This is my image before I start using the curves. I also prefer to adjust the clarity and add a vignette at this stage in my workflow. I then set the black and white points using the Levels Tool, but didn’t touch the mid tones. With this image, I didn’t change the exposure or the High Dynamic Range, but I began by first cropping and rotating the image to get the composition I wanted. Do not use the Brightness slider in the Exposure Tool. Only the mid tone marker of the Levels Tool gives you ‘Curve-like’ control, but the Curve Tool gives much greater flexibility in control and much better contrast control.Īs with the Levels Tool I suggest you first make adjustments with the Exposure and High Dynamic Range Tools if necessary. Where the Levels Tool mainly controls the endpoints of your tonal scale, the Curve Tool gives you control over the tonal distribution of the entire tonal scale between these endpoint. With the Curve Tool you have control over shadows, mid tones, and highlights (darker or lighter) separately and independently. The Curve Tool differentiates itself from the Levels Tool in that it allows you to control how tonal values of the original image are translated in the end result. The tool you need for this is the Curve Tool. Just like the French say: “C’est le ton qui fait la musique” (It is the tone that makes the music). Telling your story and transferring emotions is a secret of finding the right tonal scale. However, it is the mood or atmosphere in an image that makes all the difference between success and failure. You can have a great scene, the right expression or the ultimate moment in your shot.
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