I edited all of these images using Adobe photoshop and Lightroom Classic. I waned to use Ansel Adams as inspiration for my photography because I like to take photos of landscapes as I find they are really emotional, especially black and white, and I felt I could make the image more dramatic through editing them.

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This is my favourite image I’ve edited as I like the way the clouds are really dramatic whilst looming over the inky, intimidating rocks. I found that increasing the texture and clarity really helped improve the quality of the photograph as it made the individual details look more precise, instead of blurry. I also increased the dehaze quite a bit to help emphasise the striking affect of the clouds, whilst the sea holds a slight reflection of the sun. Lastly, I decided added a black and white filter called PB11 on Lightroom Classic to help enhance the contrast between the different tones.

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