Landscapes With Feeling

How to create and use texture in your scenic photography—it’s all about the filters

Text & Photography By John Gregor

Published April 7, 2015
Updated June 30, 2016

From smooth and serene to rough and woolly, texture in a photograph can convey feeling and emotion that reflect the photographer's response to the subject and surroundings.

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