How can I darken one corner of a photo in Lightroom?

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I have an image with a distracting area in the bottom-right corner. I'd like to selectively darken just that part of the frame, ideally with a smooth transition rather than affecting the whole photo. Can Lightroom do this, and which local adjustment tool should I use?

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The feature you're looking for is the Adjustment Brush. With that, you would select:

  • the amount of exposure, plus or minus
  • the size of the brush, in pixels
  • the feather, which controls the hardness of the edge,
  • the flow, which controls the rate at which the adjustment is applied
  • the density, which controls the strength of the adjustment (transparency)

Adobe Press has an article on doing this in Lightroom 3, but it will translate to other versions as well as Adobe Camera Raw for those of using Photoshop instead.

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Yes. In Lightroom, use a local adjustment tool rather than a global exposure change. The usual choice is the Adjustment Brush, where you can lower Exposure and paint over the distracting corner. Use Feather to keep the transition soft, and adjust Flow and Density to control how strongly the effect builds up.

If the area fades gradually from the edge inward, a graduated adjustment can also work well. In either case, reduce the exposure only as much as needed so the darkening looks natural.

If Lightroom’s local tools still don’t give you enough control, you may need a more advanced editor such as Photoshop or another dedicated editing tool.

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