{"id":46661,"date":"2026-07-16T05:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46661"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:38:48","slug":"the-lightroom-brush-tool-is-smarter-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46661\/the-lightroom-brush-tool-is-smarter-than-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lightroom Brush Tool Is Smarter Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LRBrushesSmarter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LRBrushesSmarter.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LRBrushesSmarter-425x241.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LRBrushesSmarter-700x397.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W9yzgw_5S5A?si=wFo5M0IXM3bN0765\" 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;Most Lightroom users don\u2019t realize there are actually 3 different brush behaviors hiding inside Lightroom Classic\u2014and they completely change how you dodge and burn a photo. 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