Precise Tonal Adjustments with Luminosity Masks

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Luminosity masks are a luminance-based local selection tool.

If Ansel Adams' Zone System guided photographers at capture time, then luminosity masks give photographers — landscape shooters especially — an essential tool for local adjustments in post.

Today is episode 8 of the luminosity mask series: how to precisely select and adjust local tones with luminosity masks.

Video Tutorial

▶ Watch the video tutorial on Bilibili

Download the custom luminosity mask action:

Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1pLUY8IC4pEOuJ3DWuTb4hA

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