I must say that, of all photography genres, landscape often strikes me as particularly dogmatic and, therefore, not very creative. If I’m in a cynical mood, I tend to see landscape photography as a genre that is primarily practiced by middle-aged, white men with big cameras and heavy tripods, who firmly believe in minimal ISO, stopped-down apertures, wide-angle lenses, neutral density filters, long exposures, panorama stitching, focus stacking, and exposure blending. They are also obsessed with location, timing, and the weather. They prepare meticulously and are full of expectations. When the moment is there, they fire off numerous exposures of the scenes they have envisioned beforehand. If things go right, they return home satisfied with the trophies they have collected. If not, they are deeply disappointed. I’ve been like that for a while.

This is an adapted version of a post that I published last year on my old website. It’s about color editing, which I find really hard to get a grip on, and continues to keep me busy. Probably, this is because the perception of color depends on so many characteristics of a photograph — like color palette, color temperature, exposure, and contrast — that things become confusing very quickly. Fortunately, I’m gradually finding my way around, thanks to some inspiring photographers on the web who are generous enough to share bits of their editing process.

I just jumped from Wix to Squarespace to rebuild my photography website. Not that there was anything wrong with my old website, but after eight years of using Wix, it was time for something new. I had heard a lot about Squarespace through reviews, advertisement, and sponsored messages from photographers I follow on YouTube, so I thought I would give it a try.