Lightroom’s Select Landscape Didn’t Work? Don’t Give Up!

When Lightroom's Select Landscape misses the mark, don't give up—use it as a starting point, then layer in tools like Brush, Duplicate, and Invert to take full control of your mask.

LightroomScott DavenportMay 17, 2025Tutorial, MaskingComment

Lightroom's AI Landscape Masking Is Excellent

The April 2025 release of Lightroom introduced a significant enhancement to its AI masking capabilities with the new Select Landscape feature. This tool intelligently identifies and creates separate masks for various landscape elements within a photo, such as sky, vegetation, water, mountains, natural ground, artificial ground, and architecture.

LightroomScott DavenportMay 13, 2025Tutorial, MaskingComment

3 Pro Tips For A Natural Sunshine Effect In ON1

Use these 3 quick tips to add a clean, natural-looking sunshine accent to your photos.

ON1Scott DavenportApril 29, 2025Effects, Photo RAW, Masking, Tutorial Comments

Simplify Your ON1 Masking – Stop Overcomplicating It!

Stop wasting time with complex selections or manual brushing. Get your masks done faster by leveraging all the features of ON1 masking. That includes the often overlooked Density slider.

ON1Scott DavenportApril 1, 2025Tutorial, Masking, EffectsComment

Precise Dodging And Burning In ON1

Dodge and burn with precision using the power of ON1 masking tools. I have an easy recipe for you to target just the areas of your photo you want affected.

ON1Scott DavenportFebruary 18, 2025Tutorial, MaskingComment

Precision Edits Using Intersects In Lightroom

A masking tool “recipe” I use again and again in Lightroom is to Intersect a mask selection with a brush. Let me show you how you can take advantage of this for your photography.

LightroomScott DavenportNovember 5, 2024Tutorial, Masking Comments

Taking Advantage Of Depth Masks In ON1 Photo RAW

My favorite feature of ON1 Photo RAW 2025 is Depth Masks. These masks open up new, creative ways to select and adjust elements in your photos. Learn how you can take advantage of them.