Create mask with Depth Range

Päivitetty viimeksi 9. marraskuuta 2026

Learn how to select parts of a photo and adjust the foreground or background.

Use a Depth Range mask to select areas of a photo based on their distance, so you can adjust the foreground and background separately.

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Depth Range works best on photos with clear separation between the foreground and background.

Create a depth range mask

On the Lightroom on the web homepage, select Photos > All Photos.

Select a photo to open it in detail view.

In the Edit panel, select Masking > Create New Mask > Depth Range.

Select a point on the photo to sample its depth, or drag across an area to sample a range of values. Wait while Lightroom finishes processing depth.

Under Select Depth, adjust the center rectangle to define the depth range:

  • Drag the rectangle left or right to shift the selection toward nearer or farther areas.
  • Drag the left and right edges of the rectangle to narrow or widen the fully selected range.
Select Depth slider with a center rectangle and outer bars in the Masks panel.
Adjust the center rectangle and outer bars under Select Depth to refine the mask.

To control how gradually the mask fades outside the selected range, drag the outer bars:

  • Move a bar farther from the center rectangle for a softer, more gradual transition.
  • Move a bar closer to the center rectangle for a tighter transition.
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View the overlay as you adjust the range and the fading.

Apply a visible local adjustment, such as lowering Exposure to darken the selected background or increasing it to brighten the selected foreground.

To strengthen or soften the overall effect of the mask’s adjustments, adjust the Amount slider.

Toggle off Show overlay to compare the before and after to review the adjustment and how it blends into the surrounding areas.