Adobe released a pretty small update this past week, but it includes a big adjustment for those of you that like to use Curves in Lightroom or Camera Raw. One of the common problems we have with curves is that it can over saturate the photo. But with this new adjustment, you can help avoid that. Enjoy!
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Thanks Matt for showing what could so easily be an overlooked new feature that actually has quite powerful effects.
awesome as usual
Thank you for this update Matt! You very effectively showed how to use this new tool addition to the Curves Panel.
Now I have to update my PS CC software!
Cheers,
Frederic in Montréal.
Very cool. Somehow, I missed this small addition. And it is superb. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Matt for the update but how I wish you take me through the use of presets.
Hi. All of my preset packs come with videos on how to install, use and even modify my presets. What are your exact questions?
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I have version 14 of Lightroom CC but am not seeing the refine slider nor do I see my image in the box, only a graph.
Thanks for the tip. I’d noticed the new slider but haven’t had time to investigate. It will definitely be useful!
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Excellent information! Thank you!
In general I’m finding that Lightroom is getting so good with colour as to supplant Photoshop with its clunky Color Balance, HSL, Selective Color and Channel Mixer layers. I still prefer Ps for masking though, since I find it easier to select object in Ps than in Lr – I’m always adding and subtracting masks to create, for example, a sky mask, a mask for a foreground boulder, and a mask for everything else; and Ps for tone adjustment too. And I find it easier to clip masks in Ps than to Intersect masks in Lr. But Lr is moving beyond the days when all I used it for was to create a good-looking histogram.
I would argue that LR has been better at color and tone for many years. I can’t name one great shooter that’s not doing their color and toning work in LR or ACR. It is just superior (and has been) for a long time. But what really matters is what you do and you can get good results in both so whatever works for you is the right way.