Apply local adjustments

Select a photo to edit in the Library module and press D to switch to the Develop module. To switch to a different photo in the Develop module, choose it from the Collections panel or the Filmstrip.

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.

Compensates for a green or magenta color cast

Sets the overall image brightness. Applying an Exposure local correction can achieve results similar to traditional dodging and burning.

Adjusts image contrast, mainly affecting midtones

Recovers detail in overexposed highlight areas of an image

Recovers detail in underexposed shadow areas of an image

Adjusts the white points in a photo

Adjusts the black points in a photo

Smoothens or accentuates textured details in your photo. Move the slider to the left to smoothen details; move it to the right to accentuate details. When you adjust the Texture slider, the color or tonality does not change.

Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast

Reduces or increases existing haze in a photo

Adjusts the hue in a photo. Select Use Fine Adjustment for precise adjustments.

Adjusts the vividness of the color

Enhances edge definition to bring out details in the photo. A negative value blurs details.

Reduces luminance noise, which can become apparent when shadow areas are opened.

Removes moiré artifacts, or color aliasing

Removes fringe colors along edges

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.

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 Classic > Preferences (Mac OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows). In the Presets panel, click Restore Local Adjustment Presets.

Specifies the diameter of the brush tip in pixels.

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.

Controls the rate of application of the adjustment.

Confines brush strokes to areas of similar color.

Controls the amount of transparency in the stroke.

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.

Select a photo to edit in the Library module and press D to switch to the Develop module. To switch to a different photo in the Develop module, choose it from the Collections panel or the Filmstrip.

Note:

To apply adjustments with the Depth Range Mask to your existing HEIC images (with embedded depth map) whose Smart Previews were generated in Lightroom Classic CC 7.5, you need to regenerate Smart Previews for such images after upgrading to the latest Lightroom Classic version. This is to ensure that the depth map information is included in the Smart Preview files. Select the files for which you want to regenerate Smart Previews, and then click Library > Previews > Build Smart Previews.

Select the Adjustment Brush tool, the Graduated Filter tool, or the Radial Filter tool from the tool strip of the Develop module. Then, create an initial selection mask over a specific area of your photo that you want to correct.

From the Brush settings area in the Adjustment panel, choose the Range Mask type as Depth from the drop-down list. By default, Range Mask is set as Off.

To select a depth range within the mask area, do any of the following:

• Adjust the Range slider to define the endpoints of the selected depth range.
• Select Depth Range Selector    from the Range Mask panel. Click+drag an area on the photo you want to adjust. It is recommended to choose a smaller area using the Depth Range Selector tool to narrow down on a specific depth range. 

The Depth Range Selector tool is an optional shortcut to refine the Range slider based on your selection.

Select the Show Depth Mask check box to view the depth of the image in black and white representation. The part of  photo in white represents the foreground, while the part of photo in black represents the background. The red color shows the actual area masked which is an intersection of depth and local adjustment applied.

Select a photo to edit in the Library module and press D to switch to the Develop module. To switch to a different photo in the Develop module, choose it from the Collections panel or the Filmstrip.

Select the Brush tool from the tool strip of the Develop module. Then, create an initial selection mask over a specific area of your photo that you want to correct.

From the Brush settings area in the Adjustment panel, choose the Range Mask type as Color from the drop-down list. By default, Range Mask is set as Off.

Use Color Range Selector  to sample color within the mask area. Do any of the following:

• To sample a single color within the mask area, click Color Range Selector at the required location on your photo.

• For more accurate color selection, do any of the following: 
  • Click+drag an area around the colors in the photo that you want to adjust.
  • Shift+click to add multiple color samples. You can add up to five color samples by holding Shift while clicking on the image.
• To remove an existing color sample within the color range mask, Option(Mac)/Alt(Win)+click the sample that you want to remove.
  

Adjust the Amount slider to narrow or broaden the range of selected colors.

Press Esc key to exit color sampling. 

After refining the mask area, you can now make selective adjustments from the Effect pop-up menu to create precise photographic edits.

Select a photo to edit in the Library module and press D to switch to the Develop module. To switch to a different photo in the Develop module, choose it from the Collections panel or the Filmstrip.

Select the Adjustment Brush tool, the Graduated Filter tool, or the Radial Filter tool from the tool strip of the Develop module. Then, create an initial selection mask over a specific area of your photo that you want to correct.

From the Brush settings area in the Adjustment panel, choose the Range Mask type as Luminance from the drop-down list. By default, Range Mask is set as Off.

To select a luminance range within the mask area, do any of the following:

• Adjust the Range slider to define the endpoints of the selected luminance range.
• Select Luminance Range Selector    from the Range Mask panel. Click+drag an area on the photo you want to adjust. It is recommended to select a small area to narrow down on a specific luminance range. 

The Luminance Range Selector tool is an optional shortcut to refine the Range slider based on your selection.

Select the Show Luminance Mask check box to view the luminance information of the photo in black and white representation. The part in red color shows the actual area masked which is an intersection of luminance and local adjustment applied.

Use the Smoothness slider to adjust how smooth the falloff is at either end of the selected luminance range.