INSANE COLORS & TONES! Unlock In Lightroom Calibration Panel - Editing Tutorial

[@SignatureEdits]

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[@eartho]

sorry man, but you still aren't quite understanding what the Calibration tab is and does. I'll see if i can work with someone at Adobe to finally create and publish a definitive explanation. It's really not that difficult to understand what's going on under the hood, but seems like it's still a mystery to most.

[@SignatureEdits]

@@eartho Care to elaborate on what I'm missing? I went as deep as I could trying to unlock the mystery!

[@eartho]

@@SignatureEdits Hmmm, well it's easy to understand but difficult to explain without visual references! I'll try and put together either a video or some sort of visual for what those sliders are doing under the hood.

[@KenRepasi]

@@eartho Hmm So you can't explain it, You have a channel with cat videos and no photo editing videos but you are here to criticize. I think that the Signature edits guy did a great job of showing us how to at least experiment with this tool. Along with what it can be used for. As far as an explanation of the tool it is fairly obvious to all Photoshop experts that The calibration tool affects The colour worked on,in all the colours of your image, Not just the red, green or blue you are working on. This brings me to an interesting idea, what if you use Camera Raw as a filter, only using The calibration tool. Then use a luminosity mask or a channel mask to only affect the colours in the image you want to , or use blend if to protect the highlights or shadows from being affected by the edit?. Eartho please make a video on calibration share your secrets

[@rishabhkatiyar7728]

I am half way through the video.. and i think signature edits explained it well enough to use this tool.. earlier i was using it just to introduce some contrast in my image but I know a lot more on how and when to use it.. one question.. this camera calibration will be used mostly when there is an artificial source of light?

[@Lightroom]

Great tutorial! 👏

[@SignatureEdits]

Wow thanks!

[@XanderMcG]

I can finally fix all those weird colour casts without spending ages playing with the HSL/Colour and never quite being 100% happy with it! You're a lifesaver! Super informative video too, love your use of colour wheels to really demonstrate what's going on, illustrates it ten times better than any photo ever could!

[@SignatureEdits]

Amazing! I totally agree - Until recently I had NO idea the calibration could fix these kinds of things... I was mostly just using it for stylistic purposes but didn't reaaaaally know what it did. Glad to help - Take care Xander!

[@yogeshphatak9975]

Totally agree .. using the color wheel you get is more visually and the wonderful explanation helps a lot.

[@alex_aka_dev]

The reason why the green has such an impact on the wedding photos is because the "color" panels on your sensor is majority green because green give's the most luminence making your sensor more sensitive to light. That does however effect the light and ur image turns green. This is where WB and Tint come into play and your colorspace as the color space is a mathmatical way of getting rid of the green that is on your sensor. So by changing the green the "equation" get altered and you end up with that result of green going down but your skintones stay boosted in luminance as the camera profile has preset those colours to fix the colors. Don't quote me but that's how it makes sense to me from the small bit I know of the sensors!

[@SignatureEdits]

@@alex_aka_dev Wow that's super interesting! Definitely a complicated topic haha. Thank you!

[@MrPavlov18]

@@alex_aka_dev So is it enough to just correct the white balance correctly when there is a ripple from the green, or do you need to correct the colour additionally?

[@daisynuke1693]

Hands down, the best explanation on calibration that i have seen

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks so much Daisy!

[@aleexcif]

It is great that you don't just do a short video to explain a concept or make a point but you actually go through several different image scenarios and that is what makes us understand the usability of the different tools we have access to. I really appreciate the time you take to do this. Great content!

[@SignatureEdits]

I appreciate that! Thanks Alexander :)

[@matlynwood6225]

Thank you for helping understand after years of ignoring and not using calibration.

[@khandokerkayes8439]

Your contents are very helpful. Hope it reaches all the people looking for it out there.

[@jessboutthere]

I've been using lightroom for a year now but i've never touched the "calibration" panel... it all makes a little more sense now, thank you so much!

[@SignatureEdits]

Happy to help! Glad it was interesting :)

[@NagatoKamiPain]

finally great video that shows real examples and how to use it

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad to hear it!

[@khushbuk8288]

Your channel is hands down the best in explaining things! You really dive down deep to explain complex things but with so much ease! You're the only reason i understood the colour grading and curves in editing after years of ignoring them because i couldn't just understand them! So much appreciation for you. ❤️

[@SignatureEdits]

Wow, thank you! Appreciate that so much Khashbu

[@Digit0wL]

Wow thank you for this tutorial, I've been using LR for 6+ years and never quite understood the calibration, but never thought I really needed. Now I just realised how easy it is to remove cast from HDR photo lol !!! thank you for sharing and for making me better at my job

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it helped! thanks Nick!

[@KellySWard]

Fantastic - this explains so much in my studio portraits, which are generally incurably blue or intensely orange, and white balance doesn't quite fix it -- this is so exciting, thank you!

[@SignatureEdits]

Great to hear! And yes this is especially relevant when using artificial lights (particularly more budget friendly ones!) the reason lights cost a lot more is often because they have a higher degree of accuracy and less color cast to them :)

[@adamzsiros667]

Finally a video that properly explains camera calibration! Loved it!

[@srlbauer]

This is sooo well done and made hues easier to understand. Thank you!

[@rank3937]

Your vidoes unlocked lightroom more than ever to me !! Thanks for the great content.

[@codyratcliff5981]

Amazing! It was always a hail mary for me when using the calibration tool before, this explanation gives me a much better understanding of it. Thanks!

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it helped! Haha that's funny... I know what you mean. "Oh crap... maybe I can fix this horrible photo by sliding these sliders around a bit..."

[@anodine_org]

Thank you! Trying those day to learn more about this module - experimenting is good, but others shared experiences help a lot!

[@SignatureEdits]

Totally agree! Thanks Anadine

[@anvitug]

Just awesome. Love the tutorial. It's like opening a Christmas gift and finding out you can go back to your old raw files with new ideas

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks mate! Really glad it was helpful :)

[@DominicWade]

Excellent tutorial about the colour calibration. Will use it more often :)

[@SignatureEdits]

Great to hear! Thanks Dominic!

[@CuteFoksie]

Wow! This is the most useful video on photography I've seen in a loooong time! Been stuck in my progress and hating my photos and could not realise what was my problem! This is it! Thanks a ton!!!

[@SignatureEdits]

Wow thanks Inga - Glad it was helpful!

[@nostaljeck]

Hands down the best calibration tutorial. Thanks man!

[@JackstaBlazer]

really enjoy your tutorials. I watch it over a quick 20 min break and you're one of the few I don't need to x2 speed on! Keep up the great work!

[@radiozelaza]

Camera Calibration is one of the most underrated yet powerful tools in the LR toolbox. Even little tweaks can make a difference and make a picture pop. I rarely use the Red Primary hue, I mostly tweak either the hue of the blues or greens to get rid of the sickly green. With red I like to boost saturation a bit on food shots to make the reds deep and standing out (like in carrots, apples or oranges).

[@SignatureEdits]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing :)

[@jeremylewis3160]

Thanks for sharing. I knew about Calibration, but it makes it more accessible with your more technical explanation with the color wheels and the light waveform charts. Thanks for taking the time to put this together!

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks Jeremy! I learned a lot too while I was putting this together :) Glad it was helpful!

[@AbdulRahman-fg2pz]

This is a mind blowing tutorial i ever seen just to deal with color cast specially on skin in outdoor portraits. Thank you soo much for sharing this I learned a lot from this

[@SignatureEdits]

RIGHT?! I actually had no idea about everything the calibration panel could do until recently, and it's been a gamechanger! Thanks Abdul

[@alohaleslie9407]

This is a great tutorial. Not much is being taught as far as CALIBRATION TOOL. It does add another dimension to my acquiring skill level (which is a bit newbie to LRClassic. I love your edits...colorful and natural is what I'm striving for. Thanks so much!!

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it was helpful!

[@frederiquestockmans2944]

All of your videos are so interesting and helpful! Thank you so much

[@SignatureEdits]

Wow that's a huge compliment - You're very welcome Frédérique!

[@VSquaredMedia]

Thank you so much for this. Im a self taught photographer and i have always struggled adjusting my colors and now it has saved me so much time and frustration. Thank you

[@jansim0n]

absolutely great video. learned so much. thanks a lot

[@SignatureEdits]

That's awesome, thanks so much Jan!

[@BubblesPothowari]

Use of those color pie charts and HSL & Calibration slider was the killer demo. Got the message home, Thank you !!!!

[@SignatureEdits]

Haha thanks so much! I didn't want peoples eyes to glaze over when I switched to charts but I felt it was too important to skip over. Glad it worked!

[@danparis6479]

Wow, best color correction explanation I've heard in ages! I've gone back and re-worked a few hard-to-edit images and they've all come out so much more pleasing and close to what I remember seeing. Thanks!

[@Rosaebianco]

Wow didn't know how to use this feature, been avoiding it for a while now (or using it without knowing exactly what I was doing)...it all makes sense now. Thanks for your tutorials, they're sooo helpful!

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad I could help! Thanks Chantal!

[@Raj_joshi_photography]

Thanks for sharing the video. This is the only video i saw on how to calibrate image using calibrate tools

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it helped, thanks Rameshwar!

[@drshawnie]

I learned how to modify the WB, Camera Calibration, and HSL so that work together as a team. Thank you Ryan!

[@SignatureEdits]

So glad to hear that Shawnie! Thanks for the comment, and you're very welcome :)

[@brnb1984]

This was extremely helpful in explaining how to best use these tools. Thank you!!!!

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Beau!

[@YoSpiff]

I use a different RAW processor, but your tips here enabled me to find some setting to make my shots pop a bit more in the right way. Thanks.

[@SignatureEdits]

That's great - Glad it helped!

[@jayshank3166]

Great tutorial. I always find that the calibration action transforms my photos, now I know why! Thanks 👍

[@SignatureEdits]

Great to hear! Thanks J D

[@MultiSciGeek]

7:30 No no I got it. You're not explaining it very properly... The HSL changes only the color you selected. The RGB primaries change everything that contain the color you are changing. For example yellow is made up of red and green, so when you change the red primary it will also change the yellow parts because yellow contains red. Whereas in the HSL changing the red sliders will only affect the narrow definition of the red parts of the image - it will only change the literal red parts. Editing the primaries is a lot more like the curve tool.

[@nikomenko]

I'm Glad that you notice it because I almost believe to what he just explain

[@SignatureEdits]

I agree, my explanation was a little confusing at 7:30! Thank you for clarifying - You're right on the money!

[@realSonNguyen]

Thank you so much!! You're awesome at explaining stuffs!

[@glenntjang6207]

Thank you! This is very insightful! I always had problem when correcting for colors, either skin tones or just sky. I am definitely going to try this out and get the color grade I am looking for. At least, it's another tool in my arsenal. Thanks!

[@SignatureEdits]

You're so welcome! Glad it helped

[@Trinket_Master]

Thanks for this video, found out about this tool through Pete Kay but honestly he didn't explain it super well for me, you just gave me a full understanding!

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Carroll!

[@Greg_Ashley]

Thank you for taking the time to explain calibration.

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ssliang5503]

Really like the way you explain things. Super helpful!

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much

[@Treaplscans]

Absolutely love the combo of "punchy and subtle" with all these edits. It is pretty hard to achieve just by experimenting.

[@Chunky_D_Luffy]

This was one of the first tutorials on light-room that my ADHD could follow. Thank you so much

[@SignatureEdits]

Haha love it! Glad to hear so Brett. Take care my friend :)

[@ralfsbelohvosciks7466]

the last one was crazy 😍

[@ringeradi]

Great video. My understanding is that the calibration affects the color of every pixel, where the HSL only affects the pixels that look like the color you want to fix. Your video showed me how to apply and use this tool, thanks!

[@pencilman1]

Very helpful. I never touched the calibration panel before, but will now.

[@RaulYug]

You have no idea how much you just helped me man.

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks Raul! Glad it helped

[@marshlmelhue]

Thanks a million! Didn't know it's kind of a secret. Calibration sliders are my most favourites for personal color grading style :) I'm using them straight from my lightroom beginning.

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad to hear it!

[@marcinskalij6365]

Dude I love your channel man. Amazing tips I must say!

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad you like them! Thanks Marcin

[@retropixer]

Very useful. Thank you. That 'skin color pop' you shown with Green Pri at 100% and Blue Pri -100%, with hue adjustments, is answer to the Sony shooters' prayers, for Canon colors.

[@sugamsingh5213]

Thank you so much. It was very helpful. I knew, Camera Calibration was much more useful. Just didn’t know how to use it. But your video explained it so simply. Keep making videos man! Keep up the good work :)

[@yogeshphatak9975]

@Signature Edits - This is simply wow explanation.Appreciate you sharing this time saving information.

[@daredimov2095]

Love the tips you're teaching. I'm working with these options in Lightroom for so long but I've never seen anyone teach or use them 👏😊🙏

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks Dare! Yes that's been my experience too... Lot's of tutorials out there but few that actually explain what the calibration panel is for :) Hope this helped!

[@stefanweber2322]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing these cool possibilities

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad you like them! Thanks Stefan!

[@SinaFarhat]

Very interesting and good to know! I work as a event photographer and I work in bad lighting situations with sometimes a coloured strobe making my life allot harder so I use the 30 seconds method where I adjust the basic panel settings and get the best looking image I can get out of a tricky litt environment and then get to photos out to the client! I can't promise you that I will spend more time in the camera profile panel as I am so used to the quick and looking good method of editing but I will think about visiting the panel now and then when I am working on my personal photos! Keep up the good work and stay sane!

[@vitaliypopov5554]

Again and again! You just keep teaching me Soooo much!! Thank you for your work!

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks my friend! Glad to help. If you have other requests for tutorials please let me know :)

[@sebastianigareta]

That was a truly revealing tutorial. The difference between HSL and Calibration is very well explained. Thank you!

[@SignatureEdits]

Amazing, glad you thought so!

[@RactoFE]

Thank you for this tutorial, using the color circle for explanation is such à great idea !

[@adzharkahar]

Absolutely love your videos. your tutorials have helped me understand alot and have helped answered alot of questions ive had on photo editing over the years. Please keep making good videos/tutorials !

[@RichardGingrasPhotography]

This is a panel I never used. That will definitely change in future edits. Thanks for sharing.

[@SignatureEdits]

You're welcome! Thanks Richard :)

[@Jon_Ryan]

EXCELLENT tutorial as always! Can't wait for the next.

[@mtns340]

Thanks a lot for this video. I still am pretty new to Lightroom, but this has already been helpful.

[@SignatureEdits]

Im so glad to hear that! Welcome to the world of LR :)

[@anshbka1]

Someone give this guy a lifetime achievement award please.. Thanks a ton man

[@SignatureEdits]

Hahaha I love it - Thanks so much mate!

[@anshbka1]

@@SignatureEdits What's your photography IG mate?

[@dorozina]

OK, I'm impressed. This is the first clear explanation on camera calibration tab I watched :-) THANK YOU

[@tamarcotaylor6695]

Great Video very details and straight to the point

[@SignatureEdits]

Awesome, glad to hear it!

[@masteff0601]

Very useful and easy to understand. I really like that you used different lighting scenarios and scenes to explain the technique :)

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks Madalin! Glad that it all made sense and was helpful for you :)

[@kelsie0011]

Good use of dehaze and color tone. I always have trouble with pictures like the castle.

[@javiergarciasimon7752]

Thank's for the tutorial, I'm finding your videos super helpful during this lockdown! Thx!

[@paullakin7777]

Excellent job. Truly useful stuff. Thank you.

[@daffsu]

Impressive vIdeoo! thanks for that! Following you since now to ever!

[@DavidAlanReece]

Great content, dude! I always learn just a little something every time I watch. I like the way you find a different way to do what I am already doing another way. (Your videos would be nearly perfect if the dialogue volume matched the intro/outro etc volume. I like to watch with my headphones on, and the blast activates my old-man tinnitus). Keep the good stuff coming! :)

[@TylerKidd]

Great tutorial man! I appreciate that you gave examples with the light waveforms. Very helpful 🤘

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks Tyler! Glad the waveforms helped :)

[@Biko123456789]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. I never used calibration, but I Will surely use it from now on.

[@MaximeJuneau]

Thanks for that tutorial!. Now that color grading is available in LR, do you continue to use Calibration?

[@rodakaskas]

Very well-explained. Thank you very much.

[@sarahmismash5239]

This is super helpful!! Excited to start playing with it!

[@SignatureEdits]

I'm so glad! Thanks Sarah!

[@davidhaas2714]

Had never touched the calibration sliders. Will now. Thanks.

[@SignatureEdits]

Awesome! Good luck David

[@NaushilSures]

Thanks Ryan, loved watching the video and learned more amazing editing tricks from you. Thank You

[@SignatureEdits]

You're welcome Naushil! Thank you so much for your comment :)

[@dragnfly138]

Thanks. Now I can go back and fix my fall photos. Great tutorial

[@SignatureEdits]

Have fun! Glad it was helpful :)

[@hafeatherston]

Do you have a video that explains how colors interact to understand how adjusting one color impacts or changes other colors?

[@ekarizal52]

Found another great Chanel... Love it🌱

[@bunnyhopkiller11]

Great explanation, keep it up mate! 👏🏼

[@danaderhold5443]

WOW! I had no idea that calibration worked this way. Very good job on the explanation. Thank you!

[@SignatureEdits]

Right?! Me too Dan! I found out a lot about calibration I didn't know when I was researching for this video. Glad it was helpful for you!

[@sarajitsil]

Very helpful tutorial Ryan!! You have explained the theory so nicely. So now onwards guess work will be less and more of logic when I am on the calibration panel! Cheers!!

[@lsdustyrhodes]

Really exceptional demonstration. Clear, concise, and well-illustrated. This exposes a tool I have not yet exploited. Am eager to try it. Thank-you!

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks so much Larry! Glad to hear it was helpful

[@severeheadcase]

Wow what a fantastic tutorial, I have learnt so much man in like 23 minutes

[@SignatureEdits]

Glad you liked it! Thanks David

[@angelapinto893]

First tutorial I've seen from you, amazing explanation! Learned a lot! I'm sure I'll keep using it! Thanks 😊

[@axho2422]

Great Tutorial! Thanks a lot!

[@SignatureEdits]

You're so welcome Axel!

[@segzeeman7356]

Great and informative video! Thank you!

[@SatyamTiwari-pp7mv]

wow man. I always skipped the calibration slider but now I'm gonna try this right away. so much Info, liked and subbed right away! keep creating 👊

[@SignatureEdits]

Epic, glad to help Satyam!

[@stevewhite5902]

Thanks for explaining this. I've experimented now with a few images -- it's very useful for subtle changes to pull the subject out of the background and make colors pop more. Too much and of course it becomes garish. But very useful.

[@808Buddha]

this is game changing thank you!

[@SignatureEdits]

Wow thanks so much!

[@aarontharris]

If you like taking color correction to this degree, I recommend you try Capture One. I spent more than a decade in Lightroom and switched to Capture One about a year ago. This is definitely one of Capture One's advantages.

[@magsimm9722]

Cool tutorial, keep it coming

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks, will do Mag!

[@stephenjohnson5147]

I have always wondered what these sliders were for. Thank you for passing along your knowledge.

[@bc9942]

Your video are always the best. I’ve learn so much!

[@SignatureEdits]

Thanks so much B! That's a huge compliment

[@rt4581]

This channel is too underrated 💯

[@dohenyphoto]

Ive been a LG user for a long time and these are some great tips. Thank you

[@WV-eb8dm]

Thanks for this tutorial man!

[@SignatureEdits]

Happy to help!