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Processing and developing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
Radial Filter | Lightroom 5
The background or elements surrounding the primary object of your photograph can distract the viewer. To draw
attention to the focal point, you can create a vignette effect. The Radial Filter tool enables you to create multiple, off-
center, vignetted areas to highlight specific portions of a photograph.
With the Radial Filter tool, you can make local adjustments with an elliptical mask. You can use the Radial Filter tool
to draw an elliptical area around the subject, and choose to reduce the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of the
portions outside the selected mask.
Press Shift + M to toggle the Radial Filter tool.
Applying a Radial Filter to enhance a photo
1 In the Develop module, select the Radial Filter tool from the toolstrip.