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Processing and developing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
The Adjustment Brush tool lets you selectively apply Exposure, Clarity, Brightness, and other adjustments to photos by
“painting” them onto the photo.
The Graduated Filter tool lets you apply Exposure, Clarity, and other tonal adjustments gradually across a region of a
photo. You can make the region as wide or as narrow as you like.
As with all other adjustments applied in the Develop module in Lightroom, local adjustments are nondestructive and
are not permanently applied to the photo.
Video tutorial: Adjustment Brush basics
Adjustment Brush: The Basics
Apply an adjustment brush or filter effect
1 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.
2 Select the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter tool in the tool strip of the Develop module.
3 Choose the type of adjustment you want to make from the Effect pop-up menu, or drag the sliders:
Temp 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.
Tint Compensates for a green or magenta color cast
Exposure Sets the overall image brightness. Applying an Exposure local correction can achieve results similar to
traditional dodging and burning.
Highlights Recovers detail in overexposed highlight areas of an image
Shadows Recovers detail in underexposed shadow areas of an image
Whites Adjusts the white points in a photo
Blacks Adjusts the black points in a photo
Contrast Adjusts image contrast, mainly affecting midtones
Saturation Adjusts the vividness of the color
Clarity Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast
Dehaze Reduces or increases existing haze in a photo
Sharpness Enhances edge definition to bring out details in the photo. A negative value blurs details.
Noise Reduces luminance noise, which can become apparent when shadow areas are opened.
Moiré Removes moiré artifacts, or color aliasing
Defringe Removes fringe colors along edges
Color 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.
Other effects 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 > Preferences (Mac OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows). In the Presets panel, click Restore Local
Adjustment Presets.