Fresh Start Photography Group

Monthly Topic

Lightroom Masking

The Masking feature in Lightroom can be complex, but it is also one of the most indispensable and transformative tools you'll use on almost every photo - once you get the hang of it! You'll see before & after examples of how masking can enhance your images, as well as workflow options.

Lightroom's masking tool lets you apply local adjustments (exposure, color, contrast) to specific areas of an image using powerful AI-driven selections (Subject, Sky, Objects) or manual tools (Brush, Gradients, Range Masks for Color/Luminance/Depth) to isolate edits, refine selections with Add/Subtract/Intersect, and build complex masks for detailed control. You can use the floating Masks panel to adjust, invert, or combine masks for selective, non-destructive editing.

The Masking tool works in conjunction with other tools in Lightroom so even though our discussion focuses on masking, we encourage you to learn more about Lightroom's other features to make full use of your application.

You are welcome to bring your laptop (with Lightroom Classic installed) to follow along.

There will be time for Q&A after the presentation in lieu of photo submissions.

It is by sharing our work and getting constructive criticism that we grow as photographers... :)

See you there...

Monthly Topic: Holiday Party

We can discuss 2027 meeting ideas/topics and meetup locations at this time. If you have suggestions, or would like to host, please let us know!

We don't often have time to just visit and talk with each other at our more formal presentations, so this will be a more casual meeting where members can mingle and talk. Feel free to bring your camera or any other photography gear that you would like to discuss or ask questions about, or just spend time visiting with other members.

If you have ideas for events or meetings in 2027, this would be a good time to discuss some of those ideas also.

The library is allowing food and drink this year, so please bring a desert or a non desert dish to share. Be sure to post the dish on this page in the "comment" section, so we don't end up with all desserts. Please RSVP no later than December 12 - if possible - so we'll know how many plates, cups, etc. to bring.

Hope to see you there!

Monthly Topic is

We hope that our speakers expand or refresh your knowledge of photography. It's not the destination but the journey that challenges the mind and soul.

Monthly Critique: You can submit a photograph from a recent meetup, related to the monthly meeting topic or any other photograph you want critiqued. Limit: one submission per member. (You can bring a couple more, in case we have more time to view photographs)

PS: everyone is encouraged to share a photograph. Please bring it on a flash drive to the meeting. It is by sharing our work and getting constructive criticism that we grow as photographers... :)

See you there...

The leadership team.