If you want to maximize your control over the contrast in your image you need to master the use of the Tone Curve panel in Adobe Lightroom. Learn from the Lightroom Guru how to use the Tone Curve Panel in Lightroom and about the concept of contrast.

My first experience in photography, probably the moment I fell in love with it, was when my sister taught me how to develop a black and white print in the glow of the red lamps.