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Colin Smith shows you how to add rim lights using ai masks in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw.
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“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 absolute control over color grading.”
00:00 Intro
00:21 Create Mask
00:45 5 adjustment zones
01:03 Adjust the tones
01:48 Making a Background mask
02:27 Adjusting Foreground with recovery and Curves
03:33 Curves Color Mode
04:10 Understanding Color Channels
06:08 adding color to tonal regions
06:48 Adjusting the color on the Background
08:010 Adjusting the Intensity of the adjustment
“Look at three ways to adjust your skies in Lightroom and Photoshop. Each works a little differently, and some make automatic selections – which works well sometimes. While others require a little more work but can give better results.”
“Adobe added Curves to the masking tool in Adobe Camera Raw, but has yet to add the same feature to Lightroom Classic. Here’s how to cheat and apply Curves using the masking feature in Lightroom Classic.”
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“The new Masking Section added into Lightroom was a BIG DEAL! But…did you know there’s a Hidden Button that makes it EVEN BETTER by giving way more control? In this video, I show how we can use this hidden function to realistically add drama to skies, add Special Effects, light a Macro Shot AND add Highlights to a Portrait!”
00:00 – Introduction
00:34 – What is Intersect?
01:03 – Darkening the Sky with Intersect
02:19 – What does Intersect do?
02:31 – Adding Drama to the Sky
03:57 – Intersect and a Portrait
04:23 – Adding Street Lighting with Photoshop
05:06 – Adding Street Lighting with Lightroom
06:22 – Lighting Macro with Intersect
07:31 – Adding Side Lighting / Highlights
07:48 – Highlights with a Layer Style in Photoshop
09:06 – Highlights with Intersect
10:08 – Lightroom Virtual Summit 2022
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“Discover how to take your photographs to the next level using masking to enhance and adjust selective areas of an image. In this video, Julieanne Kost shares tips, tricks, and techniques for making the most out of Lightroom Classic’s masking tools, including new automated selections based on Adobe Sensei (Select Subject, Object, Sky, People, and Background), manual painting tools (brush, eraser, linear and radial gradients), and Range Masking (color, luminance, and depth). She also walks through Auto Sync, Copy/Paste, and using Adaptive Presets – all guaranteed to make your workflow more efficient.”
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“See the big new features in Lightroom Classic 2023, including the auto selections for retouching faces, content-aware fill, and more.”
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