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Last updated on Oct 21, 2024

Learn how to adjust Details in an image. 

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Follow along with any project to learn how to apply effects.

  1. On the Lightroom on the web homepage, select All Photos.

  2. Select an image to open it in detail view, and then select Edit .

  3. Use the Detail panel sliders to sharpen edges and enhance detail while reducing image noise. 

    Tip:

    Noise includes luminance (graininess) and chroma (colored artifacts), both of which are common in photos taken at high ISO speeds.

    Detail panel is highlighted with sharpening, noise reduction, and color noise reduction slider.
    Move the slider left and right to sharpen your photo.

  4. Move the Sharpening slider right to enhance details. Select the expand icon for advanced controls:

    • Radius: Adjusts the size of sharpened details. Use lower values for fine details, higher values for larger ones. Too high can look unnatural.
    • Detail: Controls how much high-frequency information is sharpened. Lower values sharpen only edges; higher values enhance textures.
    • Masking: Determines where sharpening is applied. At 0, sharpening affects the entire image; at 100, it’s limited to strong edges.
  5. Move the Noise Reduction slider right to reduce luminance noise. Use the expand icon for:

    • Detail: Balances noise reduction and detail preservation.
    • Contrast: Adjusts contrast, with higher values keeping contrast but risking noise, and lower values smoothing the image.
  6. Move the Color Noise Reduction slider to the right to reduce color noise.

  7. Select the expand icon to adjust the Detail and Smoothness of image.

    • Detail: Controls the color noise threshold. Higher values protect thin, detailed color edges but may result in color speckling. Lower values remove color speckles but may result in color bleeding.
    • Smoothness: Higher values apply a softened effect to the speckled color tones.
  8. Select Share .

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