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I've seen some fantastic photos lately on social media sites, with fog or mist and also minimalistic images that have nothing around the subject. Would these been likely added into in post? Waiting for perfect conditions with fog and mist don't seem to just happen or am I completely doing the photographers an injustice?
 
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I wouldn't want to link to anyone's work but I'm sure you get the idea.
 
Smoke bombs are heavily used these days but we do need to see the images before we can properly comment.
 
Credit has to be given to most photographers as most of them are dedicated to the cause.

They study the weather using apps waiting for the right light/conditions etc then set off in pursuit of the intended shot.

(If you are referring to landscape photography that is)
 
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Early mornings in England in autumn will usually provide fog.
 
As above, impossible to comment without knowing the specifics.

But photography is about knowing your subject and where necessary either taking advantage of nature or creating something yourself. We watch the weather, we plan, we re-plan, we know our subjects, our gear and photographically we learn techniques to capture the image in our head. I don't even shoot landscapes but I have an app I use to plan the best time of day to shoot portraits outdoors.

I'll be blunt: Whilst some photographers think its 'easy' to add things like mist, sunflare etc in post, it's rarely good enough to convince an expert eye. And if I'm being honest I can't even see the point in it. It ceases to be photography and becomes something else entirely.

Take a simple thing like shallow DoF; I've seen fake blur added to images that looks 'convincing' but it takes hours to do that well. What is the point when the image could have been created in 1/500th of a second? And most of it is done very badly anyway, so there's even less point, you might as well use an iphone and a free filter app.
 
They all definitely look Photoshopped to me! :) only joking! Like I said in my original post, I'm probably giving people a disservice and I'm sure many are very dedicated and skilled in what they do. But I look at some and just wonder to myself how they got that 'look'.

There's an image I want to take in my local town and I'm thinking that it would look good in a bit of mist or fog. I could be waiting ages for the right conditions. Or it could look better minimalistic. I don't really know till I get down there and take a shot.
 
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There's an image I want to take in my local town and I'm thinking that it would look good in a bit of mist or fog. I could be waiting ages for the right conditions. Or it could look better minimalistic. I don't really know till I get down there and take a shot.
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You might want to scout out some locations in your town that you can return to again and again, as the weather and light conditions change. Maybe you already have some. I have my favourite spots near me that I rush to if the weather does something interesting. And sunrise at those places is great for mist or snow. I have a lone tree that I do every time in every season.

And next up is autumn, for mist and beautiful tree colours.

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I manage to shoot quite a lot of landscapes in mist or fog. For the very best effects you generally want a forecast of rain the day before followed by high pressure, light winds and a cool night followed by a clear and sunny day (watch for mist and fog in the forecast too but often it isn't mentioned). There are locations where fog readily forms in those conditions such as the Hope Valley in the Peak District, many areas in the Lakes too. You ideally want to get on a hillside and be above the fog when the sun rises, the light can be spectacular on the mist or cloud below. Autumn is usually the best time for this and cloud inversions can last all day. It's great to head down into valleys or woodland once the best light has gone and you can really separate subjects from their backgrounds. You haven't mentioned where you're based but some places aren't prone to mist or fog so you could be waiting a long time. I've never added mist in Photoshop, wouldn't be convincing at all and you couldn't enter those pictures in major competitions
 
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Not sure if you're still reading this thread but the forecast is promising especially across the East Mids tomorrow morning
 
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They all definitely look Photoshopped to me! :) only joking! Like I said in my original post, I'm probably giving people a disservice and I'm sure many are very dedicated and skilled in what they do. But I look at some and just wonder to myself how they got that 'look'.

There's an image I want to take in my local town and I'm thinking that it would look good in a bit of mist or fog. I could be waiting ages for the right conditions. Or it could look better minimalistic. I don't really know till I get down there and take a shot.
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Perseverance is the key, just needs the right conditions.
 
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