Lightroom Masking: Power-User Tips & Tricks with Ben Willmore

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Lightroom Masking: Power-User Tips & Tricks is an advanced Lightroom class designed to help you take your masking skills to a professional level. In this session, Ben Willmore goes beyond basic masking to explore the nuanced techniques that separate good adjustments from great ones, especially when working with complex subjects and challenging edges.

You’ll learn how to identify and avoid common masking problems like unnatural halos and glows, and how to combine AI-generated masks with manual refinements for more precise, natural-looking results. The class also dives into advanced techniques for controlling the critical transition zones between masked and unmasked areas so your adjustments feel seamless and polished.

This class includes a dedicated 30 minutes of Q&A directly with Ben Willmore.

What You'll Learn

• Identify which sliders create problematic halos and glows around edges, especially trees and organic shapes, and learn specific counteraction techniques to maintain natural-looking results.
• Master the workflow of starting with AI-generated masks and then refining them manually to achieve accurate isolation of complex objects.
• Learn advanced techniques for isolating and adjusting the transition area between masked regions and their surroundings for seamless, professional results.
• Understand when and why masked adjustments are essential for maximizing image quality and achieving results impossible with global adjustments alone.

Who It's For

• Photographers and imaging professionals who already have a working knowledge of Lightroom and want to elevate their masking and adjustment skills.
• Anyone working with challenging images or dealing with complex masks.
• Photo editors who want more control and finesse in their Lightroom workflow.
• Photographers who want to achieve more natural, professional results in their image adjustments.

How to Join

• This class is available exclusively to CreativeLive subscribers. Not a subscriber? Join here.
• The class will be delivered via Zoom Webinars. You’ll need access to Zoom through a web browser or the Zoom app in order to participate.
• To reserve your spot, register using the Sign Up form and button above. Space is limited.
• A unique Zoom join link will be sent to the maximum number of participants per class. You’ll receive this link one hour before the class start time.

About the Instructor

Ben Willmore’s passion for photography has taken him to all 50 US states and over 85 countries spread across all seven continents. He has been using both Photoshop and Lightroom since their inception. Over that time, he has relentlessly pursued mastery of both programs and, in the process, has written over a dozen books on the topic, which have been published in 9 languages. His latest book is titled Crafting the Landscape Photograph, which is published by Rocky Nook.

He began enhancing images digitally in the late 1970's, attended Compu-Comp (the computer camp for kids) in 1981, and in 2004 was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame. Ben has taught well over 100,000 people in person at events in 17 countries, and millions have watched his educational videos. Ben leads groups of photographers on workshops to remote areas in the Galapagos Islands, Africa, Iceland, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, as well as somewhat less exotic places across the USA.