Selective editing in Lightroom

Thursday 13 December 2018, 11:15 by Michelle Peeters | 9,777 views | 3 comments

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If you only want to edit part of your photo, you can do that in Lightroom too. You use the adjustment brush for this. Click the brush button, just below the histogram, and choose an effect.

For example, drag the Exposure slider to the right to brighten the photo a little. Adjust the Size and Feather of the brush, then paint the effect onto your photo. Click Custom to choose a ready-made adjustment brush.

In the backlit shot above, I painted one of the faces a little lighter with the adjustment brush, very roughly. You will need to zoom in quite a bit, make the brush a little smaller and set the feathering a little higher for a natural result.

Want to learn more about Lightroom?

Follow one of Piet van den Eynde's Lightroom courses on Photofacts Academy. The Lightroom Workflow Tips & Tricks course is a very useful one to start with.

You can follow these courses for two weeks with a free trial membership.

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3 comments

Jacob wrote on Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 13:30 | reply
Funny. In situations like this, I often use the circle, stretching it into an ellipse. Then invert the selection and move exposure to the right, or blacks and shadows to the right.
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Paul wrote on Wednesday 27 June 2018 at 07:15 | reply
If you want to make a rough selection, then the circle is definitely recommended. But if you want to outline a selection precisely, working with the brush is much better.
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guest wrote on Wednesday 27 June 2018 at 08:44 | reply
You can't work accurately in Lightroom at all. Except when a subject is very simple, with clear transitions.
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