MASKING With LUMINANCE Range In Adobe LIGHTROOM Classic

[@wpdoyle]

There are a lot of videos on this topic, almost all of them worse, and none of them anywhere near as clear and concise. The totally accessible explanation of what the sliders do at 2:00 - in their related, but subtly different ways - is exactly what I'm talking about. 🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you so much for the kind words on this tutorial. Most apprecaited!

[@michaelroberts2128]

This was a CLEAR and UNDERSTANDABLE tutorial! Most appreciated!!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

You're very welcome!

[@stanburman9978]

Excellent. Thank you!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@KellyPettit]

Very clear and finally something I actually understood. Thank you so much.

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Glad it helped!

[@studiokaufman]

I have used luminosity masks in Photoshop for many years; it’s a powerful tool. I am excited to see some of the luminosity masking concepts come to Lightroom. Your tutorial explanation is excellent. Keep up the great work, thanks so much!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you! The new masking features in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic are not a complete replacement for more powerful tools like luminosity masking in Adobe Photoshop but they are a huge help.

[@bala1000mina]

Very helpful and informative tutorial! Thank you so much David! Good luck!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

You're very welcome!

[@roberthughes676]

Excellent explanation of luminance mask. Thank you.

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Glad to hear that you found this tutorial helpful. Happy holidays!

[@stephenward7856]

Excellent job, man. Clear and concise. Thanks!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Glad you liked it!

[@jimgrantham6139]

Great video David 👍🏼

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thanks 👍

[@hughchisholm-ns]

A great explanation of a challenging concept. Thank you!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@djking9828]

Fantastic explanation! 🍻

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you!

[@luigibarco]

Thank you so much for this. Very insightful!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you for the positive feedback. Glad to hear that you found this tutorial helpful!

[@krisswardphotography]

Wow! Such a great overview. Thank you so much for this! Excellent!

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you for the positive feedback!

[@stevejarvis186]

A really great video David, thanks so much for explaining this. Its an area of LRC I always find confusing

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you for the positive feedback on this tutorial!

[@SenorGancho]

Thanks David I really enjoyed the examples you use. Nice technique using a B&W photo to highlight the points. I'm reasonably familiar with the luminance mask but I had never thought of NOT using the dropper and just reducing the selection using the 'bar'. Great tip for big areas like forests in landscapes. Thanks so much

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@timelapsebylkunl72]

Best video about this topic. Thank you! subbed

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Awesome, thank you!

[@johnstone5536]

Good one

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you!

[@jorgedesousa8361]

Thank you!! Great video.

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Thank you. I am glad that you found this lesson helpful!

[@MrKapkin]

Thank you for this tutorial

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@neutra1user]

It seems that after the recent major lightroom classic update, it is no longer possible to apply a color or luminance mask only within a selection (for example, select luminance range only within a gradient mask). This was handy to select highlights in the sky without affecting highlights in other parts of the photo. Is this still possible to do? The new global luminance/color range selection tool has too much spillover.

[@FocusPhotoSchool]

This is where the new Add, Subtract, and Intersect Mask Commands are so useful. They give us the ability to restrict a gradient mask, for example, using Color Range / Luminance Range or any other masking tool in a way that we never could with older versions of Lightroom Classic. For an example on how the Intersect Command might help you see focusphotoschool.com/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-classic-image-editing-advanced/masking/the-duplicate-invert-mask-command-in-adobe-photoshop-lightroom-classic/

[@AtelierMarsViolet]

The problem I'm having with this tool is that the brightness range seems to be relative from image to image. I need the range to be absolute.