Photoshop's Light adjustment layer replaces Brightness and Contrast with a full set of Camera Raw controls — exposure, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, and contrast — available directly in the layers panel. Combined with layer masks and selections, it allows precise, non-destructive light edits targeted to specific areas of an
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