Following on the heels of my "Local Adjustments 101" deep-dive, here's the final - and dare I say most valuable - tool you can use when adding Local Adjustments to your images. Range Masks let you create complex, highly detailed masks for your adjustments to let you really hone in on the exact areas of an image you want to tweak; you simply cannot create such complex adjustment selections any other way. And most can be created in 30 seconds or less once you know how to use the tool!
Settle in to learn how to use Color and Luminance Masks in Lightroom Classic. I wrap up this video with a bit of a look behind the curtain, too, at how I combine Range Masking with complex local adjustments on many of my images to bring it all together.
NOTE - If you are not already familiar with using Local Adjustments in Lightroom, I strongly recommend you watch my "Local Adjustments 101" tutorial FIRST as Range Masking is only available within those tools. This tutorial assumes you already understand how to find and use those!
ORTON EFFECT SETTINGS
These are the BASELINE settings I use; sometimes I tweak these or other sliders a bit, and I often use my "opacity" adjustment trick to dial in the effect. And I ALWAYS apply this with a luminance mask to control the impact to each image!
Contrast: +22
Highlights: +23
Clarity: -57
00:00 - INTRO
01:47 - QUICK OVERVIEW OF RANGE MASKS
A brief summary of what you can do with Range Masks
02:44 - HOW TO USE COLOR MASKS
Example of what a color mask can do
Using the Alt/Option key to view a mask
How to create a color mask
How to modify and refine color masks
13:19 - HOW TO USE LUMINANCE MASKS
Example of what a luminance mask can do
Understanding the luminance mask sliders
Using the Alt/Option key to view and help refine a mask
How to create a luminance mask
19:49 - USING A RANGE MASK TO MAKE A COMPLEX OBJECT SELECTION
Example of how range masks can help you adjust a complex shape/object in an image
22:43 - COMBINING COMPLEX LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS W/RANGE MASKING
How to add a complex mask for a sun glow effect
How to add an Orton Effect with a local adjustment preset and range masking
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