Chris shows you how to crop and straighten your photographs for instantly improved compositions; remove dust and distracting background elements; selectively paint in adjustments to make your subject's skin, teeth, and eyes shine in portraits; and make both subtle and dramatic color changes, including black-and-white conversions. Plus, learn to increase image quality through noise reduction and clarity adjustments, apply split toning and vignettes, and correct for lens distortion.

Topics include:

• Cropping and straightening photos
• Retouching with the Spot Removal tool
• Enhancing the sky with the Graduated Filter tool
• Improving exposure and color with the Adjustment Brush
• Modifying tone with the Tone Curve controls
• Creating better black-and-white photos
• Reducing noise with sharpening
• Split toning to create a sepia tone
• Correcting distortion
• Understanding camera calibration in Lightroom