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The Orton glow effect gives landscape photos a soft, ethereal quality that draws viewers in. This helpful video tutorial will show you how to create it in Lightroom.

Coming to you from Christian Möhrle of The Phlog Photography, this detailed video tutorial walks you through the steps to create the Orton glow effect in Lightroom.

Möhrle starts by emphasizing the importance of working with an HDR file for high-contrast scenes. Combining multiple exposures helps retain details in both highlights and shadows. After merging the HDR images, the next step is to crop and straighten the photo to ensure a balanced composition.

Möhrle explains that achieving the effect relies heavily on manipulating contrast and brightness.

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He begins by increasing the overall exposure to brighten the image, then reduces the highlights to recover details in the sky. By raising the shadows and blacks, he softens the contrast, giving the image a gentle, glowing appearance.

Adding a touch of warmth to the white balance enhances the feel, while boosting the vibrance in

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