How To Use The NEW Color Grading Tab in Lightroom Classic

[@mslwoods25]

Perfect timing! I'm glad I watched this before I updated LRC.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

I really love this new feature! So much more control over the color.

[@patriciabuck2801]

I watched three of your videos and they helped me immensely. The best part is you get straight to the point, thank you.

[@forneverarrow]

I am really using the color grading in almost every photo since the update. Is so useful! Thank you for the explanation about blending!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

So glad it was helpful!

[@BijiTGeorge]

This morning I opened LR after a few weeks and it asked me to upgrade the catalog to the newest version and then as I was editing the picture, I saw the color grading tool after playing around with it a bit, headed to KZbin to see if I could get some quick tutorial and stumbled up on this page. Good job explaining and showing how each of them work. Was very informative and helpful. Thank you very much

[@JosiahBlizzard]

So glad I Could help, Biji! Thanks for the comment!

[@lifewithkailee.]

Josiah, your videos have been so helpful! I am shooting my first couple this weekend and seeing you work with your couples has empowered me to feel so much more confident to pose them! I'm so excited to try out the new color grading options in Lightroom. Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge with us!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

This just made my day! So happy my videos are helpful!

[@aestheticofperspective]

You have a really chilled and laid back style of explaining these things. I like that a lot :). Liked, subscribed and thank you

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Welcome aboard! Thanks so much, too!

[@KimArt_Education]

Funny. I am teaching this tomorrow. I was just checking out a few videos to be sure I fully understood the upgrades and your video popped up. Good job Josiah. PS. Your audio is really smooth.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Hey Kim! That’s great! Glad to know the SEO on my videos is working properly! This feature is super awesome useful, too!

[@sb1493]

Explained very well with examples with real photos. Well done!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks SB! Glad it was helpful!

[@raychelawesome]

I kinda knew how to use it just from playing around with it but your voice is so calming and reassuring that now I feel like a pro at knowing how to use it!! Glad I found you, new sub for sure 🖤

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Oh thank you! I am a bit self conscious about my voice since it sounds different in recordings than it does in my own head. This comment made my day :) Thanks!

[@videoluvr2]

Thank you for being so thorough. I haven't used Split toning much so this will really help me.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

So glad it was helpful!

[@videoluvr2]

I am always looking to become a better photographer.

[@keertanasmurthy4207]

The explanation was so detailed and yet concise. Thank you so much !!

[@MichaelJanetfan]

Great video, and great delivery. I love your teaching style, and the way you show the picture, plus your sliders in real time.

[@petermarshall5450]

Well done! One of the best tutorials on Color Grading. Thanks.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks!

[@TheSurv]

Thank you for this super useful video Josiah. Which camera/ lens do you use to film your videos?

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks! I use a Sony a7iii and lens changes depending on the video but normally a 50mm or 14-24mm Sigma.

[@hoodtv2362]

wow amazing colour grading bor,which camera did used for the wedding shoot

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks! Using the Sony a7iii

[@silentdrive3243]

I like editing photos as natural as possible (plus that's what I have to do in my workflow and just prefer but do love artistic editing when i can or if the photo calls for it) but this is a good highlight on the power of this tool.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks! I like natural as well. I typically push a little greens or blues into shadows and use the mid tones and highlights to push some warmth. It’s a really powerful tool but can be used for drastic looks and subtle changes

[@leedahoney]

Loved this video!! ☺️

[@JonathanRobinson11]

Thanks for this helpful tutorial.

[@wilbmoore]

Josiah this is an awesome tutorial. You made this soooo simple. Just subbed.

[@reneemellott8612]

This was just what I needed!! Thank you

[@erina7123]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@Memoxor]

is there a way to apply color grading but just with a mask using the brush tool?

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Gonna be honest, not entirely sure, but I don't think so. You might be to use a specific color adjustment brush and use that only on the shadows or only on highlights, but there isn't a specific color grading section in the brush section.

[@Memoxor]

@@JosiahBlizzard thank you so much! Yes I came across this case bc I wanted a color grading for the background but it was affecting too much the skin tones, for something this specific I guess I’ll have to use photoshop which has a more powerful layer system, Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply!

[@hermyhurtado5243]

Thanks Josiah

[@JosiahBlizzard]

You bet!!

[@TallSomeone]

Great fun, but the repeating jam is tedious. Almost has me leaving at 3:00.

[@byjovanmedia5212]

Loved this mate

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks for the love!

[@charlessummers9006]

I like the ability to split tone certain b&w images. How can that be accomplished with this update? Can you expand on this editing video in the future utilizing some b&w images? Thanks!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Can definitely do that!

[@carlycasella5754]

Do you fix your photos before heading to the color grading tool?

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Yup! I adjust contrast exposure and white balance before going to color grading.

[@thebyrdsnest1465]

Hello! I am a wedding photographer based in Doylestown- not too far from you! Thanks for all of your awesome videos!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

So cool! You are so close to us! So glad these videos have been helpful!

[@JFW5358]

You seem to have completely overlooked the "disclosure triangle" below right of the wheels. This gives you sliders to adjust the hue, saturation and luminance far more precisely (not available if you have all three tone wheels selected).

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Sorry to have missed that but it seems you already know how to use that function. Hopefully my video was comprehensive enough to at least get people started using the color grading tab with confidence and they’ll be able to discover the “disclosure triangle” as well.

[@cernosekphotography6978]

Fire images!!! Thanks buddy.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks Blake!

[@Hyde2002Z]

Thank you for the information

[@JosiahBlizzard]

You are welcome!

[@colinmelhuish1254]

Great run through, just need to ask can you bring your curser under control. It flicks around up down here there round and round. Ideally in straight line directly to the item you want rather than circle a couple of times. Very distracting with the eye trying to follow. Having said all that well explained. Thanks for posting.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Didn’t even notice I was doing it. Thanks for making me aware

[@Houston1906]

Very helpful info!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

Cheers buddy, good to know all this before using it for the first time!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Glad I could help, Claudio! Thanks for the comment!

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

@@JosiahBlizzard you're very welcome buddy, great content 👍

[@bradrobertsonimagery9964]

Clear and understandable. Fantastic demo. 👌

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@parisa8330]

This was awesome. Really appreciate this!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

So glad it was helpful!

[@jessieblue1419]

I think the new color grading panel is dope.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

I’m in love!

[@SpinningOnTheFly]

For me its even more easy when I click on left arrow icon under the circles to fine tune the saturation and hue :)

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Totally. You can really dial in the settings and fine tune everything. Love this new feature!

[@jakubprzeslawski8354]

tip, you could filter some bass from your mic for audio to be more pleasant

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks for the tip...

[@jamesamoh7340]

Just liked, subscribed, and commented. Thank you for doing this. I had just mastered split toning and then Adobe dropped an update. I think I’ll just dial the numbers for now until I get used to it. 😂

[@kevindickinson1541]

Hi Josiah. I have recently started using Split Toning in my images. Mostly after I have edited in B/W. I had a set of go too numbers that I would enter in Shadows/Highlights Hue/Sat. That was my starting point. I might also adjust by using the Balance Slider. But the new Color Wheel system has made that process very complicated. Any thoughts.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

The system works the same as split toning if you ignore the mid tones and the global slider/wheel. You can still input the hue/saturation numbers for shadows/mids/highlights. I would slowly just start playing around with the system and figure out how each slider and color wheel affects your image. I love being able to use the midtones to help create richer tones for my photos.

[@kevindickinson1541]

@@JosiahBlizzard Thank you.

[@doppeyfa1738]

Really appreciate it!

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Happy to help!

[@yonder-john]

This was GREAT! Thank you for this.

[@warrenbass7350]

Great video,... thanks

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@terrytsai3586]

If I have Lightroom 2015 CC, is there a way to update it to include the color grading?

[@JosiahBlizzard]

If you have a Creative Cloud subscription then you should definitely have updates available to you through your Adobe Creative Cloud account or hub. Not sure how to give you instructions on how to do that off the top of my head so I’d suggest doing a KZbin search for how to update Lightroom on Adobe Creative Cloud.

[@Watermelon-daddy]

Love it..... Thank you. ❤️

[@timothyansah]

Thank You

[@melissahall7009]

Do you know a way I can know the exact hue across from a hue? I try to drag it straight across to see but it doesn't stay completely straight as I drag. For some reason this is making me OCD lol.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Yeah, there's some issues with the color wheel I feel like that could be made a little better. There is a circle on the outside of the main circle where you can select the main hue color that you'd like and then down in the bottom left of the tab, there is a Saturation label followed by a number. If you just increase that number after selecting your hue then it'll keep the line straight for you without you needing to do any dragging of the color wheel.

[@melissahall7009]

@@JosiahBlizzard Thanks. I will check it out. I’m wanting to know the exact complementary color lol.

[@sgvideo17]

@@melissahall7009 One way is to add or subtract 180 from the hue number. I.e., if your blue-ish shadows are 210, you can make orange-ish highlights 210-180 = 30. (180 since its half of the full circle - 360 degrees).

[@ZsoltGera79]

Hello @Melissa Hall ! A few missed helpful tricks: if You hold SHIFT while dragging in the color wheel, You can change only the saturation by locking the hue. If You hold CONTROL instead of SHIFT, You can change the hue and locks the saturation. By holding ALT and clicking, You can reset each section, or the whole color grading setting by clicking on the label You would like to be reset to default.

[@Quantdummy]

your grade, looking talking into camera is "Split complimentary" correct?

[@JosiahBlizzard]

I believe so. Two analogous colors (orange/yellow and red) and a complimentary color (greenish-blue) makes us a split complimentary. The grade I think goes beyond just the colors added in post but work together in the physical colors within the frame. My green shirt for instance and the red hair light were not something I added in my color grade.

[@alistairpower]

Love the difference access to the mid tones makes - really nice grading job! Sub’d - looking forward to upgrading Lightroom this weekend and checking out more of your videos. 👍🏻 Quick Q: Loved how you split-screened the panel/image/you in this video - what software did you use to do this? So nice and useful.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Thanks so much! I used Adobe Premiere. Duplicated my Lightroom screen recording and masked out the color grade panel on one and masked the images on the other and scaled them up to fit the frame properly. Then I scaled down my video recording to fit the frame as well.

[@visualentrepreneur]

Wich screenrecording did you use to get your picture and enlarging colorgrader like that?

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Hey Armando! Recorded in Screenflow and edited in Premiere. I actually just used the crop feature in Premiere to crop out the color grader and then I scaled it up. Just messed with the crops is all.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Have you used the new color grading feature yet? What do you think? Let me know below!

[@chanithpeduruarachchi4425]

thanks man

[@osamaalmosawi8657]

Nice video

[@ColourNation_Studio]

Please your mouse disturb us because of speedy shakey random movements. Thanks for very informative video superb.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Didn’t even notice I was doing it. Thanks for making me aware

[@buffylopez]

i wonder why is this something new in lightroom but pretty old in capture one pro

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Different software company’s just do things differently. I think since the trend of “cinematic” photos is on the rise and all of adobe’s other video color correction software have this same color grading layout, it just made sense to finally introduce it to Lightroom.

[@oriomenoni7651]

I'm not sure to understand the difference between Blending and Balance.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Think of blending in percentage based. 0% would be almost none of that color making it’s way into the image. 100% would be all of it getting into the image. Balance is if you’re leaning more towards the highlights to the right, shadows to the left, or mid tones to the center. Whichever side you lean to will emphasize more of that color.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

At least, that’s how I think it works haha

[@markomilojevic8122]

9:14 Did you actually add that nails on the wall? lol Great video tho, really helpful.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Hahah I removed them in the real edit I delivered to my client.

[@garyrowe58]

You didn't show the colour picker! Th3ats the bit i came for ... :(

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Sorry Gary. I don’t actually ever use the color picker when using this.

[@garyrowe58]

@@JosiahBlizzard ;) So, not *quite* "everything" ;) - but I'm still going to look at your other videos, as what you covered was explained well

[@markusclam]

Looks like adobe copying DaVinci’s colour grading controls

[@JosiahBlizzard]

For sure taking bits from a lot of other programs like Capture One, Resolve, and Premiere Pro to name a few that have this feature. Color Grading definitely is a phrase more associated with filmmaking, but with the increasing amount of people using the term to create cinematic still imagery, it was only a matter of time before the color wheels became a standard thing across all Adobe's color correction tools. I for one am super thrilled it's finally in Lightroom.

[@markusclam]

@@JosiahBlizzard I’ve started to use it to fix shadow white balance and highlights, seems to work well

[@poovarasanpoovarasan4793]

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[@MB-wx4gp]

Male photographers. God bless ‘em lol. 9/10 times, their composition and editing is hard, cold, and depressing. They’re solid with the mechanics, but miss the heart and soul of a moment.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

I’m not sure how I’m supposed to take this? Should I be offended? Is this a jab at my work? Weird thing to comment…

[@MB-wx4gp]

@@JosiahBlizzard I apologize for my jerk comment. I was having a day coupled with the boldness that comes from interacting with people online vs in person. Admittedly, I’m into a softer more feminine style of photography and editing, but that doesn’t mean many others, if not more prefer yours. It probably varies by region as well. Please accept my apologies.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

@@MB-wx4gp apology accepted. Understandable as I too have those moments where something sets me off and I vent elsewhere. Been there, don’t stress it. If you haven’t seen my work outside KZbin, hopefully my work shown on Instagram (@josiahblizzard) for example encapsulates that heart and soul of the moment you’re looking for.

[@MB-wx4gp]

@@JosiahBlizzard I’ll be sure and check that out. Thanks for being so gracious and forbearing.

[@age2erre]

Imagine to apply color grading and getting a worse photo than the original lol

[@JosiahBlizzard]

If it’s over done, it can definitely happen. Everyone has their own style though and art is subjective so what you might think is bad, is actually good and vice versa.

[@age2erre]

@@JosiahBlizzard Sorry if my comment was harsh, I was referring to the image of 2 people sitting by the lake, you got a warmer look that looks really bad on that specific scenario, Cheers man.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Well bro... if it’s harsh, why say it? I wish you gain more happiness in your life so you won’t feel the need to comment negativity on other peoples posts just because you feel like it. Once again, what you think looks bad, might actually be good and vice versa. I can’t take your criticism as anything substantial because I don’t know your body of work or who you are simply because you’re behind a computer. If you want feedback on your work that won’t be harsh but will be constructive, leave a link and I’ll show you how it’s done.

[@age2erre]

@@JosiahBlizzard Not negativity but real criticism, you have the power to choose whatever you feel like, but just the second one will make you improve your content.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

@@age2erre I’m all for improvement, but I do believe the way you go about critiquing others work holds a lot of weight. The best way to do that isn’t to throw out a harsh or rude comment because it immediately causes tension in the conversation (clearly because you’ve immediately landed on my bad side), whereas, if you came at me saying things that were positive about my work and then things that you disagreed or thought could be improved, then I’m all ears... but again, you’re just some random person who I don’t know and who’s work I haven’t seen, so your critique literally means nothing to me because I don’t know if you’re a Joe Schmo who isn’t a photographer or if you’re a professional who works constantly. Communication matters. Words matter. Empathy for how the other person will feel in response to your words matters. Just keep that in mind when you comment in the future.

[@wyarp]

I will never understand why bloggers, content creators, 'you tubers' (call them what you will) insist on half the video being there face. With all due respect, if I'm trying to learn a technique I want to see the WHOLE SCREEN you're working on, not your face half the time which is zero actual help, especially on more detailed tutorials. Literally every every darn KZbin wants to be a 'brand' these days, it's infuriatingly hard just to get some clear concise content.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

haha 😂 my face literally takes up a small portion of the screen and I stripped away all the other crap in the develop module that doesn't matter and I blew up the color grading tab so you can CLEARLY see what I'm doing. Your frustration is valid if I was actually taking up half the screen, but I'm not soo..... Also, if you don't like the content then go somewhere else. Don't need your negativity on my channel.

[@looneyburgmusic]

As usual Adobe takes a perfectly good function and wrecks it with something no one actually asked for.

[@dennislepon3912]

You simply stated the obvious. No insight offered in this video.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

Obvious to you, but maybe not obvious to some. Don’t make the mistake thinking everyone is on the same playing field and has the same experience.

[@janein6491]

Your intro gives me headaches.

[@JosiahBlizzard]

So do your comments