This HIDDEN BUTTON in Lightroom CHANGES EVERYTHING!

[@glyndewis]

✅ Grab a FREE PASS for the Lightroom Virtual Summit 2022 here bit.ly/lightroom-vs2022

[@carolynvines2027]

Just signed up for the VIP pass, using your link, so I can view all 45 classes at my own pace! Thanks! This offering was perfectly timed for me.

[@kevinlane2365]

Missed it. Next time I hope.

[@danagoetz3955]

Hi Glyn, Great video above thanks for that. I missed the opening to your lightroom virtual summit 2022. Is there anyway to view that now? or do I have to wait for it to open up again. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks Dana

[@bernieaugot9747]

S🎉i😊j😮

[@jimsmith556]

Yes, this changes everything. No more haloing, spillover, etc. Thanks Glyn

[@glyndewis]

So useful and such a great time saver 👍🏻

[@aikcreationsmultimedia1489]

Thanks for sharing. I can see the grey GD. lol😊

[@glyndewis]

😉

[@Don_DeMarco]

I ended up learning about the intersect function by just trying things out and your video educated me more about it. Lightroom is so useful that I only go into Photoshop when I need to do some really deep or detailed editing that isn’t available in Lightroom, such as liquify and other filters.

[@glyndewis]

Yeah totally with you there Domonic; Lightroom continues to get better and better

[@STUDIOLEX]

One of the best LRC video's I have seen in a long time! Thanx for sharing this content!

[@speel1959]

I've not used Lightroom for over a year now but after seeing this I'm keen to see what other great options I've missed. Thanks as always Glyn for keeping us up to date with new developments, this is indeed a game changer. 👍🙏👍

[@glyndewis]

Thanks for that Stephen 👍🏻

[@piyushjain2474]

Pls Ive been looking for this for a long time and finally I found u!! You're literally a life saver. It kinda took a while to download but it still worked.

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@jgerard]

Thanks for sharing this tip - I was using the intersect tool for basic edits like adding a colored spotlight behind the subject in a portrait, but you shared some great new ways to use the tool! Love learning new techniques that can be applied immediately to my workflow.

[@glyndewis]

Cheers John...glad it's useful

[@garethfish4154]

Wow, that is sooooo powerful. Thanks for sharing Glyn, I had not seen this capability before

[@glyndewis]

Masking in Lightroom keeps getting better and better 👍🏻

[@harrisfogel6992]

Glyn, thanks for this. I'd personally ignore the comments by some of the more snarky commentators. They should obviously have their own channels, and I'm certain they know their stuff. To degrade what you are presenting is essentially a sign of insecurity. There is a place for content like this that introduces the concept in an easily digestible way. There is always time to get granular later on. Sure, you can do everything and more in Photoshop, but the entire point behind Lightroom was a simplified, faster, less precise workflow than Photoshop. There's a reason why the initial alpha and beta builds had the option for an External Editor, just for those really persnickety tasks that required intensive knowledge and workflow. That said, keep up the good work! And for the record, I like a snappy headline!

[@glyndewis]

Cheers Harris. Yeah no problem with the 'snarky' comments ... some need replying to as they seem to not understand the meaning of'Goodbye' 😃 For some folks as you will know, the enhancements in Lightroom has seem them use PS less and less so for them it is 'Goodbye' and over time it will be for more people as even more enhancements are introduced. To say that will 'never' happen is like many people in thr 80's saying Digital Photography will never take off 🤣

[@BlurrVFX]

Woah buddy you must’ve been hurt

[@paulshilling4865]

Very powerful and great use of the masking tools. I had not thought of using intersection for some of those cases. You have a great ability to keep it simple. Keep those videos coming.

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much Paul

[@Ajkiwi001]

I do theatre photography - single performance, dark but often high contrast lighting - and the subject selection and painting with a brush intersect is GENIUS. Nice one.

[@glyndewis]

That’s so good to hear Andrew; great that this function is useful

[@DavidSmith-gj2dm]

Well done ! Nicely explained , I’ve found Lightroom is moving ahead with more intuitive features for the photographer, especially with the masking features , I possibly do see Photoshop moving more to the Graphic artists side , & Lightroom to the Photographer. Would be nice to see Adobe reduce the monthly fee to half for just Lightroom, would work for me . Thanks again , not a misleading video .

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much David. Yeah very exciting to see how Lightroom is developing. Good times ahead 👍🏻

[@lindameaton8008]

Brilliant Glyn. Keep them coming we appreciate all you do!

[@glyndewis]

Thank you Linda...will do 👍🏻

[@TheSynthnut]

As a user of the mobile version I’ve been achieving the process using masks and adding/subtracting and inverting. A dedicated button would be great, but you can still get there in LRm thankfully! It’s certainly a very powerful tool, just wish there was some control added to the select subject process as it sometimes misses bits...

[@glyndewis]

With it all being very new to Lightroom what we have at the moment is certainly very impressive, and is only going to get better and better 👍🏻

[@Jana-BrandenburgerPflanze]

Best tutorial I have seen for quite some time. Thank you soooo much Glyn for sharing.

[@glyndewis]

That'a very good of you to say ... thanks; glad you like it 👍🏻

[@stanspb763]

Lightroom was transformed with the refinements to select subject and masking, and each update adds functionality. I have not opened Photoshop in months with my portrait work. Thanks for more information in intersect. I tried using it for dodging and burning on faces and with a little experimenting, it worked great and 3 times faster than with PS.

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear...cheers Stan

[@Myview72]

One massive use for this is headshots. I had a job with terrible background and no time to set anything up. I went into photoshop, replaced background with a white fill and back to LR. (That worked better than doing in LR). I then selected subject, inverted, reduced exposure of BG and added small amount of vignette and reduced saturation to zero. I then added radial mask, raised exposure and then -intersect>subject and radial effect looked like a light on the wall behind. Very convincing and kept all pics professional and consistent. Brilliant tool.

[@glyndewis]

Great use of it there Andrew 👍🏻

[@edwardlyd]

Hi Glyn, thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial, just like all other videos you have contributed! The details included were clear and adequate, the explanations were precise, especially, you always included the options for both Mac and Windows users, very thoughtful! Again, thank you for your time and efforts for making our digital life better!

[@glyndewis]

So good to hear that Edwards; thank you for commenting

[@Jana-BrandenburgerPflanze]

@Edward Li : I couldn't agree more

[@richritter]

It's almost like creating a controlled selection layer mask in Photoshop, without having to do all the detailed selection work! Brilliant Glyn! This is going to save me a whole lot of work! THANKS!!

[@glyndewis]

Glad you like it Rich and yeah such a great time saver and works a treat 👍🏻

[@notdisclosed7053]

Interestingly the application of intersect shows as “subtract” in the history panel, which it is not. If you have an larger area masked then choose “subtract” (perhaps a brush), the masked (affected) area is, as you would expect, the larger area except the part you have just brushed out. If, however, you choose “intersect” and use the brush, the only area masked (affected) is the area covered by both the original mask and the brushed area (which now brushes in the effect instead of brushing it out). In both cases, however, the history panel records the application of the brush as “subtract”, even though the effect of one is precisely the opposite of the other. The Adobe engineers need to update how this is recorded in the history panel to show a more accurate representation of what has been done.

[@Lightly_Salted]

Don’t worry, Adobe will fix this in a few years 😋

[@glyndewis]

I guess you 'could' think of it that...you apply the first mask then use intersect to reveal it where you want; by revealing it in some areas you are 'subtracting' in others 🤪 Maybe that's how they were thinking...who knows, but yeah the word subtract can take some figuring out as to why 😃

[@eartho]

I think the reason why is that Intersect is just an inverted subtract mask. There's nothing special going on with intersect other than the invert.

[@glyndewis]

@@eartho Disagree. Invert does just that…invert. Intersect allows you to reveal the properties of a primary mask using the properties of a secondary mask.

[@eartho]

@@glyndewis Intersect is the same as adding a subtract mask to your main mask and inverting it. The intersect button is simply a shortcut for those 2 steps. This is evident in the masking panel by Invert being selected after an intersect mask is added and why Subtract is added to the History step...

[@thesupport4963]

That is an impressive tool!! forever now, I have been spending so much time to get this right. This is definitely gonna make it easier. Thank you!

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear 👍🏻

[@smilewiththerisingsun8341]

Thank you so much for this. As a novice at editing this video is really helpful. Thank you. I look forward to watching other videos you have posted.

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear ... thanks

[@roadtripmitch]

This was great! What night photographers desperately want in LR is simple layers to stack & overlay stars. Safe Travels!

[@glyndewis]

Fingers crossed future updates bring that 👍🏻

[@CTOLARSSON]

Oh wow what a game changing video. Never found that feature before. Thank you!

[@glyndewis]

Glad you like it 👍🏻

[@souhailaboussaid6852]

honestly the best soft tutorial ive ever seen. short and straight to the point ! i love it

[@glyndewis]

Thank you

[@jenniferfox3473]

Brilliant Glyn! Clear simple instructions & easier to use than PS. Thank You!

[@glyndewis]

You're more than welcome ... thanks for watching

[@pbziegler]

You can also use the sky mask and then subtract with linear mask coming up from the middle. The real power, as you show, is on the mushroom. Isolates the adjustment within a larger mask.

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻

[@millerman2133]

why wouldn't you just use a brush with auto mask selected. genuine question

[@iainmacdonald7034]

Wow! Feeling excited to revisit some recent pics and see how they can be improved.

[@glyndewis]

Much fun to be had 😃

[@davidkelly7537]

Camera Raw has the exact same features for masking as Lightroom. You could do everything still in Photoshop. Your last example for highlights, you might get better results in Photoshop using BlendIf to target only the bright areas. Select your subject then use a curves/level/exposure layer clipped to the subject and then BlendIf.

[@glyndewis]

But if I want to stay in Lightroom OR I only use Lightroom then it can be done this way. I know how to use blend if etc … this is showing how I can get an effect I’m happy with and still stay in Lightroom

[@Killswitch1411]

@@glyndewis Why limit yourself to a program thats more limited than Photoshop? Use the best tools for the job when its needed.. But many photographers swear by Lightroom but than also use Photoshop keeping some of their viewers in the dark when they should be using both when needed.

[@manicdan481]

@@Killswitch1411 Adobe sells a Lightroom only option, so some people on a budget might not have both. My brother picked up LR and 1TB of storage for $10 a month, I have LR+PS but only a few GBs of storage. Different tool sets for different needs.

[@n0f4ke74]

@@manicdan481 C1, LR, PS, PtGui, Helicon, Affinity, TopazLabs, DxO. You're welcome. Nobody needs a subsript today. But PS is superior on masking.

[@kilobitti]

@@n0f4ke74 I usually daily carry my iPad Pro and a DSLR. For this use case scenario, I can’t see anything coming close to LR. Not only the editing tools, but the fact that my photos are backed up instantly, and my desktop downloads them automatically from the cloud. But yeah, I don’t _need_ to use LR any more than I need to take photos.

[@DalsPhotography-Daniela]

I love your photography Glyn ! There is something special character to them! I knew about the masks but watch your tutorial all the same! Best from Uruguay :) and thank you !

[@glyndewis]

That’s so good of you to say…thank you Daniela

[@DalsPhotography-Daniela]

@@glyndewis OMG you take every single comment and answer back ! A full day of work! Cheapeaux dear Glynn.

[@glyndewis]

@@DalsPhotography-Daniela 😃

[@IanMartin-ke4fd]

Fabulous content, thank you. I like it that you showed the process in Photoshop vs Lightroom, which really shows how far Lightroom has come. I also use a Loupedeck+, which makes it even easier & more fun to edit. Cheers from Australia.

[@glyndewis]

Cheers Ian … thanks for taking a look

[@stretchini]

Great class Glyn! I'm finding the Intersect funtion easier to understand the more use it. Impressive!

[@matesberka1697]

It's so pleasing. The setuping and mastering softs amazing.

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻

[@alexsuupertramp]

Thank you, this tutorial really helped me a lot with my problem. I was exactly searching for a tutorial for this new function.

[@rebeccakeene]

Brilliant for black & white high contrast street shots where you can control direction and intensity of light. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@glyndewis]

Thanks for watching

[@jamesblois4891]

Thanks Glyn Nice Tutorial on using Lightroom. Lightroom is a huge unknown for me. Now that I healthy again I need to spend the time learning it.

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@akoito5298]

I could listen to Nice tutorialm talk for hours man what a passionate dude ❤️

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻

[@kipsned]

Thank You for taking the time to share this information. Don’t let the critics get to you. Everyone is an expert behind their keyboards at home risking nothing. Bravo

[@glyndewis]

Yeah been doing this long enough to not be bothered by keyboard warriors 😉

[@abiernaa]

Thanks bro finally someone who isn't posting malware or fake stuff, you deserve my subscribe!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much

[@JohnThomasjbthomasphotography]

Another great tutorial. You are definitely one of the top instructors out there. I can see lots of photos where this will really help.

[@glyndewis]

Thanks a lot for that John ... hope it helps 👍🏻

[@sarawoodward6156]

Wow so glad I found you. This is awesome. Thanks for being so engaging and enthusiastic. Can't wait to try this out....

[@glyndewis]

Thank you Sara

[@HiethGeorge]

Glyn that's absolutely awesome thanks for sharing down here in Devon !

[@glyndewis]

😉

[@philippnagel1096]

Great!! Thank you a lot!! Changes a ton and saves a lot of time for my weddingphotography

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear Philipp 👍🏻

[@corrieschalij656]

Thank you for this marvelous tip. I was allready very happy with the new select possibilities, but missed this intersect part. looks certainly like a great tool.

[@glyndewis]

Great to know this has been useful

[@wds525]

Do you even know how helpful this video is? I'm a new subscriber to the 2023 version and I could never imagine this, so thank you!!

[@glyndewis]

That’s great to hear … thanks

[@ZOly62]

I dont know how I miss this great and extremely valuable video. That`s the Glyn! 👌👌👌👌👌

[@phila3884]

Big thumbs up to this tutorial. I'm an experienced LR use,r but not skilled in Photoshop, so I loathe to manipulate layer masks etc. The ability to double up (triple, quadruple?) mask effects in Lightroom opens up endless possibilities.

[@glyndewis]

It sure does. Masking in LR is getting better and better 👍🏻

[@LeonKolenda]

All you mention can also be done in Raw in PS

[@rickgray6960]

Fabulous!!! Sooooo well articulated! Love your work!

[@glyndewis]

Very kind … thanks Rick

[@RonaldBrown59]

This is wonderful hidden feature! Thanks for your excellent tutorial on how to use it.

[@glyndewis]

You’re welcome; glad it’s useful

[@stretchini]

This is brilliant Glyn, there's my tomorrow taken care of! Thanks so much.

[@glyndewis]

😃

[@photonomist6345]

100% agree with what you have eloquently shown. Having become almost an expert in Photoshop and slightly looked down on "mere" Lightroom editors, I find the various combinations of masks, including subtract and add, plus the even newer feature of being able to invert a complex combination of masks, on top of the ability to select ONLY on the basis of luminance or colour into the rich mix.... it is all really tranformative. Of course a whole raft of techniques still require Photoshop such as the ever-more-common blending of images (though Lightroom can also do some of these procedures!), content-aware fill and any canvas extensions (such as in macro when you want to crop and change the angle, leaving an emtpy triangle at the edge which you then fill. Or occasionally when the subject or sky algorithms don't pass muster (usually very impressive though).... Anyway, I am using Lightroom so so much more that I am in danger of getting out of practice with advanced Photoshop techniques! Thanks for the great and timely video...

[@glyndewis]

That's so good of you to say ... thank you. Yeah agree with everything you say ... LR is coming along at such a pace and I too am finding I don't need to go into PS for takes I always had to in the past. However, the more complex stuff...yeah PS all day long...well...for now at least 😃

[@raffaeleraff1504]

blimey ! Man, so so much to learn on this channel, huge thumbs up ! Thanks

[@glyndewis]

Thanks a lot

[@luizmiguel9318]

appreciate the hardwork put behind this. such a underrated youtuber

[@glyndewis]

Very kind, thank you Luiz

[@RalphNardell]

Wow. Thank you for this. Had no idea, and your instructions are so clear.

[@glyndewis]

You’re welcome Ralph 👍🏻

[@rasheed697]

TNice tutorials is literally the best tutorial on KZbin. It's right to the point, and very informative at the sa ti. Thank you so much

[@glyndewis]

You're very welcome!

[@davearnold9328]

Thanks fir this great tip! Just used it and was very pleased with the result.

[@glyndewis]

Great to hear … thanks

[@boxoffisa]

This man is a great teacher. He is the only man who can teach me rocket science and I will get it in a min. Thanks for excellent oratory sir. I already love you now. First site first impression.

[@glyndewis]

Really appreciate that...thanks 😃

[@paulgreen758]

someone else has probably mentioned this, but by clicking on the dots to the right of the mask does the same thing, but thanks for this, every tip helps

[@glyndewis]

👍

[@GeoffGrant2010]

First of your videos that I’ve seen. Nicely done, good voice, good pace. I don’t use PS, so I might prefer a little more explanation in LR. I’m going to check out your other videos. Thanks! Geoff

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much for looking in and for commenting Geoff … much appreciated 👍🏻

[@johnniedutton3364]

This is a brilliant discovery for me Glyn! I have long used the linear and radial filters but never with this kind of finesse, Thanks again Mate!

[@glyndewis]

Glad it’s helpful Johnnie 👍

[@angelgerena4277]

Very interesting... thanks for sharing. Gonna have to try this out.

[@glyndewis]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@roamingrodgers]

Just brilliant! Thanks for sharing Glyn

[@glyndewis]

You're welcome Jason

[@taftphotography]

Another great tip and tutorial! I use Lightroom all the time and never knew it was there - amazing. I’m going to have some fun with it

[@glyndewis]

Nice one ... enjoy 👍🏻

[@StefanFischerXD]

Thank you for this immensely helpful information... fantastic result!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@diegopisante]

In LR there is a way to select the ceiling or window for real estate editing, or even when you have multiple rooms at the same photo but different contrasts and white balance.

[@glyndewis]

To be honest (at the moment) something like that would be quicker and easier in Photoshop

[@RDBLOOMFIELDPHOTOGRAPHYLLC]

Wow! I have a couple sessions this coming weekend I may use this trick with! Great video as always Glyn!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks a lot 😉

[@sandrabeltrao9532]

This is brilliant! I’ve been wondering what that intersect tool did for months but was too lazy to look it up. Game-changer indeed. I hate Photoshop. I’ve never had the patience nor had the great results I get in Lightroom. I got bored just watching the Photoshop method. A brilliant video with a spot-on title that caused me to click & I’m so happy I did! Cheers!

[@glyndewis]

So glad it’s helped Sandra; thanks for taking a look

[@nicksmith557]

Thanks ,good to see you at the NEC photography show

[@glyndewis]

Cheers Nick 😉

[@raulgalets]

this is no understatement. this really changes our workflow

[@3DGraphicsFun]

Awesome tutorial Glyn! Much appreciatedI was wondering Iam so frustrated. Cant you tell me real quick. I know how to isolate a subject from my image with lightroom 2023 AI from background now all I want to do is save that isolated subject as a transparent PNG. Is there a fast simple way to do that? Maybe you can recommend a tutorial or just explain real quick. Thanks so much:) IcloneFun

[@DanielMunteanuFilms]

THIS TUTORIAL REALLY WORKS I AM FROM PHILIPPINES! THIS MAN DESERVES A SUBSCRIPTION!

[@glyndewis]

Thank you Daniel 👍🏻

[@michiuno2238]

Brilliant! I did not know about this. Thanks!

[@glyndewis]

No problem

[@jankristensen3691]

Very Informative, helpful and Educational video! Thx for the tutorial man!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much Jan 👍🏻

[@marksands-foy7631]

That looks brilliant and so useful! Thanks for sharing. All Adobe need to do now is copy the healing brush from photoshop and put into LR (in my opinion) as that's the main reason why I still use PS, for the better healing brush.

[@glyndewis]

Yeah agreed Mark ... that definitely could do with improving

[@rgarlinyc]

Wow... very clever of you! Will certainly be very useful for me (although I'll still keep PS...😉)!Thanks for this insight Maestro Dewis, much appreciated!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks for watching 😉

[@johnthebiker300]

First time I have seen your channel. Very well presented. The other videos look good as well. Subscribed

[@glyndewis]

Thank you so much John, and that's very kind of you to say 👍🏻

[@SigneiKoch]

I’m a real estate photographer and I wish Lightroom to have a tool for faster window pull. To bring exterior, replacing overexposed windows. Would be great to see a video about this 😊

[@ariniron2213]

very very gooood, thaaankss maan✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much Ari

[@graceandliamuk655]

Hi Glyn when Lightroom launched the new masking features I watched a demo by Matt K showing the intersect tool but I found your explanation easier to understand. Keep up the good work and sod the naysayers … See you at The Photography Show, are you just attending or giving a workshop/seminar..

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear...thanks, and yeah...see you there. No seminars this year as I wasn't planning on being there this year but am on H&Y and Rocky Nook stands.

[@martinings3346]

Thanks Glyn, can't wait to try it! Martin

[@glyndewis]

Cheers Martin 😉

[@picklebird1261]

Great demonstration of this feature! Thanks so much!

[@PaulSanchez-fr]

Great tips, thanks Glyn!

[@glyndewis]

Cheers Paul

[@101filmDe]

Danke!

[@glyndewis]

Thank you so much

[@viveknanda14]

Woah, great video mate!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks Vivek

[@Pedrohramirez]

Really good stuff, this is going to be great with lighting.

[@glyndewis]

Glad you like it and yeah , the Intersect function is so useful

[@wjb_to2504]

Beautiful tip - love it and thank you!

[@glyndewis]

You're welcome

[@trscsaeg]

Photo of your friend almost looks like a painting or like there’s some sort of filter on the whole photo. It looks surreal. Awesome vibe for the photo

[@softlandingproductions907]

I'm so glad you're speedy and not slow - great

[@glyndewis]

Thank you

[@MichaelHimawan]

Well done, Sir !, another great tutorial, not just about how but also why. Wish you were my high school teacher 😁

[@glyndewis]

😃

[@SMN-Gaming]

wow it in detail works! Very good job

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻

[@SMN-Gaming]

@@glyndewis i never wrote this lol, BUT still good job

[@mariosnicolaou8770]

Great video and very useful information. Thank you Glyn

[@Rikswaterstaat]

Great video, love the inspiration vs. tutorial balance! Thanks

[@glyndewis]

That’s great to hear … thank you

[@brendallsterling4117]

Wow, what a surprise. Love it!!

[@glyndewis]

Thank you

[@jswalk4]

Glyn, you weren’t kidding, this is game changing. Thank you sir, I had no idea this powerful feature existed.

[@glyndewis]

So incredibly useful hey Jeff ... glad you like it 👍🏻

[@keyyaaf]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful and easy to follow instructions

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@TungLe-lm7zs]

Very nice and clearly tutorial, thanks for sharing Sir!!!

[@glyndewis]

You're welcome; thank you

[@wildbill4680]

Wonderful, thanks for sharing. Just waiting for focus stacking in LR now 👍

[@glyndewis]

Yeah me too...that needs to be in Lightroom for sure

[@KrisLuckPhoto]

I learned a lot from this despite thinking I knew all of the ins and outs of lightroom. Thanks!

[@glyndewis]

You’re welcome

[@rockme395]

Wow! Didn't know you could do this with intersect. Game changer! see you on the lightroom virtual summit. Thanks!

[@glyndewis]

It really does make such a difference to the masking section which is already great. See you at the Summit Neal 👍🏻