Landscape photography usually requires at least a bit of retouching to create a finished photo, and as such, you’ll usually be doing some sort of retouching work in the sky. The latest version of Lightroom has many useful tools to do this, and this great video tutorial will show you some options for selecting and adjusting the sky, and the pros and cons of each. .
Coming to you from Matt Kloskowski, this great video tutorial will show you how to use the Select Sky and Gradation Filter adjustment tools to edit the sky in Lightroom. Gradient filters used to be the tool of choice for this, and they still work pretty well if you have a relatively flat horizon. On the other hand, if your horizon isn’t flat due to things like trees or mountains, it might not work as well, that’s when you should look into things like the Select Sky function. The beauty of Lightroom’s new masking tools is that you can use them side-by-side, such as a graduated filter assigned with a luminosity mask, allowing you to work with both precision and efficiency. . Check out the video above for the full summary from Kloskowski.
