The post Lightroom Adds Sky and Subject Masking, a Masks Panel, and More appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey . This week, Adobe released Lightroom Classic version 11.0 and Lightroom version 5.0, both of which provided a handful of eye-catching updates, including a revamp and expansion of Lightroom’s masking options. Prior to the October improvements, users could work with three distinct local adjustment tools : a Graduated Filter , a Radial Filter , and an Adjustment Brush . Now, Adobe has integrated these tools into a Masks panel that offers increased functionality, plus you now have access to several handy new masking options. Let’s take a closer look, starting with: Lightroom’s new Masks panel Both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom now feature a Masks panel, which allows you to easily create new masks and combine existing masks: Previously, masks could only combine in a limited capacity. Now, however, you can create seve...