Yes the midtone adjust was very neat as was the sharpening mask. I find that I edit almost exclusively with Lightroom but kinda fall into a rut always using the same tools while forgetting about others that are helpful, so yes great stuff.
Thank you so much for this great great video. I learned some new techniques and how to use them. You just saved me a ton of time editing my clients pictures. From the standpoint of an established professional for over 12 years I love photography because I will never ever stop learning. I can't thank you enough
Your explanation of the midtones and the color mixer is clear and concise. I am going to watch this again and take notes to apply to my photos. I really appreciate how you do these bite sized lessons. Thanks
The tone curve saturation tip was new to me. Will be looking at that going forward. However, most of the tips were excellent reminders of things I can certainly make more use of. Great video. Thanks.
@@MarkDenneyPhoto it's funny because I am NOT a LR Classic noob at all... I used all the time... I think 7 of your 9 tips are new to me... smh... I know I always have more to learn.. but SHEESH... I came into this video thinking I'd learn 1 or 2 things... lol.
Yeah, like the other commenters said, this was a very impactful video! I can use many of these tips right now. I'm scanning HUNDREDS of old family photos from before the digital era and am editing every one of them in Lightroom. It is making me VERY familiar with many of the sliders, and some of these tips will give me new superpowers to make my old photos look the best they can. Thanks!
As someone who is fairly new to photo editing (my Z6 was a retirement gift to myself) I find these kind of videos invaluable. You can't make enough of these. Thanks Mark.
As I was watching I kept thinking “oh I know what you are going to say”! Well I did to a point, the before and after I use all the time but always keep it on the side by side, I knew the other views existed, but I didn’t know you could zoom in and slide the image around! It’s something I have wanted for a long time, just like when there is a slider on certain websites to show before and after of noise reduction or a preset! The mid tone adjustment work around… never knew that one 👍🏻, or the tone curve and saturation adjustment. Great video and really helpful, thank you Mark!
Thanks Mark! Your channel is a real gold mine for a beginner like me! I like how each and every one of your videos teach us gamechanging techniques and tricks. Thanks for that and keep up your excellent work!
This is extremely useful. As a relatively new LR user, I am still overwhelmed by the number of tools available and the usefulness of many of them. You just shed a ton of light on many of the tools I was wondering about. Thank you very much!
Terrific ideas to improve post in Lightroom! Personally, I stay away from curves because I don't understand them. Everything else can go right into the toolbox. Like, now!
In Lightroom’s Tone Curve/Point Curve you can also have another way to easily adjust the middle tones. You can put one point at your chosen low middle tone and one point at your chosen high middle tone. This will allow your chosen high-tones and low-tones to be maintained. Then between these two points you place a third point where you can choose to raise or lower this point. These points may also be moved left/low-tone or right/high-tone as well to fine tune the extent of your middle-tones. Additional points for fine tuning can be added as well. It gives you a very useful tip.
Can't thank you enough, Mark, for this gem of a tutorial ! As you regularly do, you made the information easy to digest and the entire session was paced to perfection. So many good ideas packed into one sitting ! It's like a Swiss Army knife of photo editing techniques. Have a great Autumn, and please keep these session coming. Slainte !
Mark, for an editing novice like me, this video was totally outstanding. Thank you for making this video. I am excited to get back to editing my images. 😊
Thank you, Mark. I always learn something from your videos. This time it was the remove saturation from a Tone Curve. You mentioned using the Histogram. many people may not realize the Histogram is a powerful tool to adjust the five tones (Blacks, Shadows, MidTones or what Adobe has labeled Exposure, Highlights , and Whites). If one moves your mouse cursor across the graph, it highlights the section you can change there. So it is another place to adjust Midtones.
This was a great video for me. 9 simple lessons on how Lightroom works. Will save and watch again to make sure it the learning sticks. How can I get more of these types of lessons? Do you have other videos like this or a book to reference? Really appreciate your approach to teaching these things. Thank you and take care.
Great video - as always! I must admit, I find using Lightroom quite intimidating. So powerful! This video helps boost my confidence, not only in locating these features, but also to understand how much of something is "just right".
I learnt two new "tricks" which will now become a part of my editing workflow. Thank you so much Mark. To the point and easy to follow as ever. Much appreciated!
Mark, Another outstanding video. You knock it out of the park with your tutorial videos and they are presented very well. I wish I had you for my Organic Chemistry class. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the public. I do have one question for you. What do you use for your gamma curve and what do you use for your image encoding? I shoot with a Canon R5C and typically use Canon C-log 3 with BT.709 encoding. How can you elevate the dynamic range if desired? Thanks.
Thank you so much for showing that secret about the town curve! That has been so intimidated but now using those two little cheap things you showed me I think I can handle that and maybe get better Your videos are awesome thank you so much!
I nearly didn't watch this video! For some reason I was not aware of the refine saturation slider in the time curve - very useful! Couple of good reminders as well. Brilliantly succint video! 👍🏻 Thank you, Mark!
Always enjoy your videos there is something new to learn or forgotten tricks to revisit. Appreciate truly putting so much time into sharing your knowledge
Even though I’ve been using LR since version 2 and consider myself proficient, this video had some excellent tips that were new to me. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Mark. I always enjoy your videos and your photography too! I love the LR tips as there is always something new to learn about that package. I acquired a Nikon Z8 last month, returning to the brand I started with 50 years ago when I bought a Nikkormat EL. Keep up the great work. We are in the PNW so next time you come through here to visit the mountains or the coast, let me know and maybe a meal or a stay would be possible. Cheers
Hey Mark, Just an idea for a future video. Would you please consider making a comparison video comparing editing with Lightroom on a computer vs. an Ipad? I see you as an authority when it comes to landscape photo editing in Lightroom so your perspective would be quite valuable.
Thanks for a very useful video. You asked about the one point I learnt about today and it would have to be using the mid tone section of the colour grading section. I have use3d colour grading but this was a potential game changer. My point/question. I have been using the Basic/Auto tool as the starting point for my editing process. You didn't mention it in your talk so I thought I would ask how you see this tool fitting in with the points you talked about today. Thanks
Thanks for the grate share, so much to learn and barely remember!!! I can not remember what I did long ago BUT i have slider under my tone curve, it makes adjustments so much easier one you can brighten an image just using the whites But also get more details in clouds lowering the high lights. The sliders work really good with Milky Way images foreground and sky to get brighter like almost like a day capture BUT with stars.
I was tracking everything till I got to tip 8. How have I never seen the remove contrast from my tone curves?! Always learn something new from your videos. Many thanks!
Thanks for this video - I continue learning new stuff. I must have missed the slider under the tone curve. Great tip! As well as the midtone trick. By the way, playing with negative dehaze and/or clarity can sometimes be helpful.
✅QUESTION: Did you learn at least One New Editing Tip in this video?
the midtone 🎉🎉🎉
Yes, the midtone also.
Tone curve.
A few, I'll have to watch a couple more times for it all to sink in!
Tone curve saturation slider
Thanks Mark, the "hack" using the colour mixer for midtone luminance adjustments is brilliant.
My pleasure!
A great reminder of things I did know but had forgotten.
Very, very useful for an overwhelmed beginner. Thank you.
Yes the midtone adjust was very neat as was the sharpening mask. I find that I edit almost exclusively with Lightroom but kinda fall into a rut always using the same tools while forgetting about others that are helpful, so yes great stuff.
Been using Lightroom for years but I think I only knew one of these. Great tips!
That midtone tip is GOLD!! Been struggling to get that effect with curves for years... Thank you!
Happy to do it!
Yes, about the midtone luminance adjustments and the tone curve contrast adjustments. Very instructive, thanks
Thank you so much for this great great video. I learned some new techniques and how to use them. You just saved me a ton of time editing my clients pictures.
From the standpoint of an established professional for over 12 years I love photography because I will never ever stop learning.
I can't thank you enough
Your explanation of the midtones and the color mixer is clear and concise. I am going to watch this again and take notes to apply to my photos. I really appreciate how you do these bite sized lessons. Thanks
Happy to hear it was helpful!
The tone curve saturation tip was new to me. Will be looking at that going forward. However, most of the tips were excellent reminders of things I can certainly make more use of. Great video. Thanks.
Thanks John!
Thanks Mark; I wasn’t aware of the saturation slider in the tone curve panel; I’ll certainly be making use of that!
Glad to do it Chris!
DOOD.. the midtone hack is outstanding. woah.... so simple and easy to enhance my workflow... thank you!!
Awesome to hear it was helpful!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto it's funny because I am NOT a LR Classic noob at all... I used all the time... I think 7 of your 9 tips are new to me... smh... I know I always have more to learn.. but SHEESH... I came into this video thinking I'd learn 1 or 2 things... lol.
Yeah, like the other commenters said, this was a very impactful video! I can use many of these tips right now. I'm scanning HUNDREDS of old family photos from before the digital era and am editing every one of them in Lightroom. It is making me VERY familiar with many of the sliders, and some of these tips will give me new superpowers to make my old photos look the best they can. Thanks!
As someone who is fairly new to photo editing (my Z6 was a retirement gift to myself) I find these kind of videos invaluable. You can't make enough of these.
Thanks Mark.
Thanks my friend!
As I was watching I kept thinking “oh I know what you are going to say”! Well I did to a point, the before and after I use all the time but always keep it on the side by side, I knew the other views existed, but I didn’t know you could zoom in and slide the image around! It’s something I have wanted for a long time, just like when there is a slider on certain websites to show before and after of noise reduction or a preset!
The mid tone adjustment work around… never knew that one 👍🏻, or the tone curve and saturation adjustment.
Great video and really helpful, thank you Mark!
Thanks Mark! Your channel is a real gold mine for a beginner like me! I like how each and every one of your videos teach us gamechanging techniques and tricks. Thanks for that and keep up your excellent work!
Great to hear you're enjoying it!
This is extremely useful. As a relatively new LR user, I am still overwhelmed by the number of tools available and the usefulness of many of them. You just shed a ton of light on many of the tools I was wondering about. Thank you very much!
Terrific ideas to improve post in Lightroom! Personally, I stay away from curves because I don't understand them. Everything else can go right into the toolbox. Like, now!
Perfect!
Thank you Mark. Great tools for adjustments, especially for blown out areas of images.
The best set of Lightroom tips I have seen in quite a while! Thank you!
Thank you!
I find these videos so helpful and beneficial. Thank you for sharing Mark. Always learn something new and how/when to use them.
In Lightroom’s Tone Curve/Point Curve you can also have another way to easily adjust the middle tones. You can put one point at your chosen low middle tone and one point at your chosen high middle tone. This will allow your chosen high-tones and low-tones to be maintained. Then between these two points you place a third point where you can choose to raise or lower this point. These points may also be moved left/low-tone or right/high-tone as well to fine tune the extent of your middle-tones. Additional points for fine tuning can be added as well. It gives you a very useful tip.
Agreed. The tone curve gives finer control. I set B and W points here too.
Mark, great video. These tips will definitely make my processing better and I think I'll be going back to some older photos and reprocess them!
Can't thank you enough, Mark, for this gem of a tutorial ! As you regularly do, you made the information easy to digest and the entire session was paced to perfection. So many good ideas packed into one sitting ! It's like a Swiss Army knife of photo editing techniques. Have a great Autumn, and please keep these session coming. Slainte !
Not necessarily but the refresher certainly helps me remember tools available that I had forgotten! SO Thanks Mark !!
Several little function details I did not know and will aim to incorporate in my use of Lightroom Classic. Thank you.
I have recently discovered the midtone slider in color grading and it’s been a game changer
Mark, for an editing novice like me, this video was totally outstanding. Thank you for making this video. I am excited to get back to editing my images. 😊
Thank you, Mark. I always learn something from your videos. This time it was the remove saturation from a Tone Curve. You mentioned using the Histogram. many people may not realize the Histogram is a powerful tool to adjust the five tones (Blacks, Shadows, MidTones or what Adobe has labeled Exposure, Highlights , and Whites). If one moves your mouse cursor across the graph, it highlights the section you can change there. So it is another place to adjust Midtones.
This was a great video for me. 9 simple lessons on how Lightroom works. Will save and watch again to make sure it the learning sticks. How can I get more of these types of lessons? Do you have other videos like this or a book to reference? Really appreciate your approach to teaching these things. Thank you and take care.
Lots of great tips, had to write a note on my phone to remember them for later 🙂
Thanks Mark ... Great Advice. 1st time I've heard a lot of this information.
My god your photos are amazing Mark, wow.
Thanks so much!
Great video - as always! I must admit, I find using Lightroom quite intimidating. So powerful! This video helps boost my confidence, not only in locating these features, but also to understand how much of something is "just right".
Excellent thanks, I never knew about that midtones adjustment or the mask for sharpening.
That Mid-tone tip is pure genius ! Thanks, Mark.
Thanks, Mark, for a clear explanation of all these powerful tools. The "refine saturation" slider is a great addition to the Tone Curve panel.
My pleasure!
I learnt two new "tricks" which will now become a part of my editing workflow. Thank you so much Mark. To the point and easy to follow as ever. Much appreciated!
Thanks, good to know. Now, I'm going to start using that tool.
Mark, Another outstanding video. You knock it out of the park with your tutorial videos and they are presented very well. I wish I had you for my Organic Chemistry class. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the public. I do have one question for you. What do you use for your gamma curve and what do you use for your image encoding? I shoot with a Canon R5C and typically use Canon C-log 3 with BT.709 encoding. How can you elevate the dynamic range if desired? Thanks.
I've used LR for many years. I especially like the tip re: using Color Grading midtowns and luminosity.
The midtone tip is superb. The rest I largely knew but had forgotten about. Many thanks for a great refresher.
Happy to do it!
Thank you Mark, for turning on the lights for me, so to speak
Thanks Mark. A really helpful for someone like me who is learning about Lighttoom all the time.
Thank you so much for showing that secret about the town curve!
That has been so intimidated but now using those two little cheap things you showed me I think I can handle that and maybe get better
Your videos are awesome thank you so much!
I nearly didn't watch this video! For some reason I was not aware of the refine saturation slider in the time curve - very useful! Couple of good reminders as well. Brilliantly succint video! 👍🏻 Thank you, Mark!
I'm glad you did and glad you enjoyed it as well!
Thanks for sharing Mark, nice and really helpful tips. 👍
Excellent video. Lot to learn. Thanks !!
Best twenty minutes I’ve spent learning this amazing program. Also thank you for reminding me about PPA
Happy to do it my friend!
DOUBLE WOW. What a lot I just learned from your video and very helpful for sure. Thank you!
I think the midtone part was very helpful, I hope I can remember it and use it soon!
Excellent, I always get something new out of your videos! I just wish I could remember it all!
Thanks for the ideas. I only edit in Lightroom Mobile so only a few of the tips apply, but they're helpful.
The first video that ive learnt something useful, thanks
OK, Mark. All of these are new to me. Thank you so much. This is great information.
Mark, I always learn something listening to you. thank you.
If you enable Solo Mode and press Option/Alt, you can have two panels open at once if you need it.
Great video! I will be using all of those, thanks
Always enjoy your videos there is something new to learn or forgotten tricks to revisit. Appreciate truly putting so much time into sharing your knowledge
As much as I enjoy all of your videos, I must say this one was the most informative and exactly what I needed today 👏
I did know all these things, however, there is a need to help out those who are just starting out in LR, so this was a worthy video, nice job.
This is such a useful video. Not to mention the photos are astonishing!
Some good tips! Thank you! The 'visualize spots' tip is most helpful for me!
Thanks Mark. Great tips and I especially like the midtone adjustment work around! Hey, does your clock need a battery?
More vídeos like this ! Well done !!
Superb Mark. Especially the first, mid-tones tip!
Even though I’ve been using LR since version 2 and consider myself proficient, this video had some excellent tips that were new to me. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the first tip, great one. Thanks.
Didn't know these, Very helpful
Hi Mark, thanks for a great refresh video on these sometime forgotten tip.
Long term LR and PS user here, fantastic video. Thank you!
Thanks Mark. I always enjoy your videos and your photography too! I love the LR tips as there is always something new to learn about that package. I acquired a Nikon Z8 last month, returning to the brand I started with 50 years ago when I bought a Nikkormat EL. Keep up the great work. We are in the PNW so next time you come through here to visit the mountains or the coast, let me know and maybe a meal or a stay would be possible. Cheers
I learned something on every point. Thanks
Hey Mark,
Just an idea for a future video.
Would you please consider making a comparison video comparing editing with Lightroom on a computer vs. an Ipad?
I see you as an authority when it comes to landscape photo editing in Lightroom so your perspective would be quite valuable.
Hi Mark, watch and learn from your videos every week. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Thanks Mark! This is really helpful. It makes a huge different to my pics. Regards Rogier (NL)
Excellent video. So much more info for me to use. Many thanks.
Great video. Really helpful for fine tuning my editing in Lightroom.
Wow, I learned a lot from this. Thank you 🤗✨️
Excellent tips Mark, many thanks for all you do to help photographers!
My pleasure!
Point Color Tool is also known as the Targeted Adjustment Tool (TAT) and is also available in the Tone Curve panel.
Thanks for a very useful video. You asked about the one point I learnt about today and it would have to be using the mid tone section of the colour grading section. I have use3d colour grading but this was a potential game changer. My point/question. I have been using the Basic/Auto tool as the starting point for my editing process. You didn't mention it in your talk so I thought I would ask how you see this tool fitting in with the points you talked about today. Thanks
Thank you! One of your most helpful videos ever! (And they are all helpful.)
Super helpful, thank you!
thank you for this excellent and informative video
What a fantastic and useful video. Every one of the nine actions you highlighted will make a difference to my editing. Thanks for sharing.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
These tips are going to be game changing! Definitely going in my notes! Excellent Video ❤🎉
Awesome!
Thank you for your work Mark! Dont usually write comments, but your videos are always a pleasure to watch, and leave me a bit wiser ;)
That means a lot - thank you!
I learned a lot! Immediately subscribed.
Thanks for the grate share, so much to learn and barely remember!!! I can not remember what I did long ago BUT i have slider under my tone curve, it makes adjustments so much easier one you can brighten an image just using the whites But also get more details in clouds lowering the high lights. The sliders work really good with Milky Way images foreground and sky to get brighter like almost like a day capture BUT with stars.
Fantastic video, thank you!
Thanks, Mark. Some great info that will come in very useful.
Great video. Thank you !!!
Great video Mark. Very helpful for beginners like myself who are just getting into photo editing.
Thanks so much!
great video, love the studio man!
Thank ya - really appreciate it!
I was tracking everything till I got to tip 8. How have I never seen the remove contrast from my tone curves?! Always learn something new from your videos. Many thanks!
Great to hear it was helpful!
I use lightroom all the time and embarrassingly I didn’t know about any of these 😂 Great video!
Thanks for this video - I continue learning new stuff. I must have missed the slider under the tone curve. Great tip! As well as the midtone trick. By the way, playing with negative dehaze and/or clarity can sometimes be helpful.
Such a helpful video Mark. Thank you so much.
Really useful. Thanks.