# @adorama on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=37fEDiDgqpA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67694630-adorama-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6120758e66.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-02T14:00:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Adorama (@adorama) — https://gondola.cc/adorama

## Caption

Capturing beautiful waterfall photos is challenging due to the high contrast in most scenarios. You got white gushing water, dark rocks, and bright skies that can trick the exposure.

In this video, I will show you how to overcome this at the scene and enhance the photos by adding contrast in post-processing.

Peter Bredahl Dam is a professional nature photographer with over 10 years of experience in nature photography, corporate photography, and videography.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro & challenges
00:23 Handle reflections
01:28 How to manage the exposure at the scene
01:40 Changing the angle for better light
02:14 Using shadows or a canopy
02:40 Leave out the sky
03:10 Managing the expsure
03:40 Time to bracket your shots
05:08 Increasing contrast in post-processing
05:45 Add tonal contrast by dodging and burning
07:45 Add color contrast
08:29 Add sharpness contrast
09:40 Outro

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✘ GEAR USED:

Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera
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Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S Lens
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Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens
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Nikon Z 6II Mirrorless Camera
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Rode VideoMic Pro+ Directional On-Camera Shotgun Microphone
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More of Peter Dam
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!

## Stats

- **Views:** 14,842
- **Likes:** 163
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2

## Tags

naturephotography, outdoorphotography, adorama

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