Get the Ansel Adams look

Give landscapes the look of the work of one of the world’s most famous photographers by applying stylish monochrome effects

When we talk about great landscape photographers, Ansel Adams has to be the first name on the list. His starkly beautiful images of the American wilderness displayed flawless technique and a uniquely crafted vision. Most of his work made use of monochrome film, lens-mounted filters (usually yellow or red) to emphasise skies, and darkroom techniques that added contrast and controlled detail. All of these great effects are simple to recreate. The first step is to convert the image to monochrome. Some methods for this are better than others. The best tools give you control over the brightness of individual colour ranges in the image during the mono conversion. One such tool is the HSL panel in Camera Raw. Just as Adams used filters, we can use HSL to control colour…

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