What are the signature post-processing techniques employed by Scott Kivowitz in Lightroom?

Scott often talks about two big themes in Lightroom: thoughtful tonal control and selective/local adjustments.

• He leans on Lightroom’s improved Basic panel sliders (especially in LR4 and newer) for cleaner exposure, better sky recovery, and gentle contrast rather than heavy-handed global effects.
• He regularly uses local tools (brush, gradient, radial) to guide the eye: brightening specific areas, adding contrast or clarity where needed, and leaving the rest of the scene more natural.
• Lightroom is usually his foundation: crop, exposure, color, and atmosphere set there before finishing in plugins (like Perfect Effects or similar) when he wants a particular “dreamy” or stylized look.

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