Local Adjustments — Photo Editing & Post-Processing Roadmap
Editing specific parts of an image, not the whole frame
Steps in Local Adjustments
- Using the Adjustment Brush — beginner · Painting edits onto specific areas of an image
- Graduated and Radial Filters — beginner · Applying edits that follow a gradient or a defined shape
- Dodge and Burn Technique — beginner · Selectively brightening and darkening to sculpt light and dimension
- Masking in Lightroom and Photoshop — beginner · Precisely isolating parts of an image for targeted editing
- Combining Multiple Local Adjustments — beginner · Layering several targeted edits without them fighting each other
- Practicing Local Adjustments on a Real Image — beginner · Applying everything learned so far to meaningfully improve one photo
Part of
- Photo Editing & Post-Processing roadmap — the full learning path