How to Edit Dark Tone Photos in Lightroom | Moody Photo Lightroom Editing Tutorial

Elevate your photos by learning how to edit in a moody, dark tone, dramatic way! We’ll go over how to set up your camera for the best results as well as how to edit. You can edit this way using any pro level photo editor and even in some free ones. I’m using Lightroom in this tutorial. The goal of this editing style is to create drama by under exposing our mid tones and highlights and using a very minimal color palette.
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🎥 In This video:
👉 3 Tips for setting up your camera during your photo session to get the best results.
👍 3 Simple steps for editing your photos
🤙Bonus: 4th step to save time when editing in a series.
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A few things to keep in mind when you want to edit this way. Certain subjects and lighting conditions are going to work better for this process assaying and color grading because they lend themselves naturally to it. So for beginners, or if you're new to photography in general, make sure you plan your photo sessions and set your camera up correctly. It will go a long way in setting you up for success.
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⏲️TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Dark Tone Edits
00:15 Camera Set Up
00:29 Tip #1 - Shoot RAW
00:50 Tip #2 - Use Your Histogram
01:13 Tip #3 - Expose To The Left
01:40 Editing Overview
02:34 Step #1 - Basic Tonal Edits
05:14 Step #2 - Specific Color Edits
09:30 Step #3 - Global Color Edits
11:58 BONUS! Step #4 - Save Time Editing
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[@charbar85]

Thank you.I honestly thought that this was a great tutorial! I've always just edited without any specific order and can find that method to be a little frustrating tbh. But even though I didn't do everything exactly to your style, I found your strategy very helpful. Moving forward I will follow this template for my edits. Thanks again! Probably one of the best most useful videos I've watched

[@Flannerymedia]

Thanks for the kind words! You do what works for you. This is just how I wrap my mind around it.

[@jamesdeems8295]

Howdy! Love this tutorial! Exactly what I was looking for. Do you have any tips if I were to use this method on a melanated skin tone? Many thanks!

[@Flannerymedia]

Sure, make sure you’re not clipping in the highlights or lowlights when you’re out and shooting your image, You can always push those more in post. Depending on the undertones in the skin you may have to use some yellows and not just orange/red for skin tones as well. I tend to not reduce luminance.
Thanks for the view. Glad it helped.

[@SteveAllen92648]

Great info but that was an odd ending.

[@Flannerymedia]

Haha. Yeah I need to learn how to end a video. That’s the part I don’t know much about.

[@margotjordan5204]

What version of lightroom classic are you using? I am trying to follow your steps

[@Flannerymedia]

I am using Lightroom CC in this tutorial. The tools are the same in Classic, however they are in different locations/tabs once you go into the Develop section.