Precision Edits Using Intersects In Lightroom

Intersect with Brush is perfect for adding precision to your edits and create highly detailed adjustments with minimal effort. It’s a masking tool “recipe” I use again and again in Lightroom. Intersect is one of Lightroom’s most powerful masking options and you might be underutilizing it. No painstaking masking strokes! And better yet - you can work visually, putting your attention on your photo where it belongs.

I’ll walk you through step-by-step on how to use Intersect with Brush to refine masks and adjust highlights, shadows, detail, and more for a truly polished look. Get a pro-level understanding of how to elevate your editing workflow and make each photo stand out.

Here are a few example photos where I used one masked intersected with a brush to apply finishing touches.

Dusty Road, Death Valley, California
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Trees, Santa Ysabel, California
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Surf, Port Orford, Oregon
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Scott Davenport

Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photo books, hosts podcasts, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person.

He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.

https://scottdavenportphoto.com
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