When you’re making adjustments in the Basic sliders in Camera Raw, there’s a hidden shortcut that shows different things to help with various adjustments. Holding down the Option (PC: Alt) key while dragging the Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, or Dehaze sliders will show clipping (the areas of the photo that are losing detail), such as blown-out highlights, or plugged-up shadows. Also, holding down Option (PC: Alt) when you’re adjusting Sharpening or Noise Reduction in the Detail panel will give you a grayscale view so you can focus on the detail and not be distracted by color.
This tip previously published in Colin Smith’s Photoshop Tips column, in the January, 2020 issue of Photoshop User magazine.
