Quick Mask Lion

With the lion the issue with this photo is that you can see the cage slightly in the face which is causing a slight blur to the left of the mouth as you look at the photo. To deal with this I have used the quick mask tool. This tool allows you to brush over an area of the photograph and then adjust the brightness and contrast in the selected area only.

The picture below shows the area I have brushed over and will be able to adjust separately from the rest of the image. When you select this area with the quick mask tool it will draw an outline on the image and then you must invert this selection otherwise it will change the rest of the picture and not the selected area. (as you have painted over and masked an area)

With the area now selected you can bring up any of the adjustment tools and make minor adjustment to correct the blurred area. By clicking the preview box on and off you can see the extent of any changes.