Spot removal on area within mask?

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May 2, 2022
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A question came up today.

Image of a swan head with sky in the background. Between swan and sky are a couple weeds sticking up behind head.

I can do a select subject and get the swan. And clean it up with a brush. And invert it so the sky has a good selection. But HOW do I do the spot removal while in a mask?

I DON'T KNOW of any way to do this in Lightroom, but it's very simple and straightforward in Photoshop.

IS there a way to do operations like spot removal from within a mask?

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Correct answer Rob_Cullen

No, the Spot Removal Tool is not available while in the Masking panel.

You only have Spotting tool options. eg. Feather & Size. Clone or Heal.

Good suggestion though!

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dj_paige

Legend

You do the spot removal before you start masking.

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DavePinMinnAuthor

Inspiring

Sometimes you can't do it very well without the masking. Or, its just a lot EASIER with a mask.

I couldn't think of a way to do it in Lightroom, but I was hoping I'd missed some feature. That'll be one of the capabilities I'll have to let all the folks in the Lightroom class know is best left to Photoshop.

Thanks for confirming what I thought.