SUMMARY
Gareth Evans highlights three powerful yet underutilized features in Lightroom Classic. He details how to combine masks using the Intersect Mask function for precise adjustments, such as isolating sky or subject areas without affecting other parts of the image. The Auto Mask checkbox for the brush tool is explained as a way to prevent brush strokes from bleeding over edges. Finally, the Lens Blur tool is showcased for creating convincing background separation in portraits by generating a depth map, offering a non-destructive alternative when camera lenses lack desired bokeh.
TAKEAWAYS
Intersect Masking allows combining multiple masks for highly specific image adjustments.
Auto Mask in the brush tool prevents edits from spilling outside defined edges.
Lens Blur creates background separation using an automatically generated depth map.
These features offer non-destructive and adjustable editing control.