How Do I Do That In Lightroom Classic?, 2nd Edition

Automatically Expand My Tonal Range?

In the Develop module’s Basic panel, press-and-hold the Shift key and double-click directly on the word “Whites,” or on its slider knob, and then Shift-double-click on the word “Blacks,” or on its slider knob. This automatically expands the whites and blacks to their farthest points without clipping the highlights (well, that’s the plan. Occasionally, the whites do create some minor highlight clipping), which expands your overall tonal range. If you’ve used Photoshop at all, you might remember doing this same ...