I will usually process mid-day landscape photos in black & white because colors are duller in harsh light. I’ve also found processing in black & white first can make for stronger color images.

Amp up your Lightroom workflow with a set of thoughtfully constructed presets that speed up the local adjustments you do again and again.

Did you know you can save masks in your Lightroom presets? Used wisely, this feature enables some very powerful presets.

Quickly make a classic luminosity mask that affects the highlights and upper midtones the most and the shadows the least. This post was inspired by a viewer question. Got a photo question? Ask me.

Get the perfect mask in Lightroom. Use the mask overlay options to clearly visualize the affected areas of your localized adjustments.

There are certain photos where accentuating distortion will emphasize a subject or enhance the story of an image.

Use Lightroom’s masking tools to expertly craft an off-camera light source.

You can create very complex masks with Lightroom’s recently enhanced masking tools. How do you invert a multi-component complex mask?

Adobe gave masking in Lightroom Classic a major boost! AI-powered masks make their debut.