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Add some light.

It’s never too late to adjust the amount of light in your photo. If a photo is too dark, a slight increase in the Exposure can make a big difference.

Add some light.

It’s never too late to adjust the amount of light in your photo. If a photo is too dark, a slight increase in the Exposure can make a big difference.

Give it a trim.

Scrub with the Healing Brush to clean up small distractions. Tip: Use the bracket keys ([ ]) to change the brush size and click the Healing Brush off and on to switch to a new area you want to clean up.

Give it a trim.

Scrub with the Healing Brush to clean up small distractions. Tip: Use the bracket keys ([ ]) to change the brush size and click the Healing Brush off and on to switch to a new area you want to clean up.

Focus your edits.

To edit only the background, select the Masking tool and choose Select Subject to automatically detect the subject of the photo. Then click the ellipsis button and choose Invert Subject Selection. The red overlay shows the areas that will be updated when you make edits.

Focus your edits.

To edit only the background, select the Masking tool and choose Select Subject to automatically detect the subject of the photo. Then click the ellipsis button and choose Invert Subject Selection. The red overlay shows the areas that will be updated when you make edits.

Match the mood.

With the mask selected, use the sliders to make selective edits. A few tweaks to bring out the yellow of the wall helped create a cohesive theme for this photo.

Match the mood.

With the mask selected, use the sliders to make selective edits. A few tweaks to bring out the yellow of the wall helped create a cohesive theme for this photo.

Tutorials

See how Marina adds her own style in Lightroom with these quick video tutorials.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Marina Williams

Marina Williams is a creative portrait photographer and educator based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She sees shooting self-portraits as a way to grow her skills and understand what it feels like to be in front of the camera.