Strong black and white images are all about shape, form, and contrast. Use contrast to accentuate key elements and accentuate depth and dimension in your black and white landscape photos. I’m partial to deep contrast in my black and white images. In this video, I’ll show you the series of adjustments I used in Lightroom to build up a deep monochrome landscape photo.

See the slideshow below for a summary of the steps. Each change builds up the story of this image. An ominous sky and a rugged landscape, with a bright glowing background off in the distance. The road ahead poses challenges and will be difficult to traverse, yet there is a bright, hopeful destination to be reached.