How to Add MIST to a Landscape in LIGHTROOM 

The curves in selections is a very recent introduction, but you can do exactly the same in Photoshop (older versions of Photoshop CC and even my copy of Elements 2014).

I know, it's tough nowadays, like where do you draw the line...? I guess everyone just has their own interest and style with regards to their art.... shooting naturally and enhancing what is there without fundamentally creating something that wasn't there, versus straight up creating an art project like this. Where I think it's tough and can be a bit frustrating is that viewers don't know the difference, so It's hard to compete in the same way if you are someone shooting things with realism... especially since art compositions like that aren't required to be clearly marked as fake or anything you know? One time I took a top-down drone video clip and added fake clouds and stuff and I like didn't feel good posting that like it was real....