Lightroom's New Feather and Edge Sliders Just Fixed the Mask Problem I've Been Working Around for Years

Lightroom's New Feather and Edge Sliders Just Fixed the Mask Problem I've Been Working Around for Years

There is a specific kind of frustration that only retouchers understand: you build a careful mask, apply a gorgeous tonal adjustment, and then zoom in to find a halo of blown-out sky bleeding into the hair, or a mushy, undefined edge where a clean line should be. For years I handled this with a combination of workarounds, luminance masks, manual brushing, and a fair amount of sighing into my green tea.