Article · Elly Lucas Photographics
Tutorial: How to edit image tones using a "Curves" adjustment layer
By Elly Lucas
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
Sheffield photographer Elly Lucas breaks down the Curves adjustment layer for both tonal contrast (S-curves) and color grading, explaining the red-cyan, green-magenta and blue-yellow opposite pairs and how nudging individual channel curves shifts an image's color balance.
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