Editing a landscape with LUMINOSITY MASKING

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In this video, I demonstrate how to use luminosity masking to edit a photo by using the color range tool to select the highlights and shadows in the image. I show how to use the sliders to make selections and how to adjust the brightness and contrast of the selected areas using the curves adjustment. I also demonstrate how to intensify color and add selective edits with adjustment layers. Then, I finish the edit with dodging and burning and a vignette.

📖 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Use the Color Range tool to mask the HIGHLIGHTS
01:51 Adjust the highlights with Curves
02:12 Use the Color Range tool to mask the SHADOWS
02:38 Adjust the shadows with Curves
03:12 Feather the masks
03:45 Intensify the color of the foreground with VIBRANCE
04:59 Change the blend mode of the adjustment layers
06:19 Create a targeted color adjustment to the foreground
07:28 Add dodging/burning and a vignette
09:52 Add an Orton Effect to boost color and saturation
11:04 Preview the final results

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➡︎ by Nicole S. Young
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