a couple if settings gs to capture one. 👍

[@PARTiX-DD]

Hi from Germany, glad I found your channel. You have great videos with great tipps and tricks. Thank you! I am a little bit jealous of the wonderful nature that you have in the states. The waterfalls are such a landscape photographers dream!!!

[@SanDraaa91]

Dann warst du wohl noch nie in Bayern. 😂

[@heelfan78]

I don’t know how you do it, Mark, but you always come up with new and unique videos on topics not seen elsewhere. Your videos are massively helpful and enjoyable; you style is such that I feel as if you are talking to me in a one-on-one. It’s clear to me that you enjoy what you are doing and it shows; I just hope you are giving yourself enough time in the field! Thank you for all you do for this community; you are a great mentor and are doing more than you might appreciate to elevate our skills. Thank you and best wishes for the health and safety of you and your family.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks so much David! Very kind of you to say.

[@unexplored.]

Superb mark. These are the best vids online keep it up. Thanks again

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Fantastic to hear - much appreciated!

[@richd.6900]

Great technique idea. Especially helpful for the California May Gray/June Gloom periods. Thanks!

[@SR-sg7qk]

Thank you for making these videos. Your instructions are great to follow

[@TANOCICLISTA]

THANK YOU MARK !!!!! YOU EXPLAIN VERY VERY WELL !!!! I LIKE YOUR JOB !!! A VERY BIG HUG !!!!

[@margueritemoore9428]

Your presentations are always excellent; I learn so much. I especially appreciate it when you take the time to reveal your tricks in Lightroom and show the before and after. One can only learn from someone who practices his art every day.

[@merslime3636]

damn one of the most educational videos man you have my respect man!!! subbed. god bless, have a bright future mate.

[@utkarshkumarvishwakarma6179]

What an incredible video explained in such a simple way! Thank you very much for this Mark and please keep making such content for us. Cheers!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Zoro_fan-o1d]

Outstanding video very straightforward and easy to follow. It doesn't hurt that the image is flawless, love it

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Really appreciate that Donald!

[@raycanoneo3083]

You are a genius, Mark. Thank you for sharing this 🧡. It's really big help for us just starting out with shooting landscapes. Love your channel. 🙏

[@ProfMary]

Very helpful hacks, Mark! I find that your videos provide some good concrete ways to improve our photography. So glad you 'rediscovered' this image and did your magic. It really gave the image the Wow factor. I also want to let you know how much I like your studio. The lighting is soothing and the little plants you have scattered around are a nice touch. You show that it is possible to have a calm, soothing environment in our work space. Thank you.

[@garryjohns351]

Excellent presentation Mark!

[@SouBuuS]

Mr Denney! thank you for creating all of these videos that you do! it has helped me with my landscape images so much. Very much appreciated! I am reside in OR too! seen a few of your pics are from here. Thanks again!

[@wmutoob]

Excellent hacks! I really appreciate your work and enjoy your teaching style. Thanks

[@dealig]

Thank you, Mark I enjoyed your videos as I continue to learn as much as I can on Landscape photography. Your videos just essentially keep simple and yet very informative. I will try those tips from this video. Again, thanks.

[@davidaldridge3669]

Yet another very informative and useful video. Thanks Mark!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Much appreciated David - thank ya!

[@jackielarena-lacayo9884]

I am looking forward to trying out these hacks and I even have few images in mind to try them out on. Great and super informative video today Mark. Thanks for sharing!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

This is great to hear Jackie! Super happy this week's video was helpful!

[@kobiorama]

Great video. One o the best and probably most useful I've seen in a long while. It also shows that you can do a lot of work in LR without going to PS.

[@mcmoose64]

Great work Mark . I am currently working through a mountain of shots taken on what will probably end up being a once in a lifetime , early winter trip to New Zealand. We were on a tight schedule so I had to take my shots as and where I found them. I use my (limited) editing skills to reproduce the image as captured by my mind's eye. I cut my teeth on black and white film photography around 40 yrs ago . Taking the photo was just one small step in the process , so I have no dogmatic ideological prejudice against modern editing techniques. While I try to achieve as much in camera as possible , editing is just another part of the process and is not something for which you should ever feel the need to apologize.

[@lenr7439]

I used many of the sliders you noted, but now must try the radiant and gradient filters to isolate the effects. Thanks.

[@BrianNorthmorePhotography]

Great ideas Mark. After exclusively using PS for many years I’m just starting to appreciate the tools in LR, so Vids like these are very useful

[@lisarobertson7011]

Thank you Mark for all your great content! Lots of helpful tips here.

[@mainmain5303]

Amazing lighting in your studio set up. Will you do a video on how you did it?

[@JesseDriftwood]

This was really great! Thanks dude.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

You betcha - glad ya think so man!

[@johnredwine]

Mark, simple...superb! Thank you

[@qqrrss]

You are a true Artist, thanks for sharing.

[@jimduncan7764]

Thanks Mark. Very helpful and accessible.

[@Justin-el6ph]

You just took my post processing to the next level. Thank you so much Mark!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Awesome to hear Justin🙌

[@lifedownnorth3011]

Well, I learned quite a few new things here. Thanks Mark, you’re awesome!

[@GirdHerd]

Excellent tips, Mark. Thanks.

[@luciapitterimages]

Thank you! I've been trying for a while to make my photos glow and you just showed me how.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Glad to do it and thanks for checking out the video Lucia!

[@jamesgerboc]

Great tips Mark. The creative process is only beginning when we capture a great image!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thank you James!

[@backpacker3421]

How did I not know about duplicating filters?! Thanks! That will be a major time saver.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Such a time saver!

[@backpacker3421]

@@MarkDenneyPhoto Already using it. HUGE. Thank you.

[@UndergroundRebellion]

Amazing! Thank you so much! Best regards from Portugal!

[@lisadriscoll8510]

Thank you so much for this video! I just took a waterfall photo last weekend that seems pretty flat to me. Now I can't wait to use your techniques to hopefully pull out the hidden beauty.

[@dannynash5713]

Excellent teaching and illustrative video Mark! Thank you!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks Danny!

[@pauloricardoferreira2841]

Thanks, Mark, for sharing these smart hacks. They're pretty easy to understand and apply in my shots. Great video.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Many thanks - really appreciate it!

[@grooveecard]

Oh, this is awesome. I'm still fairly new to Lightroom, and this was soooooo helpful.

[@willbart1236]

Great video. I learned a new word today. Complexified 😀

[@toncarnas5274]

Thanks Mark great Video. Very helpful.Thanks very much for sharing this.

[@kcbates1761]

Nailed it! Thanks for this.... definitely subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Awesome! Thanks so much!

[@nashhall694]

Love your editing technique Mark! Simple, quick, but very effective! Great work! 😀👍

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Much appreciated - thank ya!

[@LuckyDutch2011]

Watched it and liked it from a technical point of view. I think there is a fine line between "enhancing" aspects of a photo and "creating" new elements within a photo. Everyone will have a different opinion on where that line might be and whether they are willing/interested in crossing that line. Again, great video with very helpful tips and an interesting approach! And now that I might have your attention, I would love to see a video on video editing, your videos are very smooth and professional. Congrats !

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed it! I'll see if I can get something together on that topic in the coming months.

[@deniseneuendorf3577]

Love these hacks! Can you please do a tutorial on choosing and editing foreground? What makes good foreground, how much to leave in, etc

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

I actually have a video on that very topic coming in the near future:)

[@davidposaas7350]

Great instruction Mark! I know I am on the right track as I have gravitated towards using some of these ideas, but not as well as you do. Your video reinforces the methods I am beginning to use. Thanks much.

[@gaetanoscalfidi]

Thanks for another great video. I learned your hack n.3 (dappled dodge) the hard way, trying to recreate moments that I have enjoyed but I wasn't able to capture. It happens very often that a cluster of small clouds partially covers the sun, creating a lot of sunspots everywhere. These short moments are hard to capture out on the trails unless I hold the camera in the hand for the whole hike. And here comes the hack into play.

[@brysonladd422]

I love all the Oregon photos you have. Abviously I'm biased since it's my home state but it's good to see the beutiful locations here. Also great editing tips!

[@sillywilly6659]

Hey Mark! Awesome video. It looks like in your final image you have added some light rays coming down from the top, but didn’t discuss that portion throughout the video. Any tips on adding this? Thanks!

[@Sifu2k]

Great Knowledge for free. Thank you mate

[@MiataPower96]

I can see in your final edited version prior to starting the video, you also have what looks like individual sun rays coming from the light source up top, how did you create that?

[@marandam6416]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your creative process for us to learn from.

[@grahamtomlin319]

Very helpful tips, thanks Mark, I often use the dehaze slider but never thought about sliding it to the left

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks Graham - glad the video was helpful!

[@randywdc1]

Thanks Mark. Love tuts with hacks. Post processing remains a challenge for me.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

You bet Randy! Hope the videos are helping!

[@louspeed1]

This has inspired me to go back to some images that I had dismissed as lacking interest. Thanks, as always, for your excellent content!

[@alexaldericjero]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Of course and thank You for checking out the video!

[@chrismalone3233]

Thanks Mark, I learned some great new techniques! I love that location, it's one of my favorite spots on this planet.. very Sweet!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks for checking out the video Chris!

[@bobcat6653]

Fantastic tips , very helpful, thanks so much!

[@anamushabbir4086]

You would be a great teacher. Thanks and great job

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Many thanks!

[@bikeandbreath]

I just watched twice 👍 :D , very useful techniques, thank you Mark, you rock!👍✌

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@kacper_le]

sheeeeeesh!!! I love watching your videos!!!

[@microminstrel]

these are essentially all of my same landscape editing tricks. thanks for showing the whole world, mark! lol. great video, man:)

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Hahahha! Thanks man!

[@michelekutner4229]

Thank you so much for this video!! That was awesome!

[@3scapePhotos]

I love videos that show the before and after, and not just the finished product. Affirms that I'm not the only one that keeps missing that epic light! On another note, is that a jet engine in the background, or just your Mac? 😁

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thank ya Adam!! Sounded like a jet right!

[@andybanks3416]

Great video Mark , thanks

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks Andy!

[@johndoherty6448]

Well, it's back to pen & paper old school technology, cos I don't have the time to keep reviewing these excellent videos on YT. Quicker to just keep notes !! Thanks Mark

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Hahah - thanks John! Hope it was helpful!

[@johnringo2884]

Great image Mark, love how the colors in the background of your studio matches the image colors! 👍

[@peteg330]

Great video Mark, love the radial brush for creating an imaginery sun and the way you highlighted the greenery on the rocks. I will say though, they are not 'hacks' they are just great editing technics. To me a hack is where you make a device or object do something it was never intended for. Lightroom was intended to do this.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks Peter!!

[@simon.b3547]

Excellent Mark, love your videos.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Much appreciated Simon - thank you!

[@andyplatt6729]

Fantastic video Mark !!, Will be trying these most definitely as I always think my images are always underwhelming after editing, That missing touch so to speak.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Much appreciated Andy!

[@stevethompson8154]

Thanks! Very inspiring. I learned how i can duplicate the radial filter and I assume the other local adjustments. Big time saver. I can't wait to start applying these techniques

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Yes, that's a huge time saver! Thanks for checking out the video!