The Art of Radial Gradient Masking in Lightroom. Shortcuts and helpful tips included.

[@joelwexler]

Thanks! Well done. I have to learn all the shortcuts you show. If you're not masking, you're probably not done. I'm going to have to watch again to make a list of all the shortcuts you showed. I've never had to do that before.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad I could help! Love your motto about masking! I'll have to remember that one. Thanks so much for your comments.

[@iqueque]

Another excellent lesson, many thanks

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thanks so much. Glad I could help out! Thanks for the comment.

[@owenpeller6471]

Bravo

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thanks so much. Glad to help out.

[@dandipalma8687]

Nice; thank you

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad it helped out. Thanks for your comment.

[@DariusJaunius-j6y]

Thank you! Good lesson

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

You are welcome! Thanks for the comment!

[@ewallperschwaznyk4169]

Excellent tutorial!

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thanks for the view and comment!

[@foisonurlubu4303]

Very good, thank you.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thank you too! Glad I could help out.

[@SergNikiforovGordeev]

Master, thank you very much! I learned a lot of new things from this video. Can you tell me how, while working with masks, you increase and decrease the size of the image? I can't find a keyboard shortcut for such an operation. p.s. I'll add it. With the space bar, I can enlarge the image, but only by one fixed value. And how exactly to the value I need? Well, and reduce it too, in order to go beyond the boundaries of the canvas with a radial mask and see it?

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thanks for all your comments. I will try to hit each one individually so I don't try to cram them all into one. I hope the translations are clear and don't offer confusion. You can increase and decrease photo size by hitting CMD (CTRL on PC) with the + or - key. This will work in the Library or Development module. When you are viewing photos in the GRID mode. all you need to do is hit the. + or -. You don't need the CMD/CNTRL key combination in GRID mode. Thanks for the comments

[@SergNikiforovGordeev]

@@easternshorephotoinstruction Thanks! I dare ask you another question about masks. Maybe not quite into the topic of gradient masks. When we create an intelligent mask of an object or a person, is there no way to soften the edges of such a mask? There are no obvious ways. But maybe there is a trick?

[@dktraveller8364]

You are still explaining the properties of the radial feather lines incorrectly. I mentioned this to you some time ago. From the centre of the mask to the inner line, the effect is all 100 percent. From the inner line to the outer line, the effect goes from 100% to 0%. There is no 50% line. Just watch your own video example where you move the inner line out to match the outer line, the resultant effect is 100% for the full mask. Let me know what you think. Just trying to help.

[@MFP_Photography]

I appreciate that. I am going by what I have always learned. But your explanation makes sense. I am going to do so more reading and then post an update to this video to make sure I get the correct information out there. Thanks so much for your insight!

[@dktraveller8364]

Thanks for listening, glad you agree because it is such an important property of the mask​ and key to understanding the effect on an image.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Posted an update to video a few minutes ago. I appreciate your input so I could get this as accurate as possible.