Landscape

Lightroom

The Dehaze Tool: When to Use It and When to Stop

The Dehaze slider is one of Lightroom’s most powerful and most abused tools. In the right situation, it transforms a flat, hazy image into something vivid and clear. Applied carelessly, it creates crunchy, oversaturated, haloed messes. Understanding what it actually does helps you use it well. What Dehaze Does Technically, Dehaze estimates the atmospheric haze in an image and reduces it by increasing local contrast and restoring color saturation in areas affected by haze.

March 19, 2026

Editing

Editing Drone Photos: Tips for Aerial Photography

Drone photography opens up perspectives that ground-level photography simply can’t access. But the images coming off a drone sensor often need more editing work than you’d expect. Small sensors, wide-angle distortion, and atmospheric haze all create challenges that are easy to address once you know what to look for. Common Drone Photo Problems Haze and Low Contrast Aerial shots look through more atmosphere than ground-level photos, especially at altitude. This creates a hazy, low-contrast appearance that makes the image look flat and washed out.

January 28, 2026