Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC - Manual (Page 173)

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Processing and developing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
• (Adjustment Brush tool) Move the pointer over the pin and drag the double-pointing arrow to the right to
increase the effect, or to the left to decrease the effect.
• (Adjustment Brush tool) To undo part of the adjustment, select the Erase brush option, and paint over the
adjustment.
• (Graduated Filter tool) Drag the pin to move the center point of the effect.
• (Graduated Filter tool) Position the pointer over the center white line until a curved, double-pointing arrow
appears , and then drag to rotate the effect.
• (Graduated Filter tool) Drag an outer white line toward the edge of the photo to expand the effect at that end of
the spectrum. Drag toward the center of the photo to contract the effect at that end of the spectrum.
Work with multiple local adjustments
When applying and working with multiple local adjustments, keep in mind the following:
• Click any pin to select it. A selected pin has a black center. Non-selected pins are solid white.
• Press H once to show the selected pin; press H again to hide all pins; press H a third time to show all pins.
• When the Adjustment Brush tool is selected, only adjustment pins are available to edit. When the Graduated Filter
tool is selected, only graduated filter pins are available to edit.
• The Adjustment Brush tool drawer allows you to specify options for two brushes, A and B. Select a brush by clicking
the letter, or switch between brushes by pressing the slash key (/). Brush options “stick” regardless of the effect you
choose to apply until you change them.
Create local adjustment effect presets
1 Using either the Graduated Filter or Adjustment Brush tool, apply an effect.
2 Choose Save Current Settings As New Preset from the Effect pop-up menu.
3 In the New Preset dialog box, type a name in the Preset Name box and click Create.
The preset appears in the Effect pop-up menu.
Note: Adjustment Brush tool presets do not include brush options.
Retouch photos
Adjust crop and rotation
The Develop module contains tools and controls for cropping and straightening photos. Lightroom crop and straighten
controls work by first setting a crop boundary, and then moving and rotating the image in relation to the crop boundary.
Or, you can use more traditional crop and straighten tools and drag directly in the photo.
As you adjust the crop overlay or move the image, Lightroom displays a grid of thirds within the outline to help you
compose your final image. As you rotate an image, a finer grid appears to help you align to the straight lines in the
image.