HOW TO USE THE TONE CURVE in Lightroom
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Learn what the Tone Curve is, how to use it in Lightroom, and how it effects the contrast, highlights, and shadows of your photo.
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What's your favourite tool in Lightroom? The tone curve is definitely one of my favs, but interested to know what you guys love?
Lucy Martin after the delete button I would say the HSL sliders and the tone curve. Can totally change an image but I use photoshop for my prints.
Tone curve NOW!
seenituk oh yeah HSL is amazing 👏
Robert F Gardner woohoo!
I'm confused...when I click on a spot on the tone curve it a spot doesn't stick. Not sure what I'm doing wrong :-/
Blue print of how videos on editing should be :
Super informative
Concise & precise
No- nonsense wasting of time
educating
Thank you mam, new subscriber
Holy sh**! That was easier than i thought. Thank you for simplifying this!
haha love hearing that! Keep it simple around here :)
Your hilarious
I do agree. Not even my LR managed to teach me.
Right😂
THANK YOU for simplifying this! I love the chill vibe of this video as well!
great point about the color profile curve tones! playing around with colored shadows, midtones and highlights can create a crazy image!
I freakin LOVE the tone curve! It’s such a game changer and definitely gives a photo a completely different look. I used to rely on apps/presets that would just do the work for me when I would apply them to photos, but now I can create my own looks!
My Monday sucked SO MUCH LESS thanks to you. Great tips! I almost never use tone curve for adding colour - maybe I'll start now!
Lizzie Peirce YAS QUEEN! Do it up 👏
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Thank you for the 'straight to the point' tutorial. I've been playing around with the tone curve but sometimes you miss the most obvious things when DIY. Muchas gracias!
Wow, best explanation of that part of Lightroom I’ve ever seen. Thank you.
Great video Lucy! So many people make videos on the Tone Curve but they hardly ever touch on the individual Red, Green and Blue channels! In fact you made me realise that when you drop those below the baseline, you're not just pulling out that colour but actually injecting its opposite! Great to know, that's definitely gonna change my usage of those!
AronBagel ohh yeah! The RGB channels in the tone curve are so powerful and a great way to give a consistent style to your photos. Have fun trying it out!!
Excellent tutorial, your use of the black/white image and then shifting to a photo really explains it well. Thanks for you time on this.
I learned more in the first 3 minutes of this video than I have in the past 4 full videos I’ve watched. Super easy to follow along and SO helpful. Huge thanks😊
Lightroom is the best! I made all my own pre-sets and rock them out all the time! This is a great walk through Lucy, great job!
Thanks for the encouragement and support! Means a lot :)
I spent so much money on presets and was not happy with any of them 😡 Decided to make my own and this video was exactly what I needed to get started 💕💕💕
Excellent video...just subscribed 👏🏾💕🙌🏾
One of the best explanations of tne curve and the "standard S" curve I have seen. Thank you
Really appreciate your kind words! Thanks for watching 👏
I've watched so many tone curve videos and this was BY FAR the easiest to understand! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much Jerry, keeping things simple is my goal :)
So great! Thanks for this simple explanation of the tone curve 💕 and you totally helped me out in an area of was super confused about with the color tone curve! Thank you 🙌🏻
Thank you thank you thank you for giving this tutorial on the tone curve. Everything you said about avoiding it because it looks funny and it's not straight forward was how I felt about it and I've put off learning it for a long time. Thanks for simplifying it for me! Great video!
Best tutorial I've seen of this on TH-cam in terms of understanding the basics. Amazing work!
Thank you so much! I never quite understood what the time curve did, but when you demonstrated it with the gradient, I finally got it.
Possibly the easiest explanation of the tone curve that I’ve come across! Great job!
I just stumbled upon this video and realized that this is the best (non confusing) tutorial for the tone curve that I've ever come across. Thank you!
Your explanation was so great. I have been trying to understand this for 8 hours. Thank you for making it so easy!!
Totally agree with the Tone curve, it seems confusing or difficult but once you start playing with it your picture transforms big time. Thank you for sharing your insight Lucy!
I know right! For the longest time I just ignored it, but it's actually pretty simple when you break it down :)
She is the best!! She gets straight to the point and speaks so well. Her videos soothe me lol I'm learning so much already
Thank you for a very clear and concise explanation. This has made the tone curve so much less confusing. Best explanation I have found. I'm subbing for sure
Been working with Lightroom since it first came out and this is the first explanation that made sense and was easy to understand. Thank you Lucy!!!!
Love hearing that! I really wanted to make something simple since this confused me for a long time :P
I agree, best explanation EVER THANKS
I love when TH-cam videos are simple and easy to understand. Can't wait to try this out after avoiding the curve all this time. Thank you
I have been struggling with tone curves a lot. But this has made it really simple to understand. Thanks for sharing the knowledge you have.
I have just downloaded the lightroom trial and love it so much I will be signing up for the full version immediately!! I love how you can turn a OK photo into a banger just by tweaking parts of it
YES STEVE! You're going to LOVE having Lightroom. It's a game changer, and yup, you can definitely take a meh photo and make it EPIC which is always super fun.
Don't rely too much on lightroom, getting it right in the camera is a lot more fun
thank you. your videos tackling the basic topics are so helpful.
Can I just say how grateful I am to have found your video. I feel like this tool is a game changer and you did such an amazing job of breaking it down so it’s super simple and easy for even beginners to get it and start playing with this immediately. Thank you so much for taking the time to film this 🤗 Can’t wait to check out more like it!
I am a huge fan of the tone curve. I keep learning new things about it all the time. Thanks !
I watch many lightroom tutorials but your explanation is so so good! great job Lucy
honestly this is the best tutorial I've seen on the tone curve! you finally made it make sense!
Great explanation! Ive watched so many of these tone curve videos and never really got it, until now. Thanks.
First video I saw of yours and subscribed to your channel immediately! I love how deep you went with the tone curve and look forward to all the other videos you have! Thanks for your work!
ever since i found the tone curves, i love them. great points Lucy! i never miss a video. I'm with Lizzie, my monday definitely sucked less.
kevin dudley I’m having fun with the series so thanks for watching Kevin! Some really cool ones coming soon :)
Thank you, Lucy. This tutorial has been very helpful. I was able to create a preset using a tone curve to help me the achieve the consistency I've been looking for!
Thanks Lucy for demystifying this feature 😊 can't wait to experiment!
Using the black and white gradient really helped me understand the tone curve better. Thanks a lot for this!
I've watched 20 minutes of your content and was able to learn more than the hours[literally] of other content produced on YT. You're my hero !
You made this Editing tutorial simple to understand, without wasting time. Thanks a lot Lucy!
Thank you for not stretching this tutorial past the 10 minutes mark!
Hit ALT when adding the 3 points in the curve initially so they are in a straight line
Thank you
Yes you are in detail tutoring.
HOLY KATZ!!! I just spent 2 minutes with a shot I took at the Grand Canyon 2 summers ago! It was a cloudy, hazy week. NOT ANYMORE!!! Thanks Lucy!
YAY!! I love to hear about how the tips help you with your edits! Thanks so much ☺️
I’m so glad I found this video. The best and to the point explanation of the S curve. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Thanks Leigh, I try to make this simple so I’m glad to hear it helped!
Super helpful, thanks so much. The individual color curves give you so much capability!
thanks for making this Monday suck a little less Lucy! :D I actually use the tonecurve for every photo I edit though it's still always interesting to see how other creators explain and use it..in this case you've kinda motivated me to experiment some more with the colour tone curves! :P
I love the colour tones, you can do some much with them. I wanted to go more into that side of things, but first just wanted to have a video explaining the basics. I might do a more in-depth one of colours eventually though. Have fun trying it out!
oh my god this simple video have answered all my questions about power editing in lightroom! THANK YOU!! XOXO
Great! Soooooo many people don't use curves and I don't know whyyyyy
Now THIS is the kind of video I love. Short and straight to the point. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the great info! Will defintitely start looking at the Tone/Curve tool more!
This was really helpful. This is the one setting in Lightroom I've completely avoided touching up until now. Surprised how hard it was to find this sort of simple tutorial/breakdown on the topic too. Well done.
The easiest lecture on curves. Absolutely loved it 👏🏼👏🏼❤️
Good stuff, Lucy! Knowing how to work with the Tone Curve opens up many more creative ways to give your photos a unique look.
For sure! Thanks so much!
Thanks for demystifying the tone curve, really appreciate this video!
I love your voice. Very calming and patient. Can’t believe how afraid I’ve been to use that, now i won’t be. Thank you and I subscribed
Stright to the point, simple and yet very very instructive. From now on I'll try and use the Tone Curve more often, if not always. Thanks a lot!!
Tnx Lucy ! That changed my whole style... I was always looking for this trick
Thanks for the help with the tone curve. Great job on your video!
Your tutoring videos are so helpful and easy to follow along with! Omg I needed this!
LUCY YOU BABE!! I have literally been looking for a tutorial on the lightroom tone curve that would make it "click" and there you go with the answer to my problem! None of the other ones did it for me and they were way longer. Thanks!!
The Beat Of Adventure Hey! Thanks so much for the love! It took me a while to totally understand the tone curve and I think that’s party because I was over complicating it. So I wanted to make a super simple tutorial for it. Glad it helped!!
Thank you very much for this 101 for tone curve. It helped me to understand the basics so effectively. You are awesome!
Have an upcoming trip to New York, can’t wait to edit all these photos!
Yup. I was waiting for a rainy day for about 6 years. You did it in 3 min. I totally get it. Thanks!!!
Thanks for the video! Just getting started with Lightroom and couldn't get a grasp on the tone curve. This helped a ton.
Amazing Explanation of the Tone Curve Thank you so much!!!
This is *so* great! Your explanation and demo with the simple black & white gradient is perfect. I finally understand how to use curves. Thanks!
How did a five-minute video teach me more than any other vid?? This was so helpful!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for this tutorial ! really demystified the curve
This was SO helpful! I’ve been trying to learn Lightroom and your tutorials are saving me!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for this! this is the easiest video on youtube explaining the tone curve
Seriously added this video to my favorites so I can reference back to it. Thanks for this video!!!
Perfect explanation! Thanks! 🙏🏼
yeah its magical sis . the way you have informed really helpful for a photo editor . if they would use in editing .
nd a biggyyyyyy love for ur evident work . as a photo editor .
Great video Lucy! Thanks for breaking this down for us!
I woke up and realized that I needed to learn more about the S Curve! This was spot on! I had to subscribe!
Thanks for making this video because it helped me to understand tone curve more better in simple way....i am really looking forward to learn more about editing process....keep it up....you are doing great.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've been trying to understand this curve for so long and now I do. Thank you!
Great video! You didn't confront me with thausend possibilities but with one single which I instantly dare to try. Thank you. I hope you give us more of those short instructions. Very helpful! Regards from Hamburg
Thank you from my heart i was using only quick develop
Beautiful heads up! Thank you so much!
Great touch with the black and white gradient! I do love the filters and now with the range masks even more!
Ricardo Alves thanks! I thought it would be helpful to use the gradient to show what was actually happening. Glad you like it!
The most easy explanation I‘ve ever heard about this tool, respect! 👍🏻👍🏻
Appreciate that Jo ☺️
I'm so glad I found you. I've avoided tone curves for so long.
Thank you! Definitely made my Monday better. Great tutorial. Looking forward to watching more now that I’ve subscribed. Cheers!
Thanks for subscribing! Means a lot to me ☺️
Thank you so much for this Lucy! For some reason I haven't come across a simple explanation of what to do with the tone curve out of all my youtube watching!
So happy to hear you liked it! Thanks for watching :)
I like it, no messing about. You keep it straight to the point and don't over explain like some other tutorials. Nice work. Subscribed.
Outstanding - the use of the gradient to illustrate this was genius!
great video, i've been watching a lot of youtube LR videos and you are the first that really made sense of it.
Really great explanation of the curve tool.
Hi Lucy, All your topics really helps me a lot in photography and Lightroom, I hope you discuss about the histogram
Cheers!
Tone curve explained in simplest way. Excellent
Thank you so much for this Lucy!
Thank you so much for simplifying this😍
An excellent simple tone curve explanation. I always use one if the 3 default settings as it looked too complicated but it's really quite easy. You have another subscriber 👍
David Sands Thanks so much David! I know the tone curve always looked kind of over whelming but like you said it’s actually simple when you actually know what’s going on there ☺️
That was the bestest tutorial on Curves..Thank you so much
Very well explained, loved the tip about how presets affect the color curves...didn't know that before. thanks!
Fudge! so simply explained, yet so informative!
Simple but yet very informative tutorial! Please do more of these