How to Use the New Masking Features in Adobe Camera Raw

4/25/2022 ISO 1200 Magazine 0 Comments

In this episode, Joel Grimes is going to teach you how to get the most from your images using all the power Adobe recently released with the updates to Camera Raw. We will take a pretty flat RAW file and do a full edit. Joel loves using ACR because all the edits aren’t locked in when going to Photoshop. All these features are also in Lightroom but having the edits right there in Photoshop can be a real-life-saver.

PARTS OF THE VIDEO

00:01:05 - The Goal for this Video

00:01:55 - Why I use Adobe Camera Raw and Bridge over Lightroom

00:02:45 - First Steps in ACR

00:03:17 - Select Sky in a Mask

00:03:53 - Masking Using Color Range

00:04:19 - Basic Adjustments in Black & White

00:05:14 - The Color Mixer Tab

00:05:48 - Working on the Sky

00:06:38 - Building Contrast on the Foreground

00:07:05 - Linear Gradient in the Foreground

00:07:45 - Using the Brush Tool to Subtract the Mask

00:10:20 - Making the Main Subject Pop

00:12:30 - Slight Vignetting with the Radial Gradient Tool

00:13:47 - Fixing Small Distractions

00:18:36 - Open Up the Image in Photoshop

00.19.38 - Continuing Without Destroying Your Work with Smart Objects

00:20:30 - Recovering a Flat Image Using a Levels Adjustment Layer

00:22:27 - My Favorite Final Trick for Finishing a Dramatic Landscape Image

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About Joel Grimes:

Commercial photographer Joel Grimes has nearly thirty years of experience in the field. Throughout his successful career, Joel's assignments have taken him to every state across the USA and to over fifty countries around the globe. Aside from his commercial work, Joel views himself as an ambassador for the photographic creative process, teaching hands-on workshops around the world as a Canon Explorer of Light. If you enjoyed this video, check out his Academy. He has over 100 tutorials with new ones releasing monthly. Visit joelgrimesacademy.com to see more! | See my other photography courses here: www.joelgrimes.com/all-courses

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