Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC - Manual (Page 171)

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Processing and developing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
As with all other adjustments applied in the Develop module in Lightroom, local adjustments are nondestructive and
are not permanently applied to the photo.
Apply an adjustment brush or filter effect
1 Select the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter tool in the tool strip of the Develop module.
2 Choose the type of adjustment you want to make from the Effect pop-up menu, or drag the sliders:
Temp Adjusts the color temperature of an area of the image, making it warmer or cooler. A graduated filter
temperature effect can improve images captured in mixed-lighting conditions.
Tint Compensates for a green or magenta color cast.
Exposure Sets the overall image brightness. Applying an Exposure local correction can achieve results similar to
traditional dodging and burning.
Highlights Recovers detail in overexposed highlight areas of an image.
Shadows Recovers detail in underexposed shadow areas of an image.
Contrast Adjusts image contrast, mainly affecting midtones.
Saturation Adjusts the vividness of the color.
Clarity Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast.
Sharpness Enhances edge definition to bring out details in the photo. A negative value blurs details.
Noise Reduces luminance noise, which can become apparent when shadow areas are opened.
Moiré Removes moiré artifacts, or color aliasing.
Defringe Removes fringe colors along edges.
Color Applies a tint to the area affected by the local correction. Select the hue by clicking the Color swatch. The
Color effect is preserved if you convert the photo to black and white.
Other effects Additional effects are available for specific tasks, such as whitening teeth, enhancing irises, or
softening skin tones.
note : If Burn (Darken), Dodge (Lighten), Iris Enhance, Soften Skin, or Teeth Whitening is not available, choose
Lightroom > Preferences (Mac OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows). In the Presets panel, click Restore Local
Adjustment Presets.
3 Drag the individual effect sliders to increase or decrease the values.
4 (Adjustment Brush tool only) Specify options for Adjustment Brush A:
Size Specifies the diameter of the brush tip in pixels.
Feather Creates a soft-edged transition between the brushed area and the surrounding pixels. When you use the
brush, the distance between the inner and outer circle represents the feather amount.
Flow Controls the rate of application of the adjustment.
Auto Mask Confines brush strokes to areas of similar color.
Density Controls the amount of transparency in the stroke.
5 Drag in the photo to apply the effect.
A pin appears at the initial application point, and the Mask mode changes to Edit. For a Graduated Filter effect,
three white guides represent the center, low, and high ranges of the effect.