All the years I've used Lightroom and I hadn't even thought to see what the "colour" box did in the local adjustments panel... I do a lot of colour grading to my photos and to get the grading in just certain areas I've been making virtual copies, grading for different areas of the photo and then opening them as layers in Photoshop and combining them through masks and saving them back into Lightroom. This is going to save me a lot of faff, thank you so much for this video! Really enjoying your channel.
Nice video Ian. I like the way you used split toning to improve your images. As a Capture One user I have to say, this is all much easier in Capture. You don't need a "hack" You can use what is called Color Balance, which has wheels for highlights, mid tones and shadows much like the new color grading in light room. However this can be put on a layer which means your can paint in (or use a luminance mask or a linear or circular gradient) to apply it to selective parts of the image.
This is an eye opening tutorial! I had forgotten that trick of shrinking the image in order to make selections over the entire photo. I like the subtle control your process gives for isolating where the split toning is a applied. I have fallen into the habit of sending an image to Photoshop to make my fine contrast adjustments. I made my own color balance action that works well on a lot of images, I just vary the opacity most of the time.. Your method allows a lot of fine tuning in Lightroom. Great stuff, Ian. I have been following you for a couple of years now, but I have never spoken up. Thanks for this, and all your other advice.
Thanks, Ian. I never would have thought of using the luminosity masking for color toning. I've been frustrated at times as well with the "new" color grading tool and these mothods of yours add to my toolbox.
Great Vid. However, I guess this update of Ligthroom is copied from Capture One which is much better on colour management. And you have the ability to work with layers, not only local adjustment tools.. love it
Great hack Ian. I must admit I really don't like the colour grading tools in LR at all and find them really awkward to use. Picking a colour on the wheel is so fiddly. I much prefer the old split toning panel which to me seemed much simpler to use with much more precise control.
It's fiddly, but with Alt you can select more precise, and with Shift you can lock down the hue, and with Ctrl you can lock down the saturation. Those last 2 also work in conjunction with Alt - so you can make an accurate selection. For mimicing the old split-tone effect, be sure to push the blend to 100 though.
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All the years I've used Lightroom and I hadn't even thought to see what the "colour" box did in the local adjustments panel...
I do a lot of colour grading to my photos and to get the grading in just certain areas I've been making virtual copies, grading for different areas of the photo and then opening them as layers in Photoshop and combining them through masks and saving them back into Lightroom.
This is going to save me a lot of faff, thank you so much for this video! Really enjoying your channel.
Thanks so much 👍👍
Excellent hack! Way better way of split toning thanks Ian!
Glad you like it! 👍👍🙏
Great technique Ian. Thanks for sharing.
Very welcome mate 👍👍🙏🏻
Nice video Ian. I like the way you used split toning to improve your images. As a Capture One user I have to say, this is all much easier in Capture. You don't need a "hack" You can use what is called Color Balance, which has wheels for highlights, mid tones and shadows much like the new color grading in light room. However this can be put on a layer which means your can paint in (or use a luminance mask or a linear or circular gradient) to apply it to selective parts of the image.
Thanks David, i definitely need to check out capture one 👍👍
Great tutorial. Inspiring and beautiful abstract pictures.
Thank you so much 😀
Excellent! I've learnt something here. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is an eye opening tutorial! I had forgotten that trick of shrinking the image in order to make selections over the entire photo. I like the subtle control your process gives for isolating where the split toning is a applied. I have fallen into the habit of sending an image to Photoshop to make my fine contrast adjustments. I made my own color balance action that works well on a lot of images, I just vary the opacity most of the time.. Your method allows a lot of fine tuning in Lightroom. Great stuff, Ian. I have been following you for a couple of years now, but I have never spoken up. Thanks for this, and all your other advice.
Thanks buddy, much appreciated 👍👍
Just want to add that it works using radial filter as well. Great channel
it sure does 👍👍👍
Great tips and well explained. Thanks. 👍
Glad it was helpful! 🙏🙏
Awesome video, Ian. Clever use of the localized adjustments panel! I wish I could like this video another 100x.
Glad you liked it!
That is a great method of slit toning Ian, must give it a try. Thanks for the video and the photos.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍👍
Ingenious ideas Ian, many thanks, appreciated :)
Very welcome 😀😀😊
Thanks Ian great hack it's a thing that I wouldn't have thought of but will be trying it out
Wow, simple and effective technique! Cheers dude!
Glad you liked it! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Really great technics,I just start watching your chanel and yes I like it.
Thanks, Ian. I never would have thought of using the luminosity masking for color toning. I've been frustrated at times as well with the "new" color grading tool and these mothods of yours add to my toolbox.
Happy to help! 👍👍😊
Thank you! This was very helpful! I was getting frustrated with the lack of control in the color grading section.
Glad it helped! 👍👍
... great, well done...
Many thanks!
Great Vid. However, I guess this update of Ligthroom is copied from Capture One which is much better on colour management. And you have the ability to work with layers, not only local adjustment tools.. love it
Thanks for sharing 👍👍
Nice one Ian I know a lot of it but you showed another great way to do it 👍
Thanks Paul 🙏🏻
Some great info there Ian. Split toning now looks relatively simple to do but can add so much to your photos. 👍
Thanks 👍🙏🙏
Thanks Ian.Great tip and keep up the great work .....
You bet 👍👍👍
Great tip!
Really like the look of this way of Split toning Ian👌. Great vid thanks.
Glad you like it 😀🙏
Great hack Ian. I must admit I really don't like the colour grading tools in LR at all and find them really awkward to use. Picking a colour on the wheel is so fiddly. I much prefer the old split toning panel which to me seemed much simpler to use with much more precise control.
Totally agree 🙏🙏👍
It's fiddly, but with Alt you can select more precise, and with Shift you can lock down the hue, and with Ctrl you can lock down the saturation. Those last 2 also work in conjunction with Alt - so you can make an accurate selection. For mimicing the old split-tone effect, be sure to push the blend to 100 though.
Good stuff, Ian. Well explained. Love the back-up singers!
Glad you enjoyed it 👍👍
Wow! I love how you edit. I learned a lot! Thank you so much for sharing! 😁
You are so welcome! 👍👍
Nice vid Ian, will adopt those tips for sure.
Go for it! 👍👍
Nice one Ian, will give this a try. Thanks
Hey Jamie, hope you're well mate. it's a pretty cool technique 🙏👍👍
First time I see this kind of edit, and it's really interesting! Thanks Ian for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Super tip! Thanks a bunch.
Glad it was helpful! 🙏🙏
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It is really worth watching even your surname say it.