Lightroom Mag June-July

Lightroom Magazine
Tone Curve Panel: The bigger refresh
happened in the Tone Curve panel, which
has a whole new look that makes it much
easier to switch between the Parametric
curve and Point curve modes. The gray
circle with the curvy lines is the icon for
the Parametric curve, and the colored circles
represent one of the different Point
curve mode options, with gray being
the RGB Point curve and each color representing
the curve for that color channel.
Be sure to check out Seán Duggan’s
column on page 66 in this issue to learn
more about how to get the most out of
the improved Tone Curve interface.
Hue Slider: The local adjustment tools
(Adjustment Brush, Radial Filter, and Graduated
Filter) now have a Hue slider added
to the roster of available adjustments.
This is handy when you want to shift the
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hue of a color in a localized region of a photo without affecting that same color in other places.
For example, let’s say I wanted to shift the hue of the sky in this photo without affecting
the blues in the shadows. I could apply a Graduated Filter over the sky, then adjust the
Hue slider to a more pleasing color. In addition, I could combine that with an increase in
the Saturation and a decrease in the Exposure to darken that bluer sky. Because hue shifts
are tricky, you may want to combine it with the Range Mask (as I did here to limit the
adjustment to just the sky region) for better results. Turning on the Use Fine Adjustment
checkbox under the Hue adjustment can also prevent wild hue shifts from happening.
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