This CHANGED My Editing... Learn Lightroom Curves In 20 Minutes

Lightroom tone curves will finally MAKE SENSE after watching this video tutorial. Here's everything you need to know about how to use the tone curve tool panel in Lightroom CC & Lightroom Classic like a pro.

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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.

[ColdSpearo]

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.

[teepee]

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.

[corybrown]

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

[MIshaHaijtema]

Editing for like 8 years never have seen a video so good about this. Totally changes my way i look at editing! Thankyou!

[sacardevos]

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.

[samanthawestmore]

Honestly, the most useful tutorial on Curves I've ever seen. Thank you so much!

[evan]

Please don’t speak slower. You speak naturally well and nice. People can always slow you down in YouTube’s UI if their brain can’t keep up :)

[Alexi-zeqg]

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.

[aaronpaulgamo]

THIS GUY RIGHT HERE IS A SUPER SAIYAN OF CURVE.. A GOD LIKE GUKO! THANK YOU SENSIE

[PrimeStreet]

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.

[kjchkem]

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!

[Mattn]

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!

[ParrayAnif]

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..🎉🎉

[OceansVideo]

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 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[maureenmarshall]

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.

[marilynisaacs]

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

[PJG]

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 🙏 😊

[nightsbeatswitchgood]

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!

[berndf]

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.

[Boxic]

I really enjoyed your video because you explained everything so clearly and made it all seem easy!