{"id":46643,"date":"2026-06-11T05:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46643"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:43:42","slug":"camera-raw-just-got-better-masking-refinements-local-color-grading-extended-white-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46643\/camera-raw-just-got-better-masking-refinements-local-color-grading-extended-white-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera Raw Just Got Better: Masking Refinements, Local Color Grading &#038; Extended White Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ACR2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ACR2026.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ACR2026-425x235.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ACR2026-700x387.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LUp5TLrFKb0?si=ZaqHL0L0b_KuXNK1\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this tutorial, Julieanne Kost walks through three updates in Camera Raw: New Edge and Feather Refinement sliders for AI masks (including Sky, Subject, Background, Landscape, and People masks), Color Grading controls now available within local masking for targeted creative adjustments, and an extended Temperature Range for White Balance. 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