LIghtroom 5 | Photoshop Manipulations | Photo Forum

I’m come to realize that using photoshop for MOST things works best for me..Gradients work best in photoshop because you just do them on a dupe layer, and do any erasing thru the gradient you need…so easy. Cloning..photoshop. I think the number one best thing in LIghtroom is sharpening…you got the Luminance and all that stuff…most more elaborate than what photoshop does. I like clarity in Lightroom too. But really, I just find photoshop does most everything. I still enjoy LIghtroom alot though. Oh, and any blurring for backgrounds..i use photoshop too. I just find using the masking in Lightroom too tedious. In photoshop, again……..i dupe a layer…blur…adjust opacity, and then just create a layer mask again, and erase anywhere as needed. So easy. One trick that took me years to realize was available………………when I create a layer mask, in many instances, I will invert it (cntrl+i ).   Then, the photo is just like the original with no effect added such as blurring. YOu use the white color instead of black and just paint IN the blur, or what ever you applied. It’s alot better than having a totally blurry photo and then erasing AWAY.   Do you use that too Oksana?