I’ve watched people use that curve probably 300 times and not once till now have I known that you can click on the photo to position the point. Everybody else just clicks on the line in three places, always roughly in the same place, and then moves the curve. Makes so much more sense when you explain it the way you did. Thanks.
Honestly, you need to get skilled enough to know which part of the image corresponds with which part on the tone curve. Learn to read a histogram. Clicking and dragging is convenient sure, but not knowing what the exposure of parts of an image is, sounds like a recipe for disaster…..you can fuck things up real fast, and it’ll be a constant affair of trial and error.
personally I like your delivery speed, you get to the point quickly and you can always slow it down or go over it again. Despite using curves for some time, as usual, there's always something to learn from you. Keep it up.
I'm a new fan of this channel. I usually rise speed of videos to 1.25, 1,5 but this video is perfect... And I'm not even a native english speaker. Gret info, thank you.
Thanks so much Gus! Tons of people telling me I'm going too fast so it's good to hear it wasn't too fast for everybody :) I'm a weirdo and watch everything on YT at 2X (or most often 3X) which is probably why I go so fast when I make my own vids... Anyways, thanks for watching!
While in theory you can put points anywhere on the curve, you also run the risk of creating some really weird effects in certain ranges of tone if your curve isn't relatively smooth.
Professional Photog/Cinematog here--- I stopped watching tips n tricks editing vids years ago, but this one was done in such a clear, concise and practical way that I had to keep watching! Well done It was interesting to see your approach to using the same tools, but in a different perspective and approach. Well done man
I think I have just learned more in 21:22 mins about pragmatically using the tone curve in Lightroom than every other video/book chapter I have looked at put together. Superb, crystal clear explanations linked to examples. You have an excellent coaching technique that puts across complex bits of information easily and simply (and that's coming from someone who spent quite a few years performance coaching). To summarise, I will put this video experience up with learning about the link between shutter speed/aperture/ISO for the first time about 55 years ago. You pulled it all together for me and without a doubt aided my photography workflow. Thank you.
Such a great video of how to use curves to adjust images. Years ago back in I’m not kidding 1999 a graphic designer shows me how to color balance an image by selecting the dark mid and highlight tones and then adjust the edges to limit the max and min to prevent blowouts and then adjust the internal curve after that. I’m going to start using my curves more again.
Excellent ! I use the tone curve but never knew about using the pointer to select from the photograph. You do talk fast but you make sense and don't waste time. Thanks.
There are so many videos about Lightroom's tone curve - they're useful enough, but most of them impart the same basic information. You, instead, have shown some inventive techniques, opening up all sorts of avenues for us to experiment even further. You're an excellent teacher, Ryan, and this has given me more confidence to employ the tone curve where I might otherwise have resorted to Lightroom's colour grading panel, or even to the calibration tool. Perhaps you can do more videos on these as well?! At any rate, thanks for this great video!
Wow thank you so much! So glad to hear it connected and brought something fresh. That's a lot of pressure to repeat consistently haha! But I'll try. Definitely writing down color grade + calibration as future video topics :)
I've been using Photoshop 20+ years and of course, used Curves all the time...but your tutorial really clarified some of the stuff Curves does in a way I never even considered. THANK YOU!!!!!
I was breathless listening to to your otherwise super duper excellent video. Can you please, please slow down. We would have to digest some of the before moving ahead.
You are going to change my life, I have been struggling for years as wedding photographer and always been scared with the curve and people dont break it down like you have. Thank you so so so much!!!!
After learning how to put points on a curve, you'll spend the rest of your life learning how to fine tune a transform function ("curve") to make truly sublime improvements to your 2D representations. That part, how you use this tool, is a whooole other journey ; )
@@SignatureEditsThere's a photoshop/lightroom tool called curves, giving the most flexibility in controlling contrast and color. Many shy away because of an apparent but not terribly real steep learning curve. Folks who learn how to use the tool in a basic sense, open themselves up to the most creative control possible in their imagery. But, to use 'master' it to promote targeted emotional response (the basis of aesthetic reaction/response in print appreciation), one must spend years, even decades working with it. Not because the tool is complicated, but because aesthetic modulation is complicated. The tool only gives you more fine grained control over nuance. Once you crack open nuance, you're in for a journey lasting the rest of your life. This is true for many arts, curves are the instrument of this.
Holy shit this just blew me away. I only just found out about the point selection tool in colour mixer but didn’t know I can use it for curves. I’ve spent so much time dragging the line around. This is the best explanation I’ve seen for what the curve actually does too. Thanks for this!
One of the best curve tutorials I have watched, great job! You broke this down so well, especially with the position point and full explanation of how the curve tool works.
That was mindblowing. It makes so much more sense to just generate points directly from the image. I didn't know you could do that. So, so nice. Thank you.
The reason why we use different primary colours in painting and photography is because in painting we subtract colours and in photography we add colours. In painting, we start with a white canvas and every pigment layer blocks certain colours. In photography, and in the human eye, we start with black and add colours. In painting we therefore use anti-red, anti-green, and anti-red (i.e. the pigments that block red, green and blue, respectively) as primary colours, which are cyan (anti-red), magenta (anti-green) and yellow (anti-blue) as primary colours and the closest approximations of these three colours on an ordinary colour palette as we know it from elementary school are blue (approximating cyan), red (approximating magenta) and yellow.
Very true! Great explanation Bern. I wanted to cover all this in the video but for the sake of brevity (and not confusing people too much) decided it wasn't super relevant to photo editing so had to cut it. Appreciate the explanation!
been working as a photographer for 6 years now and just clicked on this out of curiousity, and i never thought to use curves for skin correction with the mask tool before. nice trick! I'll definitely be using that. love how there's always something new to learn in creative fields. thanks!
As a total newcomer to Lightroom and Photoshop I found your video very instructive. I cannot thank you enough. I am so impressed that I have just subscribed to your channel. Thank you once again.
Im just getting into photography and photoshop. Lightroom has been pretty intimidating and im blown away how easy it is to learn from you. 10/10 my good sir. THANK YOU!
Blown away by your explanation of the red-green-blue tone curve! After watching countless video’s on this topic, this one made it understandable! Subscribed!
I feel you man. I´ve been developing as a photographer, but tone curve was excepcionally hard to understand by myself, then this video came into my feed and here I am with better understanding about my creative tools
Genuinely a supper informative video that gets to the point. Out of all the videos about tone curve ive seen, this is the only one that resonates with me and makes sense, well done!
This is the first video on tone curves that has actually made sense to me! And I thought it was fantastic that you didn’t spend ages on introductions and lengthy intros. I also liked the pacing a lot. Every moment was packed with useful info. Keep up the good work!
Great video! I normally would feel overwhelmed by the faster pace of the video, but I actually feel like even though you were speaking quickly, you spent enough time on each point for it to sink in while also keeping things feeling engaging and not at all boring. I watch a lot of tutorial-esque videos like this, but rarely feel like I need to comment. Really liking your energy, knowledge, and skill. Just subscribed. 👍🏼
I've been scared of using the color curves and have seen far too many guides where people don't really explain it well - you have a fantastic demeanor, patience, and ability to explain things that makes them seem simple and not intimidating!
5 stars for this very well-produced training video. Paced well to easy to follow along and absorb. I now have a much better foundation upon which I can continue to practice how to best achieve my desired LrC results. I had a peek at your preset offerings; very tempting.
Glad it helped! And thx for checking out the presets - Appreciate the support :) All of them do come with a 7 day “love em or your moneyback” refund policy!
The way u present it, is awesome.. even I m not a native English speaker, I actually learned everything, and the fast voice doesn't make me bored and sleepy like others..🎉🎉
I haven't even installed this program yet.. A couple minutes into this video, i already understand so much and see so much potential on what I can do. Thanks for explaining so well and making it seem simple. I can't wait to get into editing. It's been fun so far!
This is a great video, also the way you’re explain the curves tool is great. I’ve seen other people just grab and go and boom there image come out but my images didn’t turn out that way, but watching your explanation I’m understanding it so easily. Thank you 🙏 😊
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. While I have been using curves, it hasn't been enough or as effective. You have explained it in a way others haven't. I learned a ton from this video and can't wait to go back and re-edit some recent and older photos. Thank you!
I’ve watched, practiced, & rewatched a lot of curve videos trying to squeeze every last drop of know-how from them but I gotta say this 20min video was packed full of goodies from really basic to very advanced! Those tips about copy pasting the luminance curve to the RGB channels is pure genius & that skin mask preset is so obscure but incredibly useful - I’d just been bumping shadows in my skin masks before 😂 Big thanks 🙏🏼 keep doing what you’re doing! Your high quality writing, planning, scripting, shooting will definitely pay off!!
This is so helpful! Thankyou! As a new user to Lightroom, I’m finding it overwhelming at times. There’s just so much going on & this fixes my dilemma for sure.
Thank you for pointing out the point curve. I guess I never even realized it was there and always was frustrated with how I have to adjust the tone curve and Lightroom versus Photoshop. I never understood why photoshops was "better".
On one hand, this information is super valuable and the way you presented it is great. On the other hand, videos like this made me regret spending four years going to college haha.
I think the powerful thing of curves in lightroom is, that it applies after all other adjustments, so you can create film looks with it - or how I use it create two edits in one preset kinda.
Superbly presented! Clear, concise and delivered at a pace that holds attention and treats my time with respect. I have learnt much that will stick, so thanks!
This video is was mind blowing to me . Wow thank you for this . I feel like I actually understand the tone curve now. I would use the tone curve for contrast only and only make S curves.
I'm glad I know enough to have gotten me as far as I've gotten today. It helps me understand why the tone curves are better and more accurate. Even if I only control the intensity of different areas I can already see a huge benefit. not to sound too mushy, thank you for sharing and teaching this stuff. even though I already make a living off of it, you're making my life even better at work. I'm a perfectionist and the thought that I can do better, It's just so motivating!
That's so encouraging to hear! One thing is for sure, we're better together and none of us ever reaching the finish line of knowing everything. Which makes life much more interesting and fun. Appreciate this comment Genifer!
Oh my gosh, this has changed my life ha. The curves always confused me. I know color theory, triangle etc etc, but the actual function of curves never clicked, till now. Thank you! New subscriber!
That was the most useful video I have watched on the tone curve. Thank you. Just put it into practice with some of my images and it started to sink in. Thank you.
this video was so helpful. thank you so much. Yup I've watched a ton of tone curve tutorial but a single person told about the adjust pointer that to could used to change curve at particular point of the image.
Excellent explanation and the skin tone correction is the best I've seen. I've never been a fan of curves but I know using selective color like I do has some distinct limits. Your explanation here makes the tone curve easier to understand and use!!!! I have a number of older images with lots of facial highlights and dark areas and need to even them out. This curves technique should help a great deal with that!!!!!!! MANY THANKS!!!!!
Its crazy, I have never used Curves(never learned) but after watching this I'm kind of confused as to which would work better, masking or Curves. Im going to try the Curves as it seems like it makes the adjustment look more real. Thanks for the video.
Hmm well your question is a little complicated, since masking HAS CURVES built into it as an option! It’s kind of like this: Should you use a hammer to build a house, or a screwdriver? The answer: It depends on what you’re doing - Probably some of both. Same thing applies to curves. Sometimes they’re better than local adjustments, other times not so much. Curves for the overall look and feel of the image. Local adjustments for edits to specific parts.
*DOWNLOAD FREE PRACTICE FILES HERE** shop.signatureedits.com/view/downloads/tone-curve-practice-files . **GRAB THE AI PRESET TOOLKIT 50% OFF HERE!** shop.signatureedits.com/?coupon=AI-CURVES-3487YT34 . TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction to Tone Curves Overview of the tutorial's goal to simplify and demystify the tone curve in Lightroom. 1:03 Understanding the Tone Curve Interface Explanation of the different elements in the tone curve, including the two gray curves and RGB curves. 2:26 Adjusting Basic Tones Demonstrating the impact of adjusting blacks, whites, shadows, and highlights on the overall image. 4:21 Precision with the Point Curve Tool Introduction to the point curve tool for making specific adjustments to different parts of the image. 5:56 Recovering Contrast with Tone Curve Comparing the tone curve's selective contrast adjustment with the global contrast settings. 7:44 Selective Corrections Using the tone curve to selectively correct specific areas in an image without affecting the overall balance. 9:36 Tips and Tricks for Precision Editing Providing tips on making precise adjustments using the option/ALT key, arrow keys, and avoiding overcorrection. 10:11 Real-Life Examples and Practice Applying the concepts learned to real-life examples, encouraging viewers to practice with downloadable images. 13:30 Using red, green, and blue channels for selective color adjustments. Adding color to different tones in the image. S-Curve for Contrast 16:41 Creating an S-curve for contrast using the main tone curve. Explaining the shape of the S-curve and its effect on contrast. Color Grading with Tone Curve 17:08 Adding an orange and teal look using the red, green, and blue channels. Achieving the effect without using color grading. Advanced Skin Tone Correction 18:01 Correcting skin tones with the tone curve. Creating a mask for selective adjustments. Creating a Preset for Skin Tone 20:00 Turning the tone curve adjustments into a preset for quick application. Demonstrating the application of the preset for skin tone. Conclusion 20:23 Recap of the key features of the Lightrom tone curve.
Today I can say I finally understand the tone curves. Thanks a lot. You don't know how this will impact my editing on weddings and other stuff. If you have patreon I will totally send some money because this video, safe time and money on editing. Thanks a lot man.
Great tutorial. 🥂 For those who think the dialogue is too fast, adjust the video playback speed by tapping the video, then clicking the gear icon (on the top-right)
so glad i subbed to you. Been editing for years, and while the curves are nothing new to me, the way you apply your editing is different to me. just small details to apply with more precision. thanks!
Brilliant! Glad it gave you some different ideas to try. I'm the same - Seeing others approach things differently is how I grow :) Thanks for watching!
I’ve watched people use that curve probably 300 times and not once till now have I known that you can click on the photo to position the point. Everybody else just clicks on the line in three places, always roughly in the same place, and then moves the curve. Makes so much more sense when you explain it the way you did. Thanks.
Same
Awesome information but too fast
Brilliant. Thanks
I didnt know that and watched tons of videos. He is the first one explaining
Honestly, you need to get skilled enough to know which part of the image corresponds with which part on the tone curve. Learn to read a histogram. Clicking and dragging is convenient sure, but not knowing what the exposure of parts of an image is, sounds like a recipe for disaster…..you can fuck things up real fast, and it’ll be a constant affair of trial and error.
personally I like your delivery speed, you get to the point quickly and you can always slow it down or go over it again. Despite using curves for some time, as usual, there's always something to learn from you. Keep it up.
I'm a new fan of this channel. I usually rise speed of videos to 1.25, 1,5 but this video is perfect... And I'm not even a native english speaker.
Gret info, thank you.
Thanks so much Gus! Tons of people telling me I'm going too fast so it's good to hear it wasn't too fast for everybody :) I'm a weirdo and watch everything on YT at 2X (or most often 3X) which is probably why I go so fast when I make my own vids... Anyways, thanks for watching!
Me too!
Same
While in theory you can put points anywhere on the curve, you also run the risk of creating some really weird effects in certain ranges of tone if your curve isn't relatively smooth.
Honestly, the most useful tutorial on Curves I've ever seen. Thank you so much!
Professional Photog/Cinematog here--- I stopped watching tips n tricks editing vids years ago, but this one was done in such a clear, concise and practical way that I had to keep watching! Well done
It was interesting to see your approach to using the same tools, but in a different perspective and approach. Well done man
Editing for like 8 years never have seen a video so good about this. Totally changes my way i look at editing! Thankyou!
I think I have just learned more in 21:22 mins about pragmatically using the tone curve in Lightroom than every other video/book chapter I have looked at put together. Superb, crystal clear explanations linked to examples. You have an excellent coaching technique that puts across complex bits of information easily and simply (and that's coming from someone who spent quite a few years performance coaching). To summarise, I will put this video experience up with learning about the link between shutter speed/aperture/ISO for the first time about 55 years ago. You pulled it all together for me and without a doubt aided my photography workflow. Thank you.
Such a great video of how to use curves to adjust images. Years ago back in I’m not kidding 1999 a graphic designer shows me how to color balance an image by selecting the dark mid and highlight tones and then adjust the edges to limit the max and min to prevent blowouts and then adjust the internal curve after that. I’m going to start using my curves more again.
wow crazy! glad the video gave u some fresh motivation :)
Excellent ! I use the tone curve but never knew about using the pointer to select from the photograph. You do talk fast but you make sense and don't waste time. Thanks.
Glad to hear it Maureen!
There are so many videos about Lightroom's tone curve - they're useful enough, but most of them impart the same basic information. You, instead, have shown some inventive techniques, opening up all sorts of avenues for us to experiment even further. You're an excellent teacher, Ryan, and this has given me more confidence to employ the tone curve where I might otherwise have resorted to Lightroom's colour grading panel, or even to the calibration tool. Perhaps you can do more videos on these as well?! At any rate, thanks for this great video!
Wow thank you so much! So glad to hear it connected and brought something fresh. That's a lot of pressure to repeat consistently haha! But I'll try. Definitely writing down color grade + calibration as future video topics :)
Just happened across this. Excellent! Learned some useful things! Thanks.
@@SignatureEdits Great! I'll look forward to the Calibration one! Thanks again, Ryan.
I love the speed at which you teach. It keeps me engaged
I've been using Photoshop 20+ years and of course, used Curves all the time...but your tutorial really clarified some of the stuff Curves does in a way I never even considered. THANK YOU!!!!!
That’s the best explanation I’ve ever seen. I was always intimidated by the curves. Now I can see the potential it offers. Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I was breathless listening to to your otherwise super duper excellent video. Can you please, please slow down. We would have to digest some of the before moving ahead.
You are going to change my life, I have been struggling for years as wedding photographer and always been scared with the curve and people dont break it down like you have. Thank you so so so much!!!!
After learning how to put points on a curve, you'll spend the rest of your life learning how to fine tune a transform function ("curve") to make truly sublime improvements to your 2D representations. That part, how you use this tool, is a whooole other journey ; )
haha i don’t understand this at all but it sounds awesome. thanks for the comment ;)
@@SignatureEditsThere's a photoshop/lightroom tool called curves, giving the most flexibility in controlling contrast and color. Many shy away because of an apparent but not terribly real steep learning curve. Folks who learn how to use the tool in a basic sense, open themselves up to the most creative control possible in their imagery. But, to use 'master' it to promote targeted emotional response (the basis of aesthetic reaction/response in print appreciation), one must spend years, even decades working with it. Not because the tool is complicated, but because aesthetic modulation is complicated. The tool only gives you more fine grained control over nuance. Once you crack open nuance, you're in for a journey lasting the rest of your life. This is true for many arts, curves are the instrument of this.
Holy shit this just blew me away. I only just found out about the point selection tool in colour mixer but didn’t know I can use it for curves. I’ve spent so much time dragging the line around. This is the best explanation I’ve seen for what the curve actually does too. Thanks for this!
One of the best curve tutorials I have watched, great job! You broke this down so well, especially with the position point and full explanation of how the curve tool works.
That was mindblowing. It makes so much more sense to just generate points directly from the image. I didn't know you could do that. So, so nice. Thank you.
Been looking for a video on Tone curves and this is it. Delivery speed is a bit fast but the content is gold. I now understand way better. Thanks!
The reason why we use different primary colours in painting and photography is because in painting we subtract colours and in photography we add colours. In painting, we start with a white canvas and every pigment layer blocks certain colours. In photography, and in the human eye, we start with black and add colours. In painting we therefore use anti-red, anti-green, and anti-red (i.e. the pigments that block red, green and blue, respectively) as primary colours, which are cyan (anti-red), magenta (anti-green) and yellow (anti-blue) as primary colours and the closest approximations of these three colours on an ordinary colour palette as we know it from elementary school are blue (approximating cyan), red (approximating magenta) and yellow.
Very true! Great explanation Bern. I wanted to cover all this in the video but for the sake of brevity (and not confusing people too much) decided it wasn't super relevant to photo editing so had to cut it. Appreciate the explanation!
been working as a photographer for 6 years now and just clicked on this out of curiousity, and i never thought to use curves for skin correction with the mask tool before. nice trick! I'll definitely be using that. love how there's always something new to learn in creative fields. thanks!
As a total newcomer to Lightroom and Photoshop I found your video very instructive.
I cannot thank you enough. I am so impressed that I have just subscribed to your channel. Thank you once again.
Brilliant! I watched soooo many videos on time curve. This is easily my favourite. 👍👍
Tone even 🥹
Im just getting into photography and photoshop. Lightroom has been pretty intimidating and im blown away how easy it is to learn from you. 10/10 my good sir. THANK YOU!
Blown away by your explanation of the red-green-blue tone curve! After watching countless video’s on this topic, this one made it understandable! Subscribed!
Man this was such an excellent tutorial. I have been messing with point curves wrong this whole time.
I feel you man. I´ve been developing as a photographer, but tone curve was excepcionally hard to understand by myself, then this video came into my feed and here I am with better understanding about my creative tools
so glad to hear it!
Genuinely a supper informative video that gets to the point. Out of all the videos about tone curve ive seen, this is the only one that resonates with me and makes sense, well done!
Thank you ❤ using Lr since 4 years never found a better tutorial about understanding the tone curve!!!
Rock on! So glad to hear it helped you :) Thanks for the watch!
This is the first video on tone curves that has actually made sense to me! And I thought it was fantastic that you didn’t spend ages on introductions and lengthy intros. I also liked the pacing a lot. Every moment was packed with useful info. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for this! Sometimes one person can explain a concept in a way that makes the perfect amount of sense after many have failed.
Well said! Glad it connected :)
Great video! I normally would feel overwhelmed by the faster pace of the video, but I actually feel like even though you were speaking quickly, you spent enough time on each point for it to sink in while also keeping things feeling engaging and not at all boring. I watch a lot of tutorial-esque videos like this, but rarely feel like I need to comment. Really liking your energy, knowledge, and skill. Just subscribed. 👍🏼
I've been scared of using the color curves and have seen far too many guides where people don't really explain it well - you have a fantastic demeanor, patience, and ability to explain things that makes them seem simple and not intimidating!
I have 10+ years' xp in photography and this is the first time i saw a tutorial that actually made sense in regard to RGB curves in Lightroom. Thanks!
5 stars for this very well-produced training video. Paced well to easy to follow along and absorb. I now have a much better foundation upon which I can continue to practice how to best achieve my desired LrC results. I had a peek at your preset offerings; very tempting.
Glad it helped! And thx for checking out the presets - Appreciate the support :) All of them do come with a 7 day “love em or your moneyback” refund policy!
The way u present it, is awesome.. even I m not a native English speaker, I actually learned everything, and the fast voice doesn't make me bored and sleepy like others..🎉🎉
I haven't even installed this program yet.. A couple minutes into this video, i already understand so much and see so much potential on what I can do. Thanks for explaining so well and making it seem simple. I can't wait to get into editing. It's been fun so far!
Wow that’s amazing! Thanks for the comment and for watching!
This is a great video, also the way you’re explain the curves tool is great. I’ve seen other people just grab and go and boom there image come out but my images didn’t turn out that way, but watching your explanation I’m understanding it so easily. Thank you 🙏 😊
Love the enthusiasm very easy to digest and understand. Been editing over a decade and never touched tone curves unless editing video. Thanks!!
Appreciate the kind words! Glad it was helpful
Great video. The first time I've actually understood how the tone curve works, thankyou!
Great to hear Garry! Glad it helped make this confusing tool a little clearer! Thanks for watching :)
Absolutely brilliant tutorial. Thank you so much!
This is by far the best video I have personally seen on how to use the curves !
This is the best, most well explained video i have ever seen. Thank you so much for explaining this in such a clear, easy to understand way!
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. While I have been using curves, it hasn't been enough or as effective. You have explained it in a way others haven't. I learned a ton from this video and can't wait to go back and re-edit some recent and older photos. Thank you!
I’ve watched, practiced, & rewatched a lot of curve videos trying to squeeze every last drop of know-how from them but I gotta say this 20min video was packed full of goodies from really basic to very advanced! Those tips about copy pasting the luminance curve to the RGB channels is pure genius & that skin mask preset is so obscure but incredibly useful - I’d just been bumping shadows in my skin masks before 😂
Big thanks 🙏🏼 keep doing what you’re doing! Your high quality writing, planning, scripting, shooting will definitely pay off!!
Yesssss, finally a vid for people like me - beginners 😂. Really informative and cool. Cheers mate
This is so helpful! Thankyou! As a new user to Lightroom, I’m finding it overwhelming at times. There’s just so much going on & this fixes my dilemma for sure.
Watched tons of videos of editing photos this is gold for understanding curves
Please don’t speak slower. You speak naturally well and nice. People can always slow you down in RUclips’s UI if their brain can’t keep up :)
Cheers Evan! Glad it connected :)
My exact thoughts. It really wasn't that fast at all. Really good info at a good pace.
Thank you for pointing out the point curve. I guess I never even realized it was there and always was frustrated with how I have to adjust the tone curve and Lightroom versus Photoshop. I never understood why photoshops was "better".
I've saved this. This makes tone curves much more clear and less intimidating. Thank you.
On one hand, this information is super valuable and the way you presented it is great. On the other hand, videos like this made me regret spending four years going to college haha.
😂 well i am glad it was valuable for u kenny!!!
Extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing.
perfect playback in 0.75 speed.
i think its the natural speed :)
After a few minutes of this at normal speed i am off... imagine someone in real life talking to you at this speed. Thank dog for playback adjustment.
Absolutely Excellent Tutorial…….Explained at a perfect pace…. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
This is the first time tone curves have actually made sense! Thank you!
I think the powerful thing of curves in lightroom is, that it applies after all other adjustments, so you can create film looks with it - or how I use it create two edits in one preset kinda.
Superbly presented!
Clear, concise and delivered at a pace that holds attention and treats my time with respect. I have learnt much that will stick, so thanks!
This video is was mind blowing to me . Wow thank you for this . I feel like I actually understand the tone curve now. I would use the tone curve for contrast only and only make S curves.
An absolute goldmine of tips! Thank you for this excellent tutorial.
A really eye-opened and quick tutorial for tonecurves, thank you :)
I'm glad I know enough to have gotten me as far as I've gotten today. It helps me understand why the tone curves are better and more accurate.
Even if I only control the intensity of different areas I can already see a huge benefit. not to sound too mushy, thank you for sharing and teaching this stuff. even though I already make a living off of it, you're making my life even better at work. I'm a perfectionist and the thought that I can do better,
It's just so motivating!
That's so encouraging to hear! One thing is for sure, we're better together and none of us ever reaching the finish line of knowing everything. Which makes life much more interesting and fun. Appreciate this comment Genifer!
Super helpful! I've always avoided curves and done local adjustments. Best tutorial on this I've come across. Thanks.
Thanks Ryan, that was a super cool explanation of how the tone curves work. Impressive!
Finally! I get curves now, thank you.
Oh my gosh, this has changed my life ha. The curves always confused me. I know color theory, triangle etc etc, but the actual function of curves never clicked, till now. Thank you!
New subscriber!
This is legendary! Had no clue you could do all that with the tone curve. Great video.
That was the most useful video I have watched on the tone curve. Thank you. Just put it into practice with some of my images and it started to sink in. Thank you.
The best explanation of curve I've ever seen.
Omg i love you. THANK YOU!
I really enjoyed your video because you explained everything so clearly and made it all seem easy!
nice teaching and useful for beginners and learners.thank you so much.
Brilliant - love your style. Keep going👏👏
This is THE BEST tone curve tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thanks so much!!!
Awesome, to the point …no time wasted, nicely explained…well done!
Yes! Now I finally understand the tone curve. Thank you!
Im really glad I watched this. packed with info and to the point. Subbed
Really outstanding video. I've watched many tone curve videos, but this one is consistently brilliant.
Wow, thanks Eric! Appreciate it and glad to hear it was helpful!!
this video was so helpful. thank you so much. Yup I've watched a ton of tone curve tutorial but a single person told about the adjust pointer that to could used to change curve at particular point of the image.
Excellent explanation and the skin tone correction is the best I've seen. I've never been a fan of curves but I know using selective color like I do has some distinct limits. Your explanation here makes the tone curve easier to understand and use!!!! I have a number of older images with lots of facial highlights and dark areas and need to even them out. This curves technique should help a great deal with that!!!!!!! MANY THANKS!!!!!
Its crazy, I have never used Curves(never learned) but after watching this I'm kind of confused as to which would work better, masking or Curves. Im going to try the Curves as it seems like it makes the adjustment look more real. Thanks for the video.
Hmm well your question is a little complicated, since masking HAS CURVES built into it as an option! It’s kind of like this: Should you use a hammer to build a house, or a screwdriver? The answer: It depends on what you’re doing - Probably some of both.
Same thing applies to curves. Sometimes they’re better than local adjustments, other times not so much.
Curves for the overall look and feel of the image. Local adjustments for edits to specific parts.
this video is so concise and well detailed! you've gained a new subscriber!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction to Tone Curves
Overview of the tutorial's goal to simplify and demystify the tone curve in Lightroom.
1:03 Understanding the Tone Curve Interface
Explanation of the different elements in the tone curve, including the two gray curves and RGB curves.
2:26 Adjusting Basic Tones
Demonstrating the impact of adjusting blacks, whites, shadows, and highlights on the overall image.
4:21 Precision with the Point Curve Tool
Introduction to the point curve tool for making specific adjustments to different parts of the image.
5:56 Recovering Contrast with Tone Curve
Comparing the tone curve's selective contrast adjustment with the global contrast settings.
7:44 Selective Corrections
Using the tone curve to selectively correct specific areas in an image without affecting the overall balance.
9:36 Tips and Tricks for Precision Editing
Providing tips on making precise adjustments using the option/ALT key, arrow keys, and avoiding overcorrection.
10:11 Real-Life Examples and Practice
Applying the concepts learned to real-life examples, encouraging viewers to practice with downloadable images.
13:30 Using red, green, and blue channels for selective color adjustments.
Adding color to different tones in the image.
S-Curve for Contrast
16:41 Creating an S-curve for contrast using the main tone curve.
Explaining the shape of the S-curve and its effect on contrast.
Color Grading with Tone Curve
17:08 Adding an orange and teal look using the red, green, and blue channels.
Achieving the effect without using color grading.
Advanced Skin Tone Correction
18:01 Correcting skin tones with the tone curve.
Creating a mask for selective adjustments.
Creating a Preset for Skin Tone
20:00 Turning the tone curve adjustments into a preset for quick application.
Demonstrating the application of the preset for skin tone.
Conclusion
20:23 Recap of the key features of the Lightrom tone curve.
I can’t thank you enough for this elaborate and detailed explanation. Your video saved the day for me. Cheers and thank you once again♥️
Finally someone who knows how to explain the tone curve!
I am in awe of how thourough was your explanation! That was perfect! Thank you.
Just blew my mind 🤯😂
Thank you for this video. Best explanation I have seen, and I understood everything. Thank you. 👍
Hands down the best curve tutorial I have seen and understood 🎉
Wow - love your energy. And the info! Thx
Today I can say I finally understand the tone curves. Thanks a lot. You don't know how this will impact my editing on weddings and other stuff. If you have patreon I will totally send some money because this video, safe time and money on editing. Thanks a lot man.
Great tutorial. 🥂 For those who think the dialogue is too fast, adjust the video playback speed by tapping the video, then clicking the gear icon (on the top-right)
Just amazing! This should have thousands and thousands of views :) Great explanation.
This was an excellent video on using the Tone Curve in Lightroom. Great job.
Great video! Thanks so much. Still learning how to use Lightroom and this was great! Looking forward to practicing this.
THIS GUY RIGHT HERE IS A SUPER SAIYAN OF CURVE.. A GOD LIKE GUKO! THANK YOU SENSIE
Excellent video! I’m subscribing. Can’t tell you how much time I have spent trying to figure out how to correct high contrast skin. Thank you.
so glad i subbed to you. Been editing for years, and while the curves are nothing new to me, the way you apply your editing is different to me. just small details to apply with more precision. thanks!
Brilliant! Glad it gave you some different ideas to try. I'm the same - Seeing others approach things differently is how I grow :) Thanks for watching!
Best tone curve tutorial i ever seen. Thanks a lot ❤
Excellent tutorial. Thank you!