Lightroom CC Adjustment Brush
Jan 23, 2019 11:18:14 #
All the time. In fact just last night on a photo I took of large waves crashing on the cliffs in La Jolla, CA during the super high king tides on Monday. The cliffs were in shadow so I used the adjustment brush to dodge & burn the scene (bringing out shadow & color on the cliffs and brightening the whitecaps of the waves).
markwilliam1 wrote:
I find it Very Useful to use the adjustment brush to change the exposure in the Develop Module of Lightroom. I shoot Raw and can use the brush to lighten (or darken) exposure in certain areas of my photos with Amazing results! Anyone else?
Jan 23, 2019 12:51:26 #
bsprague wrote:
In an old wet darkroom, we called it burning and dodging. It works better now!
And..........you can see what you’re doing.
Jan 23, 2019 13:04:47 #
Gene51 wrote:
It's ok for quick, imprecise adjustments. Much more control in On1, Topaz, Photoshop, etc. Also, LR bogs down when you have a lot of small local adjustments. I find it better to use LR for general global adjustments, some work with linear and radial gradients, but not much else.
I agree Gene! I complete the majority of my images in lightroom. However, when I have an exceptional image and want to do a lot of dodge and burn or object replacements, it's off to Photoshop for speed and precision.
Jan 23, 2019 13:26:29 #
markwilliam1 wrote:
I find it Very Useful to use the adjustment brush to change the exposure in the Develop Module of Lightroom. I shoot Raw and can use the brush to lighten (or darken) exposure in certain areas of my photos with Amazing results! Anyone else?
That's just a tiny part of it, it works the same with any other adjustments too!
Jan 23, 2019 13:40:05 #
UTMike wrote:
Check out f/stoppers - they just posted an article on how to best use the adjustment brush in PS.
You wouldn't have link to that article would you? Couldn't find it.
Jan 23, 2019 13:43:43 #
Gene is Way Out of my realm Lol!
PhotosBySteve wrote:
I agree Gene! I complete the majority of my images in lightroom. However, when I have an exceptional image and want to do a lot of dodge and burn or object replacements, it's off to Photoshop for speed and precision.
Jan 23, 2019 13:44:51 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Personally I find the adjustment brush, clone tool and some other things in Lightroom way too crude and imprecise for my purposes. Yes, they are fast to use. But instead I do that sort of work in Photoshop, where it can be done much more accurately and with far greater control. I use those LR tools only rarely, mostly use it to do basic "global" adjustments, straighten images, set an initial crop in LR... But then pass the images off to PS for more precise finishing work.
Jan 23, 2019 15:59:12 #
tenny52
Loc: San Francisco
markwilliam1 wrote:
I find it Very Useful to use the adjustment brush to change the exposure in the Develop Module of Lightroom. I shoot Raw and can use the brush to lighten (or darken) exposure in certain areas of my photos with Amazing results! Anyone else?
Aree, especially to lighten up the faces
Jan 31, 2019 01:46:26 #
markwilliam1 wrote:
I find it Very Useful to use the adjustment brush to change the exposure in the Develop Module of Lightroom. I shoot Raw and can use the brush to lighten (or darken) exposure in certain areas of my photos with Amazing results! Anyone else?
Thanks for the tip. I'm a Lightroom "newbie" and assumed that I would have to go to Photoshop to get that kind of tool.
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