White level adjustment

The process of adjusting the brightest pixels in an image to define the peak luminance threshold.

Tonal Range Fundamentals

A primary component of basic image adjustments used to establish the image’s dynamic range, alongside:

• Exposure
  • Highlights
  • Shadows
  • Blacks

Workflow Integration

• Initial Image Preparation: In Landscape photography, adjusting whites is a foundational step performed alongside straightening and basic tonal tweaks before moving to advanced Masking.
• Adobe Lightroom Classic Application:
  • Essential when utilizing features like the “Landscape” mask in Lightroom Classic or Camera Raw.
  • Targeted HSL Adjustments: Using the Color Mixer panel to manipulate the Luminance of specific color channels (Hue, Saturation, Luminance).

References

• 2026 04 14 Landscape processing in Lightroom Classic Anthony Morganti
• 2026 04 22 Lightroom Classic Targeted HSL Color Adjustments Using the Color Mixer (Julieanne Kost: Targeted HSL Color Adjustments)