Using the Adjustment Brush

In a typical photo-correction workflow, you will do the global edits first, as…we did in the last chapter, and then you will make adjustments that effect…just part of a photo.…Those are called local adjustments.…In this chapter, we will look at how and why to apply the most popular of…Lightroom's local adjustment tools.…First up is the Adjustment Brush tool, which is here in the Tools panel.…The adjustment brush is a tool for applying adjustments to specific areas of a…photo by painting those adjustments where you want them.…That's not only an innovative idea;…I think it's a practical one too.…

It's great for dodging and burning and sharpening small areas of a photo.…It's also useful for all the little things you do when you're retouching a portrait.…Let's see how I can use the Adjustment Brush tool to add some practical and…creative effects to this whimsical photo.…I will start by clicking the Adjustment Brush tool, and that drops down the…Adjustment Brush panel.…Over in the Effect area of this panel, I will choose the effects, or adjustments,…