The Enthusiast's Guide to Lightroom

24. LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE GREAT IMAGES BETTER

SO FAR, EVERY adjustment you have made has been to the picture as a whole. Every slider has affected every component of the picture. But the reality is that when you make adjustments to pictures, you want to do it in pieces. There’s not just one global adjustment that you make for everything. So, in Lightroom you want to have the ability to make some global changes, but at the same time, go back and start working with individual elements in the picture.

In this respect, the Adjustment Brush is a fantastic tool for you to get used to. We’ve spent time working through all of the details in the Basic ...