Finishing Touches

The final steps using Photoshop

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Some photographers can complete all their necessary image adjustments, corrections, and enhancements directly in Lightroom. For those folks, great! You are done tweaking your files. Others might need to go beyond Lightroom and work on their images in Photoshop. Why leave Lightroom? Layers are one important function that Lightroom doesn’t offer. With Layers you can work on multiple image composites, use layer masks, apply filters, and use a host of other options while working in a nondestructive workflow. In this chapter, we’ll explore when to switch to Photoshop for the finishing touches or simply ...

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