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Focus on a feature.

Open the Masking panel and click the thumbnail of the person you want to edit. Select a part, such as the lips, and use the sliders to make selective edits and fine-tune the look.

Modify the subject.

Click the blue + button and create a new Subject mask. Add a brush to the mask and roughly outline the subject with a soft brush.

Add some glow.

Decrease the Clarity to soften the lighting and add glow to the subject.

Give it a vintage vibe.

Choose the Edit panel and lighten the Shadows throughout the image. Then decrease the Clarity and increase the Grain for a dreamy look.

Tutorials

See how Kohki enhances and plays with light in these quick Lightroom tutorials.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kohki Yamaguchi

Tokyo-based photographer and content creator Kohki Yamaguchi sees photography as a way to exercise his curiosity and connect with the world around him. He was a Lightroom Ambassador and is the founder of the go-to photography account for everything Tokyo, @DiscoverTokyo.