Crafting the Landscape Photograph with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop

Chapter 9Eliminate Processing Artifacts

THERE ARE HUNDREDS of adjustment, masking, and retouching techniques that have the potential to radically transform an image. Though they are generally useful, many of these choices tend to produce undesirable side effects that may not become apparent until you zoom in to closely inspect an image. If the presentation of your photographs is limited to social media, where images are presented at a small size, then many of the techniques in this chapter may not be needed. If, on the other hand, you plan to make large prints that may be inspected closely, then you’ll likely want to study the techniques that follow and incorporate them into your daily workflow.

Over-Editing

Many of the adjustment sliders ...