For instance, take the simple rectangular marquee tool. Many of these tools are to make selections. In Photoshop, we have a myriad of tools to choose from for various tasks.

The pixels dictate the selections making for super feathering and adjustment smoothness. The DARK areas in this image are white or brighter in the selection while the bright areas in the image (SKY) are black or very dark. What is a luminosity mask? This is a luminosity selection from the “Darks” selection range within the channels panel. I cannot say enough how once you grasp the simple basics here, using these mask actually makes many things much more simple! But enough of the pep talk, let’s get right to it! If you go into anything thinking it's too difficult to learn and you're never going to “get it” – you will always be right you will fail! However, if you do go into something knowing you'll grasp and understand the material that you are learning, you will 100% learn it. It is important to have this in mind because it's very easy for people to get discouraged and say “Ah that's too much for me!” – when this is NOT at all the case here. It's all a matter of taking time to learn certain techniques and of course, practicing them.

You must remember that nothing in working with digital images is “too hard” to understand. I will explain why and also, since I've only been using Photoshop for a little over a year, promise you that you also can learn to use these powerful masks/selections in your digital workflow to apply edits and enhancements that you could not implement using any other method. It is one of those “scary, complex” terms used to describe a technique or method to edit digital images that only “the pros and super advanced” photographers and image editors use since they are so wildly complex and for advanced users only. There is a very good probability that you have heard the term “Luminosity Masks” since you have been involved with digital photography. Luminosity Selections & Masks: Amazing Power and Control And Not As Hard As You May Think Get up and running with luminosity selections to take your images from good to GREAT!

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