This Will Change Your Editing Forever - Lightroom Calibration

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Another week, another Lightroom tutorial! This week we are talking about Lightroom's Calibration panel and how it will seriously change how you edit your images. I cannot stress enough how much this can change how you edit and add to your images without making them look overly done.
As always thanks for watching and please let me know what you think down below. Here's the link to that Fstoppers article I talk about in the video:
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:16 What is Calibration?
3:35 The Standard (First Image)
6:33 Second Image
8:21 Third Image
9:57 Orange & Teal
11:15 Final Image
12:49 Conclusion

[@AlexArmitage]

Unlock this feature in Lightroom CC/Mobile!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/faWZi2qsZtN-jpo

[@catwithabeard]

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[@dancruz4041]

5 years I have been using lightroom and never bothered one bit on this calibration tool, after seeing this - mind blown. Liked and Subscribed!

[@AlexArmitage]

Welcome Dan and thank you!

[@circleofattention6021]

Same here!

[@markomilojevic8122]

Same!

[@b.lew_photography571]

Not gonna lie, this really did make a huge difference! Not only is it minimally invasive, but also takes far less effort to achieve what used to take hours (sometimes) of playing around with the HSL slider adjustments, thank you very much for this!

[@AlexArmitage]

Thats the idea! You're very welcome :)

[@swelch061]

@@AlexArmitage @b.lew_photography I'm blown away.

[@DickHoskins]

Pushing all the colors in the calibration tool way up and then fine tuning with the HSL tool seems to open a lot more possibilities since the HSL tool has so many sliders for different colors and one has control of hue, saturation and luminance in one convenient panel. I have wondered for a long time what the calibration panel was for but the Adobe literature was very vague. Thanks for your hard work!

[@user-bm3rc3os6d]

I always wondered what that panel was for but never cared to look into it. I’m glad this popped up in my feed. Thanks for this!

[@AlexArmitage]

Anytime Ben, thanks for taking the time to comment :)

[@Seanonyoutube]

Lol, that’s definitely NOT what that panel is for.

[@peterowbottom1110]

@@Seanonyoutube who cares? it's given a few images of mine an extra pop that I didn't think possible

[@dattran6372]

Been using the calibration panel for years. I noticed long ago how it worked so much better because it's so subtle at adding color.

[@Overxpossed]

calibration mixed with WB, split toning, curves and... more color grading stuff xD

[@stevied653]

I’m colourblind (reds/greens/blues) and really struggled with editing as my earlier images were really saturated, I would bump up the colour until I could see them pop but by that point it was way too much. Nowadays I do all of my local adjustments and then when I feel my image is finished I desaturate the whole image. This seems to have been working for me but obviously it will desaturate the whole image and not just specific areas etc. What you have just demonstrated will be so much easier for me to edit my images. Thanks

[@AlexArmitage]

Stevie, I can't imagine trying to edit with any form of colorblindness, it's awesome to hear this helped! Thanks for letting me know.

[@faradenten]

After 20 videos watched about color grading and preset plus a bit a frustration I finally found a real good explanation, thank you for your professionalism and the quality of your work, +1 follower

[@AlexArmitage]

Hey ty and welcome!

[@hautehussey]

Now someone needs to make a video on what this is actually doing!

[@apieceofenergy]

changing the value of the RGB pixels as a whole that make up the image instead of just changing that individual color. Each color in an image is made up of red, green, and blue. These adjustments effect every pixel on the image, not just the solid colors.

[@hautehussey]

@@apieceofenergy but changing them how? Your description could fit even the basic adjustments like levels and curves.

[@AlifBurger]

I’ve always been afraid that i’ll mess up my photo because of the calibration tool but this has opened my eye big time. Thanks man! I’m definitely trying this the next time i open Lr!

[@AlexArmitage]

Awesome! Let me know how you like the results

[@simoncordingley3122]

Well done, Alex, and thank you. That wasn't too many images and it wasn't too much information; it was just reinforcing the same principle as an aid to absorbing that information. You got the balance just right. Subbed. Now I'm off to turn the blue slider up in all my old edits...!

[@AlexArmitage]

You might have to readjust a few things if you turn the slider up after your edits, so keep that in mind! And thanks for the sub :)

[@simoncordingley3122]

@@AlexArmitage I figured that might be the case. :D

[@justinwaite1913]

I went back to a couple of photos I just took and tried this on them. I can't believe the extra little pop I'm getting with the colors!

[@glavoie08]

Wow. Just like that ? Colors just pop up and image get lively. No sky rocket science. You just tell us plain and simple and it's working. Thank you so much I'm subscribing

[@AlexArmitage]

Hey thanks Gilbert and welcome :) Not sure i'll have any other tips quite this straight forward but here is hoping!

[@davidhendry7424]

Thanks, never used this and never seen anyone discuss it. Fascinating.

[@knutivarsolhjem5145]

Basically, this is what happens during "the blue hour" which always emphasis colors a lot. Smart!!!

[@PowerControl]

Yes I did change my editing forever. Tried it with some photos from a mountain trip -> mind blowing!

[@AlexArmitage]

Awesome :) Glad it helped

[@tjclariza45]

This is truly helpful gonna try it to portrait

[@tunakaya9973]

I guess this is the most revolutionary technique I have come across recently, at least for myself.

[@dear_totheheart]

Really amazing tutorial and explanation of what you're doing and why, seeing the befores and afters were really useful and you provided a really nice analysis of how this will improve our photography more naturally - thank you and great work!

[@AlexArmitage]

You're very welcome!

[@sherwincapuno9123]

This man should have more subscribers. I think, his explanation is very simple and understable. Anyway, Im one of your subscriber now. Keep up the great work and tutorials.😇👍

[@AlexArmitage]

Welcome Sherwin! Thank you so much :)

[@flexstore6023]

U have a very balanced vibe. U definitely meditate alot. Good calming tutorial.I know there is a background calm music.But there is something else.. your calm balance and focus u got.

[@AlexArmitage]

Thank you :)

[@ericrobinson8078]

Really interesting and effective.

[@evan]

I’ve used the calibration tool loads but never the saturation slider! Thanks for the great content *update* I’ve found that the blue saturation slider does in fact increase saturation way too much and I do not use it

[@jarne5581]

Evan Edinger Lol aren’t you the duolingo guy?

[@scottymitch1]

@@jarne5581 Depends on the image you use. I always adjust the blue saturation when editing landscapes (not always 100%). It should almost be compulsory!!

[@WalterMatherPhoto]

Great Video! Thank you! I never knew what the calibration tab in LR did.

[@menachemsadeh8603]

Rising the blue primary saturation is also very useful to imrove dull portraits.

[@AlexArmitage]

Yeah I realized I should have potentially included a portrait but also realized I haven't taken one since 2014... Whoops

[@Chapa9]

I'm addicted to this kind of videos

[@vishypai7554]

Excellent tutorial ! This will be an eyeopener to those discovering this powerful creative tool through this video.

[@agstudioband]

really great tip. tahnks for sharing. its also very pleasant to hear somebody speak so clear language without disturbing and annoying fillings like eeehm ,uuuh, eeee. Very nicely presented

[@AlexArmitage]

Thank you! I try to get each section done without cuts.

[@mgportraits]

Thank you for this. It really has made a difference on my pictures. I will continue to practice this. Very useful!

[@BerserkeR_031]

I think you have to look out with your sky and maybe the white houses in your photo's got some more blue on it aswell. But if the colors need to be more realistic or accurate you can't just put that slider to 100%

[@prasadshriram2737]

This was interesting man! I enjoyed it. I do use the calibration for the Orange and teal look. I think I learner something here. Can't wait to try it out..

[@AlexArmitage]

You're very welcome!

[@motointeractive]

Great simple tip, thanks! Really like your approach Alex.

[@kimponce01]

Good tutorial! I love learning new tips!

[@howardrankin7119]

That’s a real revelation , thank you

[@JulianBendig]

How has this channel only 788 subscribers?! Awesome work! :)

[@inseries5494]

it's the thing in the nose :)

[@RauriBarron]

Not for long I think! 📈

[@AlexArmitage]

The train is rollin!! Thank you :)

[@adrianpruteanu3554]

I always use the Calibration tab on my portraits/street/landscape but never thought of going full saturation on those colors. This "blue trick" actually blew me away!! WHAT ?!?! Hats off to you man! Thanks for this one! P.S. dope Instagram feed Peace!

[@AlexArmitage]

Thanks Adrian! I really wasn't exaggerating when I said I changed my editing flow forever.

[@bhadriverduzco5923]

I had no idea how powerful that too is. Thanks!

[@ArcanePath360]

Interesting. I normally adjust my white balance slightly on the blue/cyan side using the colour balance tool with just the shadow and mid tones, leaving the highlights white. because I think colours pop better with more contrast, but I will give this a try.

[@SDsc0rch]

man.. this is fascinating totally new concept for me - and i've been using LR for a long time upvoted - new sub - belled and saved this vid in my favorites

[@AlexArmitage]

Omg so much pressure! Haha. Thank you and I'm glad it's actually helping people.

[@nirkann]

Same here! Thanks for the tips! 👍🏽

[@joshashdown4431]

I have been using Lightroom for a long time and without your video, I likely would not have tried this. It works great! I went back in to a bunch of old images and tried it, worked on them all. Thanks for the tip!

[@AlexArmitage]

My hopes was to show even people who've edited for years might be missing out. I certainly was when I discovered it. Thanks for the comment!

[@MrBadAssBBQ]

Alex, I can't thank you enough for unlocking an area in LR that I've never played in. I'm shooting food and wasn't sure how the blue primary push would help but I was shocked! From Eggs Benny to smoked pastrami and burgers this tip wakes up the colour incredibly. Really appreciate this!

[@AlexArmitage]

Anytime and thanks for the sub. Where can I get some BBQ? :)

[@MrBadAssBBQ]

@@AlexArmitage Vancouver BC, anytime!

[@connorjoslin5111]

You keep making videos I didn’t know I needed

[@AlexArmitage]

Well hopefully I don't run out of ideas haha

[@ChrisShawIOM]

I never knew this! Talk about a game changer. I will absolutely be trying this on my future edits. Thank you, Alex.

[@AlexArmitage]

Anytime Chris!

[@muhammadhifradh8692]

I didn't know what the calibration panel was used for until I watched this video, Thanks Alex

[@AlexArmitage]

Not quite sure I even use it for what it's "meant" for haha but it does some impressive stuff!

[@dmkerrphotography7677]

This one is a game changer! Thank you!!

[@giuseppeconte6491]

man this vids are like a cheat sheet for GTA :D

[@mike_abramyan]

KZbin recommended to me. You’re hitting your stride my boy! I subbed.

[@AlexArmitage]

Woohoo! Welcome and thank you :)

[@martinaroth3756]

this is cool! Thanks for showing!

[@abilashkp2243]

Cool feature man, i didn't tried it yet.Thank u.

[@Seanonyoutube]

7:16 lol, it’s *exactly* is if you’re adding saturation to that area. You just made the rocks blue.

[@AlexArmitage]

It's certainly increasing the saturation, no doubt about that.

[@Seanonyoutube]

@@AlexArmitage the calibration panel is primarily used in situations where colors must remain consistent between different cameras. Interestingly though, if you’ve ever used a color passport, the slider that always seems to increase in saturation is that blue slider. It makes me think that perhaps most sensors out there today slightly under saturate the blues for whatever reason...

[@KenRuan]

"What I do do" lmfaooo every time

[@dicklloyd9584]

Very helpful. Many thanks.

[@compaqxl590]

interesting ill definitely experimenting with this more thank you

[@calvinyouttitham5076]

Wish they had calibration in Lightroom CC cause I edit all my pics off my iPad Pro :(

[@carlosguzmanfotografo]

Just create a profile in Lightroom CC with the changes at calibration tool and export & import

[@scottyofeden]

He said "do-do"

[@valoer]

yeah best part indeed

[@AnOpticalView]

Excellent tutorial and really well explained. Thank you Alex.

[@iduvideo]

Excellent quality video. Great title opener! Outstanding sound quality. A pleasure to watch and listen too! Thanks!

[@AlexArmitage]

Wow thanks Scott! Much appreciated :)

[@ToldbyNick]

Such a dope little trick man thanks for sharing! I've been using Lightroom for years but I have never touched the calibration tool - I'm excited to start learning it.

[@AlexArmitage]

Thankfully there isn't much to it :)

[@Moominteapot]

Thankyou so much. Very good videos here.

[@youtzz]

Excellent tutorial. Easy to learn and super useful.

[@nilakanthadash6262]

Hugely helpful ❤️

[@socaldronist_619]

Wow, what a difference!!! I've used lightroom for some time yet still new to things you can do in it. I never even looked all the way at the bottom. Thanks, I will surely be using this more

[@AlexArmitage]

Thank you! Glad it made a difference :)

[@teresaw9693]

Thank you ! great advise

[@wheelmasterjd800]

Thanks for reminding us that these tools are there in Lightroom Classic. Like many others, I equated that functionality with some obscure process that might apply to baselining and color correcting a camera lens and camera sensor.

[@AlexArmitage]

I might not be able to tell you exactly what's going on, just that it can be useful! Haha. Thanks John

[@vlsi54199]

Very creative usage

[@jrpriest]

Thank for this awesome tip!

[@giladthephotographer8460]

Excellent ! thank u so much for giving me the push i needed to get back on the Camera Calibration wagon :)

[@allencooperphotos]

Wow! I've never, ever, used the calibration tool. Facepalm. Thanks so much for posting this!! So simple, so effective. Now going back through some old photos that just didn't pop like I wanted them too. Mind blown.

[@AlexArmitage]

Hey it's ok, most people haven't :) Thank you Allen

[@dominiclester3232]

Basically, adding blue broadband and reducing blue narrowband if required. Nice idea, good video.

[@AlexArmitage]

Yes, exactly! Thanks

[@user-gh5et4mi8v]

Thanks millions of times. I am experiencing a great change in my photo editing when I applied what you said to my photos. What you said here makes my photo pop up and alive. Thanks again for your information.

[@AlexArmitage]

Anytime and thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@richd8907]

Very nice, easy to follow video with some great ideas. Couldn't ask for more really. Subscribed after the subtle hint at the beginning.

[@AlexArmitage]

What subtle hint? Definitely not subliminal messaging here!

[@anodine_org]

Hi! I just discovered your channel. I'm trying to use this module from a few month. I have difficulties to get its logic. You helped me a bit in this direction. So thank you very much.

[@dchodeva]

Very good use of my time watching this. Thank you

[@gstyle11]

Bravo! So useful 🙏

[@hamzaqasim5527]

Increase the saturation too 100 in calibration and reduce a bit of blues from HSL. "This will change your editing forever". dude, amazing content!!

[@AlexArmitage]

Thanks Hamza :)

[@minzertm]

This is phenomenal! Luckily your article popped up on my Google Now homepage. I've been playing around with Calibration the last couple of months and saw that there was something there but couldn't quite put my finger on it. Thank you so much for this! I'm excited to use this in my images. Keep up the great work!

[@AlexArmitage]

Thanks Tim! I'd love to hear how it turns out.

[@RichardGingrasPhotography]

This is the one panel I was never using in Lightroom, but from now on I will definitely give it a look. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@AlexArmitage]

Anytime! Thanks Richard

[@charrski2918]

Very cool tool! thanks

[@ChristopherCina]

I've been using LR since 1.0 and have been shooting food for the last 10 years. Color in food is very simple in the fact that there is really no interpretation, a strawberry is red, make it red. In the last 7 months I've gotten into landscapes and apart from landscape photography techniques being the polar opposite of food, my biggest struggle has been with editing landscapes in LR. I'm using and learning so much more now what it can do and honestly, this calibration video blew me away. I'm eager to go back and 're-edit' all the shots I've taken to this point, thanks for sharing.

[@AlexArmitage]

Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know Chris. I have no idea what shooting food is like although I did take some pictures of some pizza once haha. Some photos it will certainly look better than others!

[@tariqmostafiz149]

Simply Amazing! I have no words to explain how appreciative I am of watching this video. I felt like I have discovered the cheat code to stunning image editing. Thank You so much. Liked and subscribed.

[@MrSteamDragon]

Long-term LR user but never tried this before. I like the subtleness of the changes contrasted with the 'oomph' it gives the image - will certainly be looking into this one, thanks Alex

[@AlexArmitage]

Glad you like it!

[@7277pwp]

Wow!...Just tried it and love this!....Thank you Alex!

[@AlexArmitage]

Anytime! Thank you.

[@tomworden7778]

Wow Alex I've been working with Lightroom for over a decade and have never used this technique. I believe it will actually influence the way I edit. I love it! thank you so much for doing this tutorial. 🙂 Tom

[@francisdominicbermas8478]

great info. thank you

[@JayPersaud]

Very good tutorial

[@wildbill4680]

What a high quality video. Thank you

[@AlexArmitage]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@qilianyu6370]

Thanks man! I play LR for years but I never uses the calibration before. It just opens another world for me.

[@AlexArmitage]

Anytime! Thank you :)

[@tsushantasingh]

Thanks. Learnt something

[@melissahall7009]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@nihatnl747]

Nice explanation, thanks

[@eduard.amihai7545]

Tnx for sharing your secrets man..this is very helpful..even in portrait photography it ads a lot of interesting color to the images

[@AlexArmitage]

A lot of people have asked and I don't have the authority to answer them.

[@thecherishedlife]

This is incredible, thank you so much!

[@DejiOdetoyinbo]

That was impressive! I've been using LR since its second version but still found this session to be incredibly useful. Liked and subscribed. Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge.

[@AlexArmitage]

Thank you so much for being generous with your comment!

[@billstorm929]

Excellent!!!

[@ypebanbung-michael8865]

Because of this amazing tutorial I subscribed. Thank you so much. BTW, I like your politeness a lot.

[@AlexArmitage]

Thanks Banbung and welcome!

[@amanzi7183]

This is crazy!!! It makes the picture look so good!!!! Amazing tutorial thank you! Can't wait to try it out myself!!

[@AlexArmitage]

Thank you! let me know how it goes

[@MrSjeupie]

Watching this over my oatmeal breakfast this morning. Makes my day a win already as I learned something new and exciting! Thank you for that! Really curious to see what it does to my already edited Fuji images.... Well done on your calm and clear manner of explaining btw. Subbed immediately :)

[@AlexArmitage]

Wow thank you and welcome. Now I want oatmeal but it's nearly 3am and I need to sleep :)

[@MrSjeupie]

@@AlexArmitage I’ll tag you when I make a tutorial how to calibrate the perfect oatmeal, adding just the right amount of ‘pop’ to it ;) Thnx again and stay safe these days! Cheers from Switzerlabd

[@nathanielbooth259]

Very well done. Clear and to the point instruction. Take the time to do this....see what happens.

[@yang3300]

thank you ,good work

[@ki001]

Awesome!