How to Remove a Shadow with Custom Luminosity Masks in Lumenzia

Key segments:
0:00 Intro
2:05 Overview of how to create a custom luminosity mask with Lumenzia
7:17 Creating a mask of the tripod shadow
10:40 Lightening the shadow
11:44 Correcting color
13:14 Targeting the adjustments with a group mask
14:28 Optional: further refining the luminosity mask with selections and brushes

[thisguyonline]

I don't often see tutorials that make me say "Wow, that was awesome", however, this is one!

[coreygoforth]

First time I watched this a number of months ago it was way over my head. Now that I have watched your courses on exposure blending and dodging/burning I feel like I could now do this to one of my images and I can grasp the concept. Thank you!

[jimbass]

Excellent tutorial on solving a tough editing problem. My screen went totally black on a couple of parts. The first black-out coming around 2:05 into the video and lasting about 10 seconds.

[alexfurer]

I finally got this. Watched it many times. Failed, tried again and again (ok with harsher shadows) but today I succeeded! Thank you!

[RickValasek]

Greg - this is one of the best explanations (in a practical, step-by-step way) of EXACTLY how the luminosity mask can be used to correct highly complex problems. The shadow of the tripod problem is a great example - well done!

[Moriningland]

Man, this is fascinating stuff. Photoshop is such an incredible program and skill.

[ZTBStudios]

Awesome tutorial of an awesome plugin! I loved this video, thank you!

[chepo]

Hi Greg, I feel the same way as Corey. Since 2017, my knowledge of the Photoshop and the Lumienza panel has increased. I recently took a shot where I had this same scenario; in my case it was casting my own shadow on the scene. Playing around with the panel, I tackled it using a frequency separation technique and in my case it worked like a charm.

[amateurphotographer]

One of the best tutorials on luminosity masks that i have seen to date. Too good that it made me create a youtube account so i could post this comment and subscribe. You're too generous! I also bought lumenzia few weeks ago! Greetings from Australia.

[LanNinja]

Greg I'm so excited that you're releasing more videos like this. This was excellent. Thanks!

[ChuckRiley]

Greg, this may be your best tutorial to date. Thanks for sharing. Lumenzia rocks.

[Peter-ioxs]

Terrific technique! Love your Lumenzia plugin. Also appreciate your tone and skills as a teacher.
Thanks very much.

[g_young_h]

Your knowledge of photoshop is absolutely amazing. I just bought your panel, and hope to learn a lot and make my landscape photos better!

[BrianPex]

This is one of those videos I’ve seen 100 times but always at wrong time. I can never watch the whole thing. Ha ha. I’ll get to it. Very interesting and so useful for a multitude of things.

[speedways]

Greg, that is awesome, plus now I understand how to tweak the mask

[pmg]

Thank you Greg, this is a good tutorial and it helps to learn and explore the potential of Lumenzia. I hope there will be more tutorials coming soon.

[halvesnoodaard]

Awesome! Recently bought Lumenzia, what a gamechanger, thank you!

[LukasZ.]

I really love your channel!!! the content is so amazing, one better trick than the other! Never had the idea to use a lum. mask in combination with a curve, its so easy and looks very good! One other aspect, I guess you will know this, but to be sure: you could also customize the mask after the steps you showed in the video with the brush. Blending mode screen, its easy to further adjust it, or even the dodge & burn tool of Photoshop, which many photographers dont know. The advantage of this in comparison to brush with screen mode is, that with the dodge tool you are able to choose if you want effect highlights midtones or shadows. greetings from Austria Lukas

[StephaneHorn]

So much pain avoided trying to play with Healing tool.... thanks Greg !

[imagingArts]

VERY useful. I would probably have used the vanishing point tool in PS but this is so much better. Thanks.