Luminosity Masking

How to apply the most accurately targeted masks based on luminosity values. A super quick and easy method for making precisely targeted adjustments in Photoshop.


0:00 Intro
2:00 Recap RGB Channels
2:50 Luminosity Masking Basics
4:20 Teal and Orange colour grade
6:25 Using levels on Luminosity Masks
7:20 Understanding the alt/opt keyboard shortcut
8:00 Making a mid-tone mask
9:10 Targeting the highest Highlights only
10:10 Keyboard shortcuts for selecting highlights
11:50 Repeat for even more targeted selections
12:05 using the masks for targeted adjustments
13:50 Making selections from the shadows
15:20 NBP Lumizone plugin
18:20 Wrap Up