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Finally, the Radial Gradient Tool (R) is a circular version of
the Graduated Filter. It can affect anything inside it or be
set to only affect anything outside the area selected. We used a
bright yellow Radial Filter to create a pool of warm light across
selected parts of the photo. You can add a number of these
filters or erase parts of the existing ones.
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You can also the proportions of the Radial Filter
effect by dragging the control points around the
circumference of the filter. There is also a Brush adjustment
you can use to and more targeted adjustments to the image.
We added warmth and increased exposure to the water
pooling in the rocks near the front of the image.
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If you choose Original + Settings, your Raw file will be
saved locally to your computer, along with an XMP file.
This file contains all the non-destructive edits made to your
image. This is a non-destructive method that allows you to
open the file up again at any time and make new adjustments
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Finally, if you click on Presets at the bottom of the
toolbar, you can access the full range of filters for a one-
click creative effect to dramatically alter your photos. They are
presented in thumbnail form and range from Black and White
conversions to Aged Photo and even Grain effects. Hover over
each one to see the effect on your image in realtime.
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If you choose JPEG as your image option, you have the
ability to select a Small reduced size version, Full Size or
a Custom image size as you see fit. When you have chosen
the size of the image you want, you can then press the Save
button to download a JPEG to your machine with all the edits
you have made in place.
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it. Once you have your image the way you want it, you can
save a copy of it. It will be synced to your cloud storage and
you can keep a version on your local storage drives. Go to File
Save To; this will call up the Save panel. Choose from either
Original + Settings or JPEG.
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