Had a creative change of mind when editing? Let’s explore Lightroom tools that can help
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Spring has sprung and it’s a great time for combining nature and portraits. You booked the model or your client booked you. Off you go S into nature and shoot some portraits you love.
Styling was discussed in advance and you had the perfect colours for the scene – or maybe you didn’t. Either way, you’re back at the computer and decide that different coloured clothing would work better creatively. Disaster!
Well, maybe not. Lightroom Classic’s masking has become so sophisticated that you can even select clothes now. If you look at the Masking panel, that statement may confuse you as you clearly can’t see an option for a clothing mask. It’s still there, just a little hidden. You see, it’s actually part of the People Mask, visible at the bottom of the panel. By clicking on the mask for a person, you get a huge range of masking options, including facial skin, body skin and clothes. Choosing this will select that person’s clothes. Clearly, it won’t differentiate jumpers and jeans, but this technique works well on dresses or matched clothing. From there, it’s just a matter of refining the mask and the colour…
