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[Only RF]

RawShooter. That brings back memories. I’ll check all those out.

 

[Only RF]

WHY You MUST Do HEALING Before MASKING in Lightroom

In the past, I've mentioned that you should use any of Lightroom's Healing tools (Content Aware Remove, Heal Brush, Clone Brush) before you do any making. In...

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[Only RF]

how to use curves in masks in lightroom

Finally, we get curves in masks in Lightroom. Learn why this is important. Colin Smith teaches you how to use Curves in masks to target tones and take absolu...

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[ACEkin]

how to use curves in masks in lightroom

Finally, we get curves in masks in Lightroom. Learn why this is important. Colin Smith teaches you how to use Curves in masks to target tones and take absolu...

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This is indeed a very useful addition to Lightroom. Last November, I offered a method of using curves in LR masks knowing well that it would arrive one day soon. Here is how that worked with a trip to ACR and back.

Curve adjustments, Lightroom Masks, easy, useful

You can bring the curve adjustments to lightroom masks if you take a few extra steps into camera raw and get back to Lightroom.

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[Only RF]

This is indeed a very useful addition to Lightroom. Last November, I offered a method of using curves in LR masks knowing well that it would arrive one day soon. Here is how that worked with a trip to ACR and back.

Curve adjustments, Lightroom Masks, easy, useful

You can bring the curve adjustments to lightroom masks if you take a few extra steps into camera raw and get back to Lightroom.

www.keptlight.com

Thanks. I'll check it out.

 

[Only RF]

I spend a little time at the Lightroom Queen's site. To save time someone asked how to Denoise only files from ISO 3200 and higher. I messed around with it and came up with a procedure and one of experts refined it. You can also do this with collections but I like this approach.

1. In Library Grid view select metadata
2. Use the Library filter and select a column to set for ISO Speed
3. Click on the entry for 3200
4. Shift-click on the final entry in that column and it selects all the speeds from 3200 and upwards
5. Go to the Develop module
6. Edit > Select All (if required)
7. Denoise
8. Back to Library
9. Select All ISO speeds
10. Back to Develop

 

[ACEkin]

A while back, I was trying to select images in Lightroom by a variety of criteria, and mostly not working. Then, I stumbled on a very useful plugin for Lightroom, Any Filter. It makes selecting images on a variety of metadata a simple task. It is very affordable and highly useful.

Any Filter – John R. Ellis Lightroom Plugins

Lightroom smart collections and filters on steroids—search, explore, sort, and export many more photo fields than are built-in to Lightroom (over 430 fields), using many more operators.

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[PKM-UK]

I'm processing our raw files from a recent zoo trip - lots of subjects (creatures/ environments/ things) with various 'white bits' in danger of blowing out. I don't necessarily want to treat the image/ subject globally - just the problem areas.

I select the problem areas as an Object, or Subject and then 'Intersect With' Luminance Range - pushing the value to the right. This refines the selection to just the brightest bits of the Object/ Subject, allowing me to treat them selectively.

(This technique, if reversed, can also be used to select/ treat the dark bits and, if modified, could treat colours).

Phil

Example -

 

[kopper]

For users of this software who may not have picked these up already, some quick tips and tricks I find useful (including a recent find!).

Please feel free to add yours...

Phil

1. Use "Snapshots' to quickly compare different crops/ adjustments/ edits etc... I find this function a really effective way to compare/ demonstrate different options.

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2. Draw a Linear Gradient off an image to apply a mask evenly across it, then make 'global adjustments' and selectively modify them (Add/ Subtract/ Intersect). In the below example I set Saturation to -100 to produce a B&W style image, then 'Subtracted' from the mask using Objects to selectively add colour back. You can get quite creative using different permutations of adjustments/ modifications. (Other global masking options are available, but I find the Linear Gradient is easy).

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3. Bonus tip - In the below example I've used this method to apply a Curve adjustment (now available with the latest update) to the entire image and because it's a 'mask' I can also adjust the 'Amount' - something which would not be available using the normal Tone Curve tool in Lr C. I find this gives me fine control over the Curve adjustment without any frustrating fiddling about with points.

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Good grief - #2 makes it an absolutely quick piece-of-cake... THNX!

 

[PKM-UK]

By way of a 'bump' -

Some neat sky selection refinement tips and tricks from Todd Dominey can be found Here (including 'subtracting the sky from the sky'! ).

Phil