Landscape photographers know that golden hour is when you get the best light. Outside of that precious window, colors can get washed out and dull. Yet we can’t always be at a location at sunrise or sunset. Locations with controlled access may not be open before sunrise or at sunset. Your travel schedule may not allow for a golden hour visit to a beautiful landscape.

Don’t despair! There are a couple of tools that can help you boost vibrance in your landscapes taken during those times. I’ll show you how Lightroom’s Calibration and ON1’s Channel Mixer can give your mid-day landscape images a lift.