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Hi Richard - You can use highlights and shadows for fine tuning at the end, but typically aren't needed for contrast adjustments.

Thanks, happy you liked it! This is something I put together for the video, it's a generic color wheel and scale added to the canvas of my image. However, you can create your own color wheel from a photo and extract the palette here: color.adobe.com/create/image It's a great tool for balancing and will give you suggestions based on your current hues.

I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful, thanks for the kind words! As of now, I'm not aware of a way to transfer a mask in ACR to a selection in Photoshop. However, as a workaround, you can convert the mask overlay to White on Black, take a screenshot of the image only (not the entire screen), and bring that over to Photoshop as a new layer lined up on top of your photograph...then use a luminosity mask to create a selection based on the lightness value of that screenshot (white, grey, black). Not perfect, but it's all I can think of at the moment and will be easier than trying to replicate that mask manually. Hope that helps!

Your comment made my day, thank you! I'm happy that an experienced Lightroom user like yourself still found the masking course helpful. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback...much appreciated! :)

@@christopherodonnell You are welcome Chris, it was my pleasure.

Hi Judith! The link is in the description for the video, but you may need to click "more" to expand and see it. Here's a direct link: creativeraw.com/lightroom-behind-the-mask/ Hope you enjoy the course!

That is excellent to hear, thank you for the thoughtful feedback!

Thank you! That is exactly what I hope to convey.

That's very generous of you to say, thank you! My goal is to explain the WHY along with the HOW, so I'm happy to hear this resonated with you. :)

Thanks!

Thanks, happy you enjoyed it!

My pleasure!

Thanks for the feedback; glad you found the video useful!

Thanks, glad you like it! You don't actually "switch" to a specific color channel, but rather you're able to SEE each clipped color channel as an overlay (instead of the standard red for all clipped highlights and blue for all clipped shadows). This will not let you switch to that specific color channel to adjust them independently...but once you know which color is being clipped, you can then pick one of your Develop tools and recover that data. The Point Color tool within a mask is your best bet, but also switching color profiles to a more neutral one can instantly recover those clipped pixels.

@@christopherodonnell thanks so much for the courtesy of the reply! I think I get it now hearing you explain it this way. Again excellent and helpful video! Appreciate it and the time you took making it!

@@Argolich My pleasure, thanks! The bigger point of this feature is that sometimes, when you've blown out pixels, you can recover them by only adjusting the lightness of a specific COLOR rather than the more global adjustment with your tonal sliders (exposure, highlights, shadows, etc). This is usually more accurate than adjusting all colors of a pixel.

Happy you like the video....and I appreciate the sub, thanks!

Great! Feel free to email me if you have any quesitons.....hope you enjoy the course!

Glad you like it Robert! The link is under the description for the video. It may be hidden under the fold, so you would need to click "more" to see the entire description.

My pleasure, happy you like it....and I hope you enjoy the course! Feel free to email if you have any questions.

Happy to have you here! :)

Thanks for the great feedback, glad you found it useful!

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you! :)

My pleasure! Thanks for watching :)

Glad you like it Norbert....and great question! So if those red pixels are clipped, then you need to adjust the LIGHTNESS in order to recover that detail. The tone curve set to red channel will not work here as that is a color shift....dropping it will push those reds into cyan. I have an in-depth video here on my channel about curves which explains this in more detail, but what you would want to do first is make sure you're in the best color PROFILE. The profile tells Lightroom how to define your colors...it sets the environment...which pixels should be categorized as red, etc. So if you find that your colors are getting clipped, I would check the profile first and see if switching to something more neutral (i.e. Camera Faithful or Adobe Neutral) will pull more detail out of that raw file and scale back on the clipping. From there, I would then use the Point Color tool within a mask (or the mixer if its more straightfoward) to reduce the Luminance of that specific color. Hope that helps!

Hi Andy! That's going to depend on how much clipping is occuring, and how much of that color is in your image. For example, if you're clipping just a few small areas of blue, then it would be ideal to first isolate that area with a mask and then adjust the lightness value of those blues. Your first step though is to make sure you're using the proper color profile, as this defines the environment that you're colors are in. If you're using a profile that's not suited well for your image, then it can clip your colors unnecesarily. From there, you can use the Point Color tool within a mask.

Glad you found something useful....and I appreciate the sub, thanks!

Thank you, I'm very glad you enjoyed it! :)

Thank you Charlotte, glad you liked it! :)

My pleasure TJ!

That's great to hear, thank you!

My pleasure!

Thanks Martin!

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you Pat! :)

Thank you very much Christa! :)

This comment made my day! I'm very happy to hear that you found the courses helpful...luminosity masks are my favorite subject to teach because they open up so many possibilities...fairly sure that I've used these masks on every single photograph I've processed. Thank you for the great feedback!

"Old school" is the best foundation for photography! You don't get bogged down with the digital side which can be a huge distraction...much better in the long run to build your confidence with the camera and composition first. I believe it made a huge difference in my photography by starting with film. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thank you!

Great to hear from you, Kevin! Wow, thanks for the very generous endorsement....it's much appreciated!!!

Thanks William! :)

Yes! I prefer to at least generally know what the video will be about before investing my time. Thanks for the kind feedback and glad you enjoyed it!

Glad to have you here Brian!

Thanks for the excellent feedback Bill, happy you found it useful! Since contrast is a brute-force, global adjustment...I recommend not using it at all unless your image is very flat with large gaps on both sides of the histogram. Instead, start with clarity, and then fine-tune with texture. If you find that your image is a bit lacking at the end of your workflow, you can then try the contrast slider within the confines of a mask (followed by clarity and texture)...making sure to keep an eye on that histogram. This can be a bit nuanced depending on your intent. I have a "cheat sheet" on my Lightroom workflow that you may find helpful. In it, I explain that processing should be done in several rounds of different INTENT (i.e. adjusting for light, color, and texture separately). If interested, you can download it here for free: creativeraw.com/lightroom-workflow-cheatsheet/ Thanks for taking the time to comment, it's much appreciated!

Thank you for the great feedback Charlotte - I'm happy you enjoyed it! :)

I'm very happy to hear that you found this helpful! My goal with these tutorials is make Lightroom and Photoshop a fun and creative outlet for serious landscape photographers. I think the best way to accomplish that is to first break these programs down into very simple steps....and once that foundation is laid properly, you can take on even the most advanced techniques with complete confidence. Now you can certainly get by with a novice understanding, but you won't have true fulfillment with your photography until you break through that beginner/intermediate plateau...so that is what I want to help with. Thank you for the very kind comment!

Chris, good explanation regarding clarity, contrast, and texture and how to use masking to improve images. I did not see a link to your tutorials. Did I miss something?

@@dalladymonglad you enjoyed the video. The links are listed in the description, but you may need to expand it to see. Here’s a direct link to the Lightroom masking course: creativeraw.com/lightroom-behind-the-mask

Thanks for the generous and thoughtful feedback. I try to create videos that are on very specific topics and discuss them in-depth, so I am happy to hear that you found this helpful...I appreciate it!

Thank you Maria! I’m glad you liked it :)

Hi John - Happy to help. If you could please send me a message through the following link with your email address, I can send you the course myself: creativeraw.com/contact-us/

Makes it very handy to jump into Photoshop from Lightroom! Thanks for the nice comment, glad to have you here :)