MASTERING the Tone Curve in Lightroom

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • The tone curve, one of the most powerful tools in any image editing software. Master this and you are good to go!
    WATCH THIS FIRST:
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    0:45 What is Curves?
    1:27 How Curves Work
    4:35 Basic Panel vs Tone Curve
    8:07 Making your image pop with curves (brightness and contrast)
    10:55: Editing with RGB Tone Curve
    14:45 Editing with Color Channels
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Комментарии • 373

  •  5 лет назад +260

    Radiologist made a more valuable tutorial about Lightroom than most of those photographers from Instagram does. Hell yeah! Thank you.

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад +20

      Cezary Lopacinski he’s obsessed with digital imaging all around

    •  5 лет назад +1

      That's the spirit! Love it!
      Becki... psst.... just convince him to like... you know what, that thing we've both know... you know, yes you know 😉#what smellssonice 😎

    • @walterdern
      @walterdern 5 лет назад +1

      A link would be nice.

    • @WuschelofDespair
      @WuschelofDespair 5 лет назад +1

      Because he gets that mathematics behind it 😁

  • @CBA79
    @CBA79 5 лет назад

    You know what...?!? DOPE!!! I mean really.... No one EVER done a better tutorial about tone curves!

  • @NolanGunn
    @NolanGunn 5 лет назад +126

    The BEST tutorial on curves out there 👌

  • @brandynmurray7339
    @brandynmurray7339 5 лет назад

    Easily the best explanation and application for the power of the tone curve. All other tutorials just say “curves are powerful”. No one specifies contrast isolation.

  • @rickcho6379
    @rickcho6379 5 лет назад

    The very first time I did not skip the video at all in my lifetime. Very informative and loving it. Thanks!!!

  • @zulufoxphoto3822
    @zulufoxphoto3822 5 лет назад +73

    This video and the histogram video are a masterclass in editing - Thanks Becki and Chris!

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад +1

      Zulu Fox Photo 🙏🏼🙏🏼💙💙

  • @alighanadian7207
    @alighanadian7207 5 лет назад

    It was like actual class. nobody ever done that in youtube history.
    they all say something incomplete to attract viewers.
    thank you for teaching it honestly

  • @JoshuaMcCoy219
    @JoshuaMcCoy219 4 года назад

    This is the best explanation of tone curves with the best practical use cases I've seen on YT

  • @oliverwelch1672
    @oliverwelch1672 5 лет назад

    Watched so many videos on curves and only now realize how your supposed to be using them! Thanks, so glad your channel is starting to get the recognition it deserves.

  • @Clickshanks
    @Clickshanks 3 года назад

    You explain everything so intelligently and accurately. Great tutorial.

  • @BradenLimb
    @BradenLimb 3 года назад

    I just went from tone curve noob to expert in 20 minutes. Incredible tutorial Becki and Chris!

  • @AndrewPatocchi
    @AndrewPatocchi 5 лет назад

    The BEST video on tone curves HANDS DOWN!

  • @ShefaliManchanda05
    @ShefaliManchanda05 4 года назад

    Best tutorial on RUclips.The others are quite boring and not engaging.Chris made it quite interesting and easy to understand.Thanks man!U rock!

  • @valentins.352
    @valentins.352 5 лет назад +1

    Such a great video, not many creators give such a deep look into their workflow. Really one of the if not the best video on tone curves out there. Thank you so much :)

  • @cmar
    @cmar 5 лет назад

    Your histogram and Curves videos are excellent and far better then most of the tutorials out there.

  • @timspisar
    @timspisar 5 лет назад +33

    Most informative and useful lightroom tutorial I've seen. Well done Mr. Radiologist sir.

  • @BrianGoldstein-vi4hi
    @BrianGoldstein-vi4hi Год назад

    this is the best explanation of the tone curve I've seen thus far... and I've seen a lot.

  • @paintballathletix
    @paintballathletix 5 лет назад

    This is the best explanation of the tone curve I have seen! Same with the histogram video!

  • @SadmanSakibEnan
    @SadmanSakibEnan 3 года назад

    I watched a lot of tutorials on tone curves, but this is the best one! My edits look lot better and cinematic than before! :D

  • @jeffoffej
    @jeffoffej 5 лет назад

    You guys make these processes so clear that seemed so obtuse 20 minutes ago.

  • @amrcso
    @amrcso 5 лет назад +16

    My gosh, this is pure gold! Can't believe this is free.

  • @Pr0ud2bAwesome
    @Pr0ud2bAwesome 5 лет назад

    this is one of the most useful videos i've ever seen on tone curve. fantastic work

  • @YehudaSamson
    @YehudaSamson 2 года назад

    Very well done. Clear explanation and easy to follow. Fundamentals are really important and lots of people tend to rush over them. Big thanks !

  • @AnthonyJohnston1
    @AnthonyJohnston1 5 лет назад

    Probably the best video explanation i've seen on YT about the tone curve! more Chris only videos pls!

  • @aniketwaghmode29
    @aniketwaghmode29 5 лет назад +3

    That was “THE BEST” video on tone curves I’ve come across!!

  • @alessandroperta
    @alessandroperta 5 лет назад

    This is hands done the very best video about tone curves! I too have always found that applying presets just don't work, and you explained exactly why it is so, and how to actually make it work. Brilliant!

  • @mskalo-1848
    @mskalo-1848 5 лет назад

    watched 20 curves tutorials last month this one was the best one by far and didt just show the s curve love it

  • @zfiddy
    @zfiddy 5 лет назад +2

    Learnt more in the first 7 minutes of your video than watching 5 other whole videos together!
    Love the channel!!

  • @Frankinstein007
    @Frankinstein007 4 года назад

    Gee, what a FANTASTIC video, THANK YOU!
    Loved that you compared basic adjustments with curves, I really wanted to know what the difference was.
    Just everything about this video is awesome!

  • @AlexPerrucci
    @AlexPerrucci 5 лет назад

    Best tone curves tutorial ever. Thanks!

  • @chrisrock340
    @chrisrock340 5 лет назад

    That is the best explanation of the tone curve I've ever watched! Thanks for a great video!

  • @calvinlynchau
    @calvinlynchau 4 года назад

    Came by your channel recently and it's since become one of the most useful and entertaining; this is by far the most informative video I've watched on tone curves. Better yet, it was easy to digest and apply. Thank you!

  • @davidberndt9491
    @davidberndt9491 5 лет назад

    Chris!! What a pleasant surprise!!! Very educational tutorial!!

  • @anneketeboekhorst2949
    @anneketeboekhorst2949 5 лет назад

    Thank you, thank you , thank you. Your scientific explanation is fantastic! Now I understand the theory of the curves so I can extrapolate it to my own workflow. I’m so pumped! You are a talented teacher.

  • @lucguillemette8280
    @lucguillemette8280 4 года назад +1

    I haven't even finished the video yet and this has to be one of the best videos on the tone curved I've seen. In any hobby, I think understanding something from a very "technical" perspective can be kind of freeing because you don't have to worry about it as much later.

  • @JustWojtek
    @JustWojtek 3 года назад

    this video is gold! always stayed away from tone curves as much as I could, now I understand curves and even how use them

  • @samhannqi2499
    @samhannqi2499 5 лет назад

    A complete explanation !! Instead of following the S-curve trend, now we understand how it works

  • @AtitManandhar
    @AtitManandhar Год назад

    Thank you Chris for this easy to follow tutorial. Going through this tutorial was such a breeze.

  • @lotone67
    @lotone67 5 лет назад

    Doctor C dropping the knowledge bombs. I love the way you explain why it works the way it does. This helps me understand what to do with my own images so much better. I'm an electrical designer and this is why I explain to drafters why we can't put that bare conductor so close to that steel pole instead of just saying "move it". Thank you!

  • @heimhemu
    @heimhemu 5 лет назад

    I just wanted to thank you guys for all your hard work. Your channel is pumping. The both of you guys rock! Thank you for all your tutorials. I was one of the subscribers that subscribed when you guys had 2K subscribers. Awesome job Becki and Chris! Way to go! If you guys are flying in VA, lemme know :) lets Vlog!

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад

      heimbaloo thanks so much for sticking with us all this time!!

  • @nancypalm
    @nancypalm 5 лет назад

    Making tone curves understandable! Thanks Becki and Chris.

  • @kvnc5901
    @kvnc5901 4 года назад +2

    I honestly just do the S-CURVE cause that is all i have learned from other tutorials. Now i know how it actually works. So i really appreciate this tutorial.

  • @geraldundone
    @geraldundone 5 лет назад +2

    Fantastically presented. Great job! 👍😃

  • @baileymclean972
    @baileymclean972 5 лет назад +8

    I love how in depth your tutorials go! You can just see how much hard work and passion goes into all your videos. Incredible job:) (also love the grading in the office shots!)

  • @shuhuili9806
    @shuhuili9806 5 лет назад

    this is really my first comment on youtube. just can't help stopping this video and to comment here to say million thanks to you guys.

  • @varun_y
    @varun_y 5 лет назад

    All these years I watch tutorials on curves now I understand how it works. Thanks, huge fan of both you.

  • @joeyvaryl8982
    @joeyvaryl8982 5 лет назад

    Best video I’ve seen on curves. Awesome job. Thanks for this. Needed it

  • @aurimascepelis
    @aurimascepelis 4 года назад

    This is the best tutorial I've seen on this topic! Instead of just copying what others do in their tutorials, I begin to understand how it actually works, simply after watching this video. THANK you Chris for your efforts, really grateful .

  • @PetersenBjoern
    @PetersenBjoern 5 лет назад +9

    Lightroom is such a great image editing software! Since I got it I dont wanna miss it anymore!!

  • @katjasesel
    @katjasesel 5 лет назад

    This is the best in depth analysis. Thank you. Please keep uploading this kind of stuff. I learned a lot. All other tutorials don't explain why is why :D

  • @parsahp4851
    @parsahp4851 5 лет назад

    I think this is the best tutorial i've ever seen !
    Great job man, keep it up

  • @TheFrkAndersen
    @TheFrkAndersen 3 года назад

    This is the most useful video on tone curves that I have found on the entire innerweb's! Thank you :-D

  • @miriamktz
    @miriamktz 5 лет назад

    You have amazing talent in teaching!!! I Incredibly enjoy your video's about photography..!!! Thank You!

  • @caea98
    @caea98 5 лет назад

    This is the best tutorial of the Tone Curve in RUclips

  • @sarablose4394
    @sarablose4394 4 года назад

    This is incredibly helpful! Glad I watched the histogram video first. Great suggestion!

  • @JordanTomasone
    @JordanTomasone 4 года назад

    the best way is to show by example! Thank you! also love the audio quality!

  • @cedrictrahan1668
    @cedrictrahan1668 5 лет назад

    The best curve tutorial I've seen on youtube, no competitive. Thanks for being so clear, precise and deep!

  • @KendawgzProductions
    @KendawgzProductions 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks Chris & Becks, these vids are so informative!! More on Color Grading please, Love it, and speaking of love...Happy Valentine's Day you two!

  • @svvancouver3307
    @svvancouver3307 3 года назад

    Wow thank you. 2am frustrated with my files. You saved my life.

  • @dashaslens
    @dashaslens 3 года назад

    Wowiiee wowow this was super helpful! I didn't even realize how little I know about tone curves.Thank you!

  • @MitchellLosey
    @MitchellLosey 5 лет назад +5

    Amazing explaination! I've watched so many videos on the tone curve and they just show an example and that's it, whereas you really broke down the process of figuring out how to achieve different things with the to e curve and I thank you for that! Not many people do that and it is really helpful!

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад +1

      Mitchell Losey thanks! Glad it was helpful!

  • @jemand8872
    @jemand8872 3 года назад

    well explained !! idk how you could bring soo much infos for this one video. very well structured !

  • @BrianSellers
    @BrianSellers 5 лет назад

    This is SO helpful! I'd never seen "protecting" certain values/colors like that - game-changer! Awesome guys, as always. Chris, *YOU* are today's 4-trophy Internet champion! 🏆🏆🏆🏆

  • @justinwayphotos
    @justinwayphotos 2 года назад

    Thank you! I’ve always wondered why other RUclips photographers seemed to use only the tone curve when the sliders are right there. I always felt like I’m doing something wrong since I mainly use the sliders.

  • @dunnadidit
    @dunnadidit 5 лет назад

    Awesome video Chris! There's also the hidden curve "underneath" the point curve if you hit that little button in the bottom right. If you adjust that one first(you get a bit less control, but its still handy) then you can do the other stuff you showed in this video after. I still prefer the basic tab too but I know some people love having a curve on a curve. For some reason, if you do the point curve first, it copies that shape into the "underneath" curve but not if you start with the "underneath" one and then move to the point curve.

  • @urbanmermaidgirl
    @urbanmermaidgirl 5 лет назад

    This video is brilliant. I’ve been using curves for a long time in PS, but honestly have only ever just adjusted them as a whole. I never played around with separating the RGB channels individually. I feel like I learned more in 20 mins here than I have in YEARS of messing around on my own. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @YorckBabinsky
    @YorckBabinsky 5 лет назад +1

    Finally some good theoretical and practical explanation of the tone curve! You guys do an amazing job with your channel! :)

  • @Sweet-Vermouth
    @Sweet-Vermouth 3 года назад

    I do a lot of image processing and this is exactly how I first understood tone curves. What a brilliant tutorial starting from first principles! That's what people are missing - first principles understanding.

  • @davidroberts6766
    @davidroberts6766 5 лет назад

    Maybe one of the best tutorials I have seen on this topic. Thank you. I have been an amateur photographer since my teens in the late 1970s, bur nuanced understanding of Lightroom and Photoshop is still relatively new to me. This post will definitely help me get better results in my edits.

  • @brahzito
    @brahzito 4 года назад

    So insane how I find videos randomly that I ACTUALLY LOVE and that actually helps me. Binging all of your videos. You guys are so sick.

  • @mahirimtiax4547
    @mahirimtiax4547 4 года назад

    Best tone curve tutorial ever

  • @SafariSis
    @SafariSis 4 года назад

    Excellent tutorial! Keeps to the subject and makes it much more understandable than most!

  • @jonatansteuernagel1264
    @jonatansteuernagel1264 3 года назад

    Wow, this is really amazing! I never knew how to use Tone Curves. The technics with pinning certain channels and then editing around those or really making your subject pop with contrast customized around them are really nice to know. I will totally give those a try with my next edits!

  • @thomastan161199
    @thomastan161199 5 лет назад

    Tone Curve is the one of the most confusing yet powerful lightroom tools in my opinion. Thanks Becki and Chris, this is very helpful :)

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад +1

      Laurensius Thomas glad to hear it! When I first started learning curves my mind was scrambled!

  • @theearlymorninglover
    @theearlymorninglover 3 года назад

    It's crazy that this doesn't have more views! This was more informative than anything I've watched thus far. I really dig your teaching style!

  • @shrey15
    @shrey15 5 лет назад

    WHY ARE YOU GUYS SO PERFECT?
    I am new to photography and tutorials like these really make me feel like I'm learning these things too soon; which is a good thing.
    Strange how people who have never met can influence and teach you in so much and in such a impactful way.
    THANK YOU not just for this tutorial, but for making me and other people like myself a better and more knowledgeable artist!!

  • @kur5667
    @kur5667 5 лет назад

    Great video. Best one I've seen that explains Tone Curves

  • @kevincorrea8105
    @kevincorrea8105 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the tutorial, I love how you guys edit your instagram pictures! Keep the tutorials coming!

  • @emilylaudi8151
    @emilylaudi8151 5 лет назад

    Finally i can use the tone curve correctly! Thanks for the video!!!

  • @warnshot
    @warnshot 5 лет назад

    Hands down my favorite tutorial on tone curves. Amazingly well done.

  • @KoteGreen
    @KoteGreen 5 лет назад

    You breakdown the process and explain things in your tutorials like no other youtuber does. I appreciate the thought and time put into explaining these things. You really know how to teach Chris. Thank you!

  • @chadron44
    @chadron44 5 лет назад

    I'm just going to go ahead and congratulate you guys on 100k, because this video is gonna blast you over the top! Well done!

  • @paskrell
    @paskrell 5 лет назад

    I watch this about every 3 month as reminder. Do never delete this video or we are no longer friends! 😝

  • @bjlaustsen9151
    @bjlaustsen9151 5 лет назад

    I love your technical explanation of how things work. Its one thing to explain what they do, but to go in and explain why they work the way they do and how is just awesome!! your tutorials are mint!! By far my favourite.

  • @HBTwoodworking
    @HBTwoodworking 4 года назад

    Chris, Outstanding job! Easy to understand and logically presented with examples. Thank you!

  • @emilyoneal1125
    @emilyoneal1125 5 лет назад

    You guys are the BEST teachers! Thank you for sharing your expertise with all of us. I have learned so much!

  • @GuinnessFilms
    @GuinnessFilms 5 лет назад

    The best curves breakdown I've seen. So much information in under 20 mins! So valuable. Thanks guys!

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад +1

      Guinness Foley thanks dude!! 🙏🏼

  • @oleggumeniuk
    @oleggumeniuk 5 лет назад

    Great, now I understand histograms as well as the tone curves! It's a talent to be able to explain difficult things in an easy way and you nailed it! Thanks!

  • @sharadmishra4647
    @sharadmishra4647 4 года назад

    The starting ‘shades of grey’ portion only showed how much depth you add to your tutorial. Commendable work. 💐💐

  • @yijianshen5198
    @yijianshen5198 4 года назад

    Really clear and well made! Nice hair style btw!

  • @mohammedalnatheer2193
    @mohammedalnatheer2193 5 лет назад

    before I watch the video I have to say that the intro with the music is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 ok now continue watching 😁

  • @ScottJWaldron
    @ScottJWaldron 5 лет назад

    Chris, great job on the video!

  • @kendall6030
    @kendall6030 5 лет назад

    Thanks so much Chris. I love the way you and Becki teach where all can understand.

  • @alanmichael4225
    @alanmichael4225 5 лет назад

    Learned so much from this one video! Thanks so much!!! and your hair....5/5 brother!

  • @Enzlin3212
    @Enzlin3212 5 лет назад

    Wow, thanks so much for posting this Chris. I've watched countless videos on tone curves but all they end up describing is the whites, blacks, midtones, etc...but not the depth of control you can have with them. Thanks for going in depth and explaining how to keep stuff like skin tones the same, nobody else on RUclips is doing this level of instruction. Thanks again for the tips!

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад

      Josh Enzlin thanks that means a lot and so glad it helped!

  • @peterandersen238
    @peterandersen238 3 года назад

    BOOM... just what i needed. Awesome explaining!

  • @TubeThings
    @TubeThings 5 лет назад

    I really like these, guys! There are very few videos on RUclips that go that in depth and that simplistic with the explanations. Thanks for making these tutorials! 🙂

    • @BeckiandChris
      @BeckiandChris  5 лет назад +1

      Alina Stepanenko thanks so much for watching!

  • @toadmeadow862
    @toadmeadow862 5 лет назад

    Great video! Never occurred to me to have "two S-curves in one picture," but it makes perfect sense and your helicopter example was great!

  • @Khandiephotography
    @Khandiephotography 5 лет назад

    Ok hands down best tutorial on this. Thank you.

  • @cwTheDrummist
    @cwTheDrummist 5 лет назад

    It’s like science. This was fantastic! Thank you.