Dramatic Black & White Landscapes in Lightroom: What I Learned From Shooting in a Downpour

Dramatic Black & White Landscapes in Lightroom: What I Learned From Shooting in a Downpour

There’s a specific kind of RAW file that shows up in my Lightroom catalog way too often. The exposure is fine, the focus is sharp, the composition is solid. And yet the image sits there looking like a stock photo of nowhere in particular. No weight. No atmosphere. Just a technically correct photograph that nobody would ever stop scrolling for. If you shoot landscapes, you know exactly what I’m talking about.