A beginner's tutorial on using Lightroom's Masking tool

Written by

James Abbott

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Editing and post-production

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For beginners

— Level:

Beginner

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7-8 minutes

A beginner's tutorial on using Lightroom's Masking tool

James Abbott

Lightroom expert James Abbott demonstrates how you can get started with using the Masking tool in Lightroom to simply and effectively enhance selected parts of your image

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James Abbott

James is a freelance photographer and journalist producing content for photography magazines and websites and is a former deputy editor of Practical Photography magazine. He’s also the author of The Digital Darkroom: The Definitive Guide to Photo Editing.

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