Adobe Photoshop: Beginner's Guide for Photographers

Overview

“Curves are possibly the most important tool to learn properly in Photoshop. It is very complex and can take some time to master. In this lesson, we will learn the fundamentals of how to use curves to make tonal and color adjustments.”

In this video lesson Mikael Eliasson addresses the topic: Curves 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 2: Retouching Fundamentals. Learn the basic retouching tools that Photoshop has to offer.

Partial transcription of the video

“LESSON 5 Curves PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE 2 In this lesson, I'm going to teach you probably the most important tool in Photoshop, which is Curves. We use Curves for a lot of things, primarily brightness, contrast, and colours. Let me show you how it works. When I first started using Curves many years ago, I thought it was a rubbish tool, all it did was ruining the quality of my images. But the only reason for that was that I didn't properly understand it. So it's very important to get a good idea of what the Curve does and how it affects the tonal range. I've prepared a couple of scr...”

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Course summary for: Course 2: Retouching Fundamentals

• Level: Beginner
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