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    Lightroom local adjustments

    Jul 21, 2020 3 minutes

    James Paterson James is as skilled a photo editor as he is a photographer. His work has appeared in countless magazines and books, and in 2014 he was appointed editor of Practical Photoshop magazine. For James, Photoshop is more than just a work tool. Visit www.patersonphotos.com.

    1 Targeted tools

    There are three tools for local adjustments in Lightroom. Each lets you isolate part of an image then adjust it using the sliders to the right. The Graduated Filter lets you make transitional adjustments from one side to another. The Radial Filter makes circular

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