Make local adjustments in Camera Raw

Camera Raw opens the Adjustment Brush tool options under the Histogram and sets the mask mode to New.

Choose the type of adjustment you want to make in the Adjustment Brush tool options by dragging an effects slider.

Adjusts the color temperature of an area of the image, making it warmer or cooler. A graduated filter temperature effect can improve images captured in mixed-lighting conditions.

Compensates for a green or magenta color cast.

Sets the overall image brightness. Applying an Exposure local correction can achieve results similar to traditional dodging and burning.

Adjusts the image contrast, with a greater effect in the midtones. 

Recovers detail in overexposed highlight areas of an image.

Recovers detail in underexposed shadow areas of an image.

Adjusts the white points in a photo

Adjusts the black points in a photo

Enhance or reduce the appearance of texture in your photo. Move the slider to the left to smoothen details; move it to the right to accentuate details. When you adjust the Texture slider, the color or tonality does not change.

Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast.

Reduces or increases existing haze in a photo

Changes the vividness or purity of the color.

Enhances edge definition to bring out details in a photo. A negative value blurs details.

Reduces luminance noise, which can become apparent when shadow areas are opened.

Removes moiré artifacts, or color aliasing.

Removes fringe colors along edges. See Remove local color fringes.

Applies a tint to the selected area. Select the hue by clicking the color sample box to the right of the effect name.

Specifies the diameter of the brush tip, in pixels.

Controls the hardness of the brush stroke.

Controls the rate of application of the adjustment.

Controls the amount of transparency in the stroke.

Confines brush strokes to areas of similar color.

Toggles visibility of the mask overlay in the image preview.

The cross hair indicates the application point. The solid circle indicates the brush size. The black-and-white dashed circle indicates the feather amount.

Paint with the Adjustment Brush tool in the area of the image you want to adjust.

When you release the mouse, a pin icon  appears at the application point. In the Adjustment Brush tool options, the mask mode changes to Add.

• Drag any of the effect sliders in the Adjustment Brush tool options to customize the effect in the image.

• Press V to hide or show the pin icon.

• To toggle visibility of the mask overlay, use the Show Mask option, press Y, or position the pointer over the pin icon.

• To undo part of the adjustment, click Erase in the Adjustment Brush tool options and paint over the adjustment.

• Remove the adjustment completely by selecting the pin and pressing Delete.

• Press Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Mac OS) to undo your last adjustment.

• Click Clear All at the bottom of the tool options to remove all Adjustment Brush tool adjustments and set the mask mode to New.

Camera Raw opens the Graduated Filter tool options under the Histogram and sets the mask mode to New.

Choose the type of adjustment you want to make in the Graduated Filter tool options by dragging the slider for any of the following effects:

Adjusts the color temperature of an area of the image, making it warmer or cooler. A graduated filter temperature effect can improve images captured in mixed-lighting conditions.

Compensates for a green or magenta color cast.

Sets the overall image brightness. Applying an Exposure graduated filter can achieve results similar to traditional dodging and burning.

Adjusts the image contrast, with a greater effect in the midtones.

Recovers detail in overexposed highlight areas of an image.

Recovers detail in underexposed shadow areas of an image.

Adjusts the white points in a photo

Adjusts the black points in a photo

Enhance or reduce the appearance of texture in your photo. Move the slider to the left to smoothen details; move it to the right to accentuate details. When you adjust the Texture slider, the color or tonality does not change.

Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast.

Reduces or increases existing haze in a photo

Changes the vividness or purity of the color.

Enhances edge definition to bring out details in the photo. A negative value blurs details.

Reduces luminance noise, which can become apparent when shadow areas are opened.

Removes moiré artifacts, or color aliasing.

Removes fringe color along edges. See Remove local color fringes.

Applies a tint to the selected area. Select the hue by clicking the color sample box to the right of the effect name.

The filter starts at the red dot and red dotted line, and it continues past the green dot and green dotted line.

The mask mode switches to Edit in the Graduated Filter tool options.

• Drag any of the effect sliders in the Graduated Filter tool options to customize the filter.

• Toggle visibility of the guide overlays by selecting the Overlay option (or press V).

• Drag the green or red dot to freely expand, contract, and rotate the effect.

• Drag the black-and-white dotted line to shift the effect.

• Position the pointer over the green-and-white or red-and-white dotted line, near the green or red dot, until a double-pointing arrow appears. Then, drag to expand or contract the effect at that end of the range.

• Position the pointer over the green-and-white or red-and-white dotted line, away from the green or red dot, until a curved double-pointing arrow appears. Then, drag to rotate the effect.

• Remove the filter by pressing Delete.

• Press Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Mac OS) to undo your last adjustment.

• Use the Mask option to enable mask visualization. Alternatively, press Y to toggle the Mask setting.
• Click Clear All at the bottom of the tool options to remove all Graduated Filter tool effects and set the mask mode to New.

Open a photo in Adobe Camera Raw.

In the toolbar of the Camera Raw dialog box, select the Adjustment Brush tool, Graduated Filter tool, or Radial Filter tool. Then create an initial selection mask over a specific area of your photo that you want to correct.

From the tool options in the Adjustment panel on the right, choose the Range Mask type as Depth from the drop-down list. By default, Range Mask is set to None (disabled by default).

To select a depth range within the mask area, do the following:

• Adjust the Depth Range slider to set the endpoints of the selected depth range. Alternatively, select the eyedropper tool  (above the Depth Range slider). Click+drag an area on the image to set the depth range. It is recommended to select a smaller area when you use this tool to narrow down on a specific depth range. 
• Use the Smoothness slider to adjust the smoothness of the falloff at either end of the selected depth range.

Select the Visualize Depth Map check box to view the depth information of the photo in black and white representation. The part of photo in white represents the foreground, while the part of photo in black represents the background. The red color shows the actual area masked which is an intersection of depth and local adjustment applied.

After refining the mask area, you can make selective adjustments in the Adjustment panel to create precise photographic edits.

Open a photo in Adobe Camera Raw.

In the Camera Raw dialog box, select the Adjustment Brush tool, the Graduated Filter tool, or the Radial Filter tool from the toolbar. Then, create an initial selection mask over a specific area of your photo that you want to correct.

From the tool options in the Adjustment panel on the right, choose the Range Mask type as Color from the drop-down list. By default, Range Mask is set to None (disabled by default).

Use the eyedropper (near the Range Mask option) to sample color within the mask area. Do any of the following:

• To sample a single color within the mask area, click the eyedropper at the required location on your photo. 
• For more accurate color selection, click+drag an area around the colors in the photo that you want to adjust.
• To sample colors from multiple selections, hold the Shift key while selecting a single color (Shift+click) or while selecting an area (Shift+click+drag). You can add up to five color samples.

Adjust the Color Range slider to narrow or broaden the range of selected colors.

To exit color sampling, press the Esc key or click the eyedropper (near the Range Mask option).

Open a photo in Adobe Camera Raw.

In the Camera Raw dialog box, select the Adjustment Brush tool, the Graduated Filter tool, or the Radial Filter tool from the toolbar. Then, create an initial selection mask over a specific area of your photo that you want to correct.

From the tool options in the Adjustment panel on the right, choose the Range Mask type as Luminance from the drop-down list. By default, Range Mask is set as None.

• Adjust the Luminance Range slider to set the endpoints of the selected luminance range. Alternatively, select the eyedropper tool  (above the Luminance Range slider). Click+drag an area on the photo you want to adjust. It is recommended to select a small area to narrow down on a specific luminance range. 
• Use the Smoothness slider to adjust how smooth the falloff is at either end of the selected luminance range.
  

Select the Visualize Luminance Map check box to view the luminance information of the photo in black and white representation. The part in red color shows the actual area masked which is an intersection of depth and local adjustment applied.

In the Adjustment Brush or Graduated Filter tool options in the Camera Raw dialog box, click the Camera Raw Settings menu button . Then, choose one of the following commands:

Saves the current local adjustment effect settings as a preset. Type a name and click OK. Saved presets appear in the Local Adjustment Settings menu and can be applied to any image that is opened in Camera Raw.

Deletes the selected local adjustment preset.

Renames the selected local adjustment preset. Type a name and click OK.

Select a preset to apply its settings with the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter tool.