How to use the tone curve in Adobe Lightroom!
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2021
- Intimidated by the tone curve in Adobe Lightroom? Let's change that! In this video we breakdown exactly what the tone curve is, how it works, and how to use it to create a consistent portfolio. I'll also be showing you how I used the tone curve to edit several photos from a portrait shoot I did with my friend Alex a few weeks ago. We also filmed that entire shoot, and you can watch it using the link below!
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What are some of the other features in Lightroom that you’d like me to cover?
Brother can you make viedo about skin tone features
@@rajeshrai5518 Hey man, absolutely! Good idea
@@seandalt plzz brother make viedo about skin tone n about hsl if you have time thank you my brother
Working with the color grading tools on the Lightroom app is something I’m trying to get better with, they lied to us in kindergarten man, colors ARE hard 😩
Could you do a video comparing Lightroom Classic vs Lightroom CC? I prefer CC (and I think Adobe wants me to as well) but every tutorial I watch uses Classic so idk maybe I should switch?
*Pro tip I forgot to mention:* You can right click the tone curve and select "snap to grid" to make it easier to line up the individual RGB channels to eachother. Your adjustments become less precise, but makes it quite easy to match!
Finally I got the idea of a tone curve! Thank you!
Wow! I absolutely learned a lot from you in 12 minutes!
Your Videos are great man. Really appreciate all your advices! Love your Content!
Wow! Thank you so much for making this video, I needed this so bad. Im constantly looking for ways to improve my editing skills and this tone curve tutorial is simply amazing!
I've found the way you describe and teach how to approach each aspect really helpful! Thanks man!!
Didn’t even know you could custom save the curves. I was just copying and pasting the curve from the previous photo. I was totally unaware until you pointed it out to us. Thank you so much. Blessings!
Pretty cool right? It's great because we can mix and match tone curves with different presets. Really love this feature. Glad you enjoyed the vid James!
Great video! Thanks for the detailed information on the tone curve and how to use it.
Thanks for sharing this tip. The Curve tool is complicated at first, but having an understanding of how it works is a real game changer for both filmmaking and photography.
Absolutely great! Finally understood the tone curve! And my learning curve is even steeper! Can't wait for next week's class.
Thank you Katja! Appreciate you being here!
This is incredibly helpful, Sean! Thankful to have a photography teacher like you! Keep up the great work!
Hey Bao, thank you! Thanks for watching!
Very informative video Sean, thank you so much
Its superb, thanks. I've learned alot, it's informative. Keep going👌
That was a fantastic help, thank you❤
Great video - the tip about saving the tone curve is great; had not realised that was possible and always shied away from the colours for the exact reason you mentioned and not being able to get a consistent curve
Would love to see a video on the connection between the calibration section and the tone curve as I'd imagine that will generate some great results
Thank you so much! This helped a lot!
Your content it's so amazing..! I've learn a bunch of stuff becuase of your videos! Thanks dude!
Hey David, really appreciate that dude! Thanks for taking the time to watch the channel and leave a comment man!
Thanks for this video Sean, now I know exactly what I'm doing when I play with those curves ! :)
Very clear video! Lightroom always feel a little bit overwhelming so these short videos are really helpful. Thank you!
Hey Maria, thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to watch the videos :)
Great Vid, Sean! I didn’t know that I can save the curve, that’s a great new gift you gave me 🤩🙏🤩 great pics by the way 😍🤩😍
Hey Thomas glad you enjoyed the vid man! Thanks for bein here!
Thank you for another great video Sean! First, please make more videos like the one from last week. Second, I’d love a video going into the Color Grading tool in Lightroom!
Hey Alex, appreciate the comment man! Definitely expect more videos like last week. I have a color grading vid coming soon as well!
Great lesson 👍🏻
NICE! GOOD TUTORIAL!
this man is so underrated and needs more subs
Thankyou ..much helpful ❤️
Hey Rohan, thanks for watching and commenting man!
Thanks for the wonderful video on Tone Curves. Beautifully illustrated. I wondered if you'd consider doing a video on Raya Pro Version 5.0 at some stage!!
Thank you Sean :)
Much love Pedro!
Thank you!
100%!
Great video Sean, I've always been put off by the tone curve tool, but you explained it brilliantly, thank you 🙌🏻. Will be having a play around with it now. I suppose its not as in depth but would it be the same as in Lightroom Mobile
Thanks for this video, Sean! I'm a full on beginner in Light room..I really liked the pointer about flattening the image first. Also, I loved the filmic touch you got from softening the blacks/whites on point curve!
I've seen another edit style where the guy won't touch the first group of sliders at all, then jump straight into the point curve RGB and s curve all of them. What are your thoughts on that?
man absolutely awesome video such good detail without overcomplicating things. What's your opinion on lightroom vs lightroom classic? I'm using lightroom at the moment but I'm missing a few of the features your talking about in this video which is making me want to switch
A little to this video.. but wow this was so helpful!!!
Wow this video helped me learn about tone curve, before I was not using it because I don’t know, thanks 😊 btw I’m using Adobe Lightroom mobile free version :>
Really helpful.
Glad to hear it :)
Thankyou so much.
Thanks for watching!
Hi @Sean Dalton, first off thank you so much for all of the great content that you create! I'm just a little confused about something that you said at 03:15. How can there be shadows within the mid-tones? Wouldn't anyting in the mid-tone range just be considered a mid-tone?
Also, I've seen some tutorials where the instructor use both the contrast lighter in the basic adjustment panel and the tone curve. Is there an added benefit to using both, or are they just being redundant?
Great Video
Thank you! Welcome to the channel :)
a very helpful video! the only thing is I don't know how to make a point in the tone curve.
I used to know but that doesn't work anymore, is there something specific you click?
Hello Sean, firstly, thanks for the video; as a creator, you have provided a bundle of knowledge for someone like me. Just one point, though, I found the second image to be a little red on the face?
Hello Sean, Great video on how to use the tone curve. You mention a “Classic portrait preset pack” that you offer, how is that available?. Thanks
Thanks for a very useful video! I have a question... if I first make an overall edit in the basic panel (that's my workflow), and then add an s-curve, could I end up having too much contrast?
Hi Sean, thank you for the great explanation of the tone curve. I'm starting to master the tone curve more and more and so are my images. However, I'm still trying to understand what a good approach is for using the tone curve (RGB channels) vs Split toning. When do you use what? Because both can do the same thing; adding non-existing colors to an image. Looking forward to your response and hope to finally understand that part :)
split toning is more like adding a specific color into your image, into shadow or highlight, whereas tone curve is more manipulating the degrees of lighting aspects such as increasing or decreasing intensity of shadow or highlight etc. same goes to red, blue, green tone curve, those also manipulate intensity of those 3 basic colors. In my opinion split toning and tone curve are totally different process as adding colors and increasing or decreasing intensity of lighting aspect
Nice response by Kai64, I definitely agree with his take. Split toning (now called color grading) is a more practical approach to shifting colors in scene, simply because the interface gives us more control and we have access to a wider range of color. We can see the tone curve as a general global brightness/tone adjustments tool, and then fine-tune our colors using the color grading, HSL, and color calibration panels.
@@seandalt Okay, so if I understand it correctly. The tone curve is to control the intensity of the global exposure and the individual channels are more for adding in color, but at the same time also to change the intensity of color within the image. So a steep S-curve will result in more color contrast in the image? When should I add color with the tone curve and when using split toning for that? What is the good approuch for both tools, because I see lots of presets use both?
Thanks so much for such a helpful video, Sean! I have a question, how did you manage to create the same curve for the RGB? Is there a way to copy/paste them? Thanks!
Hey Pino, thank you! I completely forgot to mention this in the video but you can right click the tone curve and select "snap to grid" to make it easier to line up the individual RGB channels to eachother. Your adjustments become less precise, but makes it quite easy to match!
@@seandalt thank you! That helps a lot.
Thank you so much, this helped a lot! I still have one question: How can I make sure that the single RGB curves are identical in each channel? Is there as well a copy/paste between the channels or do I need to get them all aligned manually?
Completely slipped my mind for the video. I even had it in the notes! Just right-click on the panel and select "snap to grid". Makes it way easier to line up the RGB channels to be identical :)
You asked my question 🙏🙌🏻🙏 thank’s a lot 🙃
So do you use presets before this or does the tone curve replace the presets
I’m so confused about why my tone curve module looks so different than everyone else’s ? So frustrating.
What version of lightroom is this? I dont have the option for texture, dehaze and colour options at tone curve on my version
Can you set points on the curve in the new Lightroom and not just lightroom classic?
i have lightroom classic and don’t see the color selection in tone curve box…how do i fix that?
What editing software did u used for this?
This is Adobe Lightroom Classic, and the video was edited in Final Cut Pro :)
Alright thank you For this information bro
Make a full tutorial
Can you explain what you mean by full tutorial?
Whats the point of adding the same curves to each RGB? all it does its add contrast, which can be done at the main curve. …. -i’m not arguing against it, just trying to understand
There are slight differences between the curves which result in color changes!
No you are inaccurate when you say dragging the red channel down gives you blue. No it gives you CYAN.
Thank you for your effort, it’s helpful.
Glad to hear the content helps you, thanks for subbing :)