I've watched a couple of tone curve tutorials, this one nails it the best. Thank you!
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
This made me happy. Thank you!
@cgarnett173 жыл бұрын
Where have you been all of my life?! Awesome content.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Not on KZbin! Haha 😂
@danielrao31203 жыл бұрын
The "Tone Curve" in Lightroom is one of the first steps in my workflow when processing an image. I find it perfect for flattening the contrast, raising the shadows, and lowering the highlights, which, in my view, is an ideal starting point before moving on. And it's so easy. Thank you for another very engaging video.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such a wonderful comment Daniel!
@danielrao31203 жыл бұрын
@@AlexArmitage You're most welcome Alex. Keep up the good work. I look forward to your next offering. Take care.
@jasperbuitenhuis67713 жыл бұрын
3 minutes Thursdays i love it! Definitely be looking forward to Thursday from now on out! 👍
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Haha when I read this comment on my phone, I thought to myself... "oh no he's going to be so disappointed if he watches the next video." Then I saw your comment on that one and was like... what have I done!! Haha. I got a good laugh. Thank you
@K9SWEDEN3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks!
@MD-fq8xl3 жыл бұрын
Oh Wow such a GREAT job of explaining to someone who hasn't got as far as playing around with the tone curves, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! So looking forward to seeing your Thursday series grow. The long ones are also great, you're gifted at communicating concisely and your suggestion of how to set ourselves exercises to improve are also great. Love your work!! Stay safe!
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Well I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I haven't been able to do the short Thursday videos while I'm still working haha. The good news is I'm still making videos every week, but trying to limit myself to only one a week otherwise I can't get anything else done.
@MD-fq8xl3 жыл бұрын
@@AlexArmitage no stress, any little bits you have time to share are super, no point in getting yourself in a mess just to help others, all appreciated!
@londonfoto3 жыл бұрын
Great intro, great Peter McKinnon reference.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Hah thank you :)
@johangagelmans3 жыл бұрын
Nice tip! I use LR for 6 years now and never really played with the tone curve! Mainly I shoot people, bit I will deffinatly trie this tip!
@fuckinrobbie Жыл бұрын
Dude, great work on these tutorials. Clear, concise, well presented. I'm learning a lot even though I've been using Lightroom (amateurishly) for many years.
@AlexArmitage Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@ezmomentsphoto3 жыл бұрын
love the simplicity of this. Thank YOU !
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
YOU'RE welcome! :)
@josephpk48782 жыл бұрын
That last photo - great location - the water just disappears into nothing. Again another great tutorial on something I'm far too reserved in experimenting with.
@AlexArmitage2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I throw things at photos and hope it works. Great way to learn what things do and basically how I got to where I am! Thanks Joseph
@vinayk64093 жыл бұрын
Loving this channel. It's great how you show examples of each tool with a few pictures. great style and amazing pictures, wishing you the best!
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Vinay!
@AryanNarula2 жыл бұрын
thanks man❤️
@randyschwager25153 жыл бұрын
Awesome job! Very helpful!
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Randy!
@RauriBarron3 жыл бұрын
Really great tips mate - I'm going back and re-watching your videos to 'brush up' on my knowledge, as I found I edit photos all quite similarly, after watching your videos I pick up new techniques here and there. Thanks again mate.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend and hope you are doing well down under :)
@RauriBarron3 жыл бұрын
@@AlexArmitage Cheers mate! Doing well ... bloody hot though! haha Hope you're all good 👍🏻
@TribodybyVi3 жыл бұрын
That was very helpful, thank you - Subbed.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks Peter and welcome!
@sahilsalekar44553 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex ...Love from India
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@gfi12593 жыл бұрын
You really underrated man good work
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Hey thank you! I hope to always be considered underrated 😂
@rudyvandewalle14003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your help. I have been using LR for years but as an amateur photographer I used to stay with the presets (I purchased) and the sliders but yes, using the tone curve is something I will now start using as per your advise. Tks again. Greetings from Italy.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Anytime and thanks for taking the time to comment!
@klaymatic37513 жыл бұрын
Great video. I recently realized that I needed to start using tone curves to actually give my photos a look beyond going for using the basic sliders, which usually never quite satisfy me. The tips in this video will point me in the right direction to giving my photos the look I desire. Also, I use capture one, but really, but the editing concepts applies to all editing software. subscribed.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Did you start out on capture one? And thank for for the sub!
@1502Jinx3 жыл бұрын
Another great set of tips for me Alex. Thankyou
@marksnipe50043 жыл бұрын
Great video. Simple and straight forward with really helpful tips
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark!
@arnaud783 жыл бұрын
Ave, Mr. Mckinnon II ✋🏻 Haha, great video man
@PartialS3 жыл бұрын
Enlightening tutorial as always (and always good to see Gulfoss..), but... that new shadow dead space in the after photo bottom right - what to do about that would be a good follow up. *Hope that didn't come off as a negative.. Just really liked the way you talk about 'dead space' when you talk about your compositions - i've been thinking about it a lot when making photos over the past few weeks because of it and I think my photos have got better as a result.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
I'll admit this isn't a photo that's in my portfolio or anything, mainly something I used to represent what I was doing with tone curves thus I've never put a ton of thought into the finalized result. No need to worry, negative is okay when it's warranted criticism!
@baliyachtservices75053 жыл бұрын
Nice
@luap19833 жыл бұрын
Carry on with these videos mate and your channel will be massive! Great information 👍👍👍
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
The dream!! Thank you :)
@sctm813 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks. Have only been using sliders .... but this is great.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Anytime and thanks for the comment!
@benjaminarellanogaete7113 жыл бұрын
woow... powerful
@sheilakavanaghphotography90343 жыл бұрын
Great tips, Alex. I enjoyed your article on FStoppers
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this comment! Thank you.
@FabJammes3 жыл бұрын
Great content !! Keep it up. No BS just great tips
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it!
@d-kularbi35573 жыл бұрын
it's 2021 and I'm not smiling yaa anyway thanks for those tips
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
:( Hope you're doing okay. Thanks for the comment.
@connorjoslin51113 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I need to start using these. I always knew people were editing their photos in a fancy way but didn’t quite know how
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
I don't typically get crazy with them and mostly only use them for contrast BUT I'm also not trying to be an instagrammer or continue a style over every image. I think the color balancing they can do are perfect for that. Thanks for commenting and the suggestion Connor!
@connorjoslin51113 жыл бұрын
@@AlexArmitage no problem! Keep up the good work!
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
@@connorjoslin5111 Thank you!
@joryshd79783 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial.
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this comment!
@balashi053 жыл бұрын
Great video explanation! I realize you were going for under 3 minutes - BUT, I wanted to ask if there was a quick explanation available for how you know when to transition from doing basic edits to the tone curve. I see you did one or two edits, white balance and exposure, but how do you know when enough is enough - and when to move on to tone curve in the workflow?
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Truthfully I don't think theres a set rule. I tend to make basic adjustments to get the contrast and color balance i want and then move on to something else like the Tone curve. Then I will likely go back and make smaller adjustments in the basic area. It's more of a dance than it is a linear line from start to finish if that makes sense.
@balashi053 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for the response! I hear ya on that, but I am still left wondering and maybe I'm not asking the right question. I think I'm trying to figure out (and maybe there is no real answer here) but some developing tools seem to have very similar effects to others, like changing the contrast does basically the same thing as changing the tone curve, as you said, just in a constant amount instead of at the finer levels. So why change the contrast at the top level then again in the tone curve? And the exposure just raises the tones at the same level. Could everything maybe be done in the tone curve? Or is there a specific reason you go for a combination of both? Appreciate your time!
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
@@balashi05 Like I said in the video you can do almost everything with the tone curve. If Lightroom allowed you to apply multiple curve adjustments like photoshop does you could technically do contrast, exposure, shadows, highlights, and color balance all within the tone curve. Some of them won't be nearly as intuitive but that capability is there. A good rule of thumb for me is if I want a quick simple adjustment, say +.2 exposure it's just a lot easier to bump that up than go into the tone curve and find the right spot. It does overlap with other controls in some ways but it gives you the ability to manipulate the image in different mediums, think adjusting numbers vs the visual graph. Hope that helps
@balashi053 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate it
@mondujar2793 жыл бұрын
Good video, a bit different and has been very helpful
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@veteranphotoandfilm3 жыл бұрын
Great Work and really well explained
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@martinlemke44403 жыл бұрын
Nice Video, thanks a lot. Maybe next time 3^2 min (or 3times3 min If you like) 😉 Three minutes video is really tough and not so important, but your idea ist very nice. I subscribed...
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub Martin! I think ill switch up the idea and just try to do quick videos rather than a timed video.
@mariosalvador13633 жыл бұрын
Very good tip on tone curves im also learning how yo use them... But Can you use it for portrait photos... Do you have an example of it.. Or do You have a portriat video.. Would be great to see it... Thanks
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Mario if I had any portrait work I would have used an example. I stick to landscapes mostly so that's what I focused on.
@Adelaiiide3 жыл бұрын
If you were on a island... .. Wait what? 😂 Super cool video, thanks man!
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
You've never been stranded on an island with only a laptop containing Lightroom?? Come on!
@Adelaiiide3 жыл бұрын
@@AlexArmitage That sounds like a dream 0:)
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
@@Adelaiiide Minus not having any food or you know, the survival part! But by the grace of the gods we'll have the tone curve!
@agstudioband3 жыл бұрын
Dude, two pictures with river and i have been personally to both places last year. Iceland! Am i right?
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Yup! Everything in this video was from Iceland :)
@agstudioband3 жыл бұрын
@@AlexArmitage amazing. Shooting on iceland was the hardest so far. Too dark, cloudy, rainy. My average gear was struggling badly. And photos definitely needed post process pop up.. great job on this video
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
@@agstudioband Thank you! Iceland can be a struggle for gear. My stuff got soaked.
@agstudioband3 жыл бұрын
@@AlexArmitage this is why i am long time pentax user. weather resistance is key for me. Two weeks on iceland, sleeping in tent, you cannot avoid bad weather. but anyway, i have never felt so much connected to harsh nature as on iceland, strong and deep experience. almost like being on another planet. can i see your portfolio from iceland somewhere? i would love to see it
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
@@agstudioband Yeah its on my website. I don't have every Iceland photo but quite a few on there.
@timpaynephotography59143 жыл бұрын
Peter McKinnon .......
@AlexArmitage3 жыл бұрын
Uh oh what did I do :(
@tessamoonproductions87433 жыл бұрын
Please glue you hands to the desk. Please hold the condescending humour.