01
LIFT THE LAND
Open the landscape
photo in Camera Raw (or
Lightroom’s Develop Module,
which has essentially the
same tools). Go to the Basic
Panel and lift Exposure and
Shadows to brighten the
land. Our scene is a bit hazy,
so set Dehaze to +20. You
can make the shot warmer
by pulling Temp and Tint to
the right.
02
DARKEN THE SKY
After these tweaks,
the sky is a bit bright. Grab
the Adjustment Brush
from the toolbar, go to the
settings and check Auto
Mask. Press Y to toggle the
mask on and paint over the
sky to isolate it as shown.
Press Y again to hide the
mask, then reduce Exposure,
and increase Clarity and
Dehaze as shown.
03
BOOST THE ROCKS
Press N to start a new
adjustment, then uncheck
Auto Mask and paint over
the dark rocks in the photo.
Increase Exposure and
Shadows. We can use Range
Masking to target the darker
tones. Set Range Mask:
Luminance, hold Alt and drag
the white point in to exclude
the highlights. Now the rocks
are looking better...