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incorporating luminosity masking
techniques into your digital developing
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workflow
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can really give you an enhanced level
love power flexibility
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and fine control over your adjustments
that you really can achieve
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with any other techniques there are few
prerequisites however
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first ball you need to own a version of
Photoshop CS
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all versions of Photoshop CS should
allow luminosity masking techniques to
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be possible
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but the more recent version you on the
better it's also important that you own
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a computer
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that's powerful enough to run your
version of Photoshop CS
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and also handle the file size is that
your digital camera
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generates it's essential that you have
some
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understanding how to work with layers
and masks its elections within Photoshop
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the NRC masking techniques are dependent
upon the skills
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and if you don't already know how to use
layers and masks
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Ted selections you'll find that
luminosity masking techniques
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are very difficult to understand you
also need to know how to make basic
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adjustments using adjustment layers and
cultures
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within Photoshop and finally it's
important that you can work
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using a non-destructive workflow if your
workflow in Photoshop requires you to
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work either on the
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background pixels have your image or to
flatten adjustment layers
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as you work through your workflow then
you won't be able to you
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realize the full potential luminosity
masking techniques
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and the ability to go back can refine
your adjustments
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has you go through the workflow if you
feel you need more instruction in the
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basics of Photoshop
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are and how to use layers selections
amass to make non-destructive
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adjustments in Photoshop you might want
to check out some of my other video
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tutorials
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such as Photoshop basics and fine art
digital workflow