Lightroom Sky Masking Refinement and Color Calibration

In this video I go over the several methods to refine and enhance you S=sky masking. Covered subject are masking and the tools to modify masks: invert, intersect, add and subtract mask options. There is a demo of the use of these features in a 10 minute photo processing session at the end of the video.

[@And-rc9yy]

The first tip with the sky masking was invaluable. Thank you for spending the time to put this on KZbin.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnlewis2442]

Once again I learned so much because of the way you explain everything so well. Thank you

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad I could help. I would be glad to take any suggestions as to topics I could cover. I started doing this for our local photography club. But your interests could very well be theirs too. So speak up if something is confusing you. Mick

[@bobriebe8392]

Just started watching your lessons. Very impressed with easy listening and clear to follow information.Has greatly assisted in my learning curve. Thank you and keep up the good work

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Great to hear! Let me know if there is any particular subject to help you out!

[@DickHoskins]

Seeing how to use the masking more than trivial applications is really helpful. More would be appreciated. You are showing something new rather than just what is obvious. Thanks!

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Will do! I just put up a new quick Sky Masking video showing how to use masking to refine the mask. Give it a look and let me know what you think.

[@dougtunison]

That's a great tip for refining sky selections. Thanks for sharing.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

You bet! Glad it helped out. I know those sky masks can drive you nuts!?!

[@happymystic9800]

22 minutes well invested if someone is really interested in brushing upon the LR skills. This video has so far contained the best explanation of what the calibration section in LR does. Thank you for that. Very insightful and inspirational … Keep it up. Cheers …

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad it was helpful! I hear people all the time talking about calibration and most times they have it all wrong. I will be producing a followup to this subject in the next month. Since LR has added a couple more masking tools for color correction, I thought I would revisit this subject to highlight the new features.

[@CarthageMcCarthy]

Thank you for all your advice on the Lightroom adjustments, especially the advice on masking. I particularly like your use of brushes to adjust specific colours in a picture. There is something very pleasing in the presentation of your advice to adjust our pictures, as opposed to some who appear to want us to copy their pictures in every detail.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

You are so welcome! That is exactly what I was going for. Some good instruction followed by a demo to show you the ways you can use the techniques…not copy what you saw on a similar photo. Thanks for the comments.

[@kevfrets]

Outstanding tutorial!! 👍👍

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wcourson11]

Wonderful tutorial!

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thank you sir. Been a little busy with life. But I plan on more sessions real soon. Thanks for the note. I really appreciate it. Mick

[@ccornett6664]

Outstanding, please keep it up.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thanks, will do!

[@williamhager1872]

Amazing video! Thank You.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad you liked it! One of my most favorite places upon earth doing what I like to do most!

[@larrys2065]

Really clear and concise video. Thank you!

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stuarthodgson3286]

Great video well explained

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thank you sir!

[@ypebanbung-michael8865]

this video made me to subscribe. thanks for your videos which I'm just looking at

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Welcome aboard! Let me know if you have any subject I can help you with.

[@Arikuvaa]

Very nice, thank you.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad you liked it! Let me know if there is any subject you would like me to go over for you.

[@foisonurlubu4303]

très bien, merci monsieur !

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

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[@foisonurlubu4303]

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[@LnMMedia]

COOL!

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad it helped you out. thanks for the comments.

[@charliebraud5112]

Great video. I think your trick with the sky with the " invert" and "subtract" may help with the "halos" that show up in the image.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

It's a start. You could probably try some luminance masking too. Or just pop over into Photoshop and use the ol' Select and Mask tool. But that is a whole other thing ?!?

[@ncc1701BB]

Is it possible to copy and apply mask settings? I noticed that when you were doing the windmills, you used almost the same adjustments for the changes in each. Can you copy those adjustments and apply them to each windmill so that they are more uniform in the "look"? BTW, really do like your video. VERY helpful.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

I know in Lightroom you can copy masks from one photo to another. But I don't believe you can copy a mask from area of the photo and apply it to an area on the same photo. You can duplicate a mask but it does not allow you to move it from the area of the original mask. I will have to research that. I will also check in Photoshop to see if that is possible. Just off the cuff I would save it is since Photoshop is more capable than Lightroom due to the use of layers.