Join Tim Grey for an in-depth discussion in this video Using the Tone Curve panel, part of Enhancing a Photograph in Photoshop: Abandoned Farmhouse.
For some images, you may find that the basic adjustments in Adobe camera raw are …all you really need. You can adjust the overall color, as well …as the overall tonality, and the presence of the image. …And that'll often times put you in a good enough starting point that you're ready …to just move in to Photoshop Proper to continue working on the image. …But in many cases, you might prefer to apply some additional adjustments within …Adobe camera raw. For example, you might want to work with …the tone curve. In many respects you might feel that the …tone curve is superfluous. That all of the adjustments that are …available in the basic adjustments, in terms of tonality, are all you need.…
After all, we're able to adjust overall exposure and contrast, and lighten or …darken specific ranges of tonal values, including highlights, shadows, whites, …and blacks. And yet in many cases a tone curve can …give you a little bit more control and flexibility In establishing overall tonality. …I'll go ahead and switch to the tone curve option, in Adobe camera raw. …
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Released
1/4/2013- Reviewing the images
- Evaluating and opening the selected image
- RAW processing
- Fine-tuning adjustments
- Achieving an older look
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 32s
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1. Getting Started
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The backstory2m 37s
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Reviewing the images6m 32s
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2. RAW Processing
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Basic adjustments7m 42s
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Using the Tone Curve panel3m 35s
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Lens corrections4m 17s
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3. Fine-Tuning Adjustments
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Cropping and straightening2m 55s
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Refining overall tonality3m 24s
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Dodging and burning5m 48s
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Making a targeted adjustment5m 32s
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4. Achieving an Older Look
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Adding a color tint3m 47s
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Adding a vignette effect3m 48s
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Closing thoughts4m 8s
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