Description
Transform your photos with advanced color grading in Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW! Learn to perfect your hues, highlight your subjects, and craft unique visual styles. Plus, discover how to create reusable presets and explore different looks with snapshots. Download the included RAW files so you can follow along!
THIS COURSE INCLUDES
- 8 Sample Images (RAW)
- 1 Sample PSD
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Table of Contents
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01 - Color Correction vs Color Toning38:54m
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02 - Basic Edits18:00m
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03 - Cinematic Color Grading14:25m
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04 - Enhancing Your Subject19:22m
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Color Your Vision
AFTER
BEFORE
The Power of Colors
Enhancing colors in photos transcends mere adjustments; it’s about evoking emotions and rekindling memories. Cameras, despite their sophistication, sometimes miss the magic our eyes perceive. This tutorial will guide you in enhancing those colors, vividly bringing your unforgettable moments back to life.
Exploring LR & ACR
Learn to leverage the power of Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera RAW. We’ll explore both interfaces, showing you how their similar tools make achieving perfect color correction surprisingly straightforward and incredibly effective. Understanding the unique strengths of each platform’s color controls, we’ll help you tackle any color challenge and bring your vision to life with precision.
Color Correction
Color correction is the essential first step in image editing. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to banish unwanted color shifts, and make tones look more accurate and and truly reflect the scene you captured. Plus, you’ll learn how to boost specific colors for amazing contrast and depth.
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BEFORE
Advanced Masking
Discover Lightroom’s advanced masking tools! We’ll show you how to make intricate selections with ease using AI-powered features like “Select Subject” and “Select Sky”. You’ll learn to target specific areas for flawless color correction and creative enhancements.
Refining Masks
This tutorial isn’t just about selecting; it’s about wielding absolute control! Discover the exhilarating power of adding to your selections for ultimate coverage, subtracting unwanted details with laser-like precision, and flipping your focus instantly by inverting masks.
Tailored Edits
Learn how to precisely introduce distinct colors into your shadows and highlights, creating captivating visual contrasts. In this tutorial, we’ll explore the color grading panel and demystify how its intuitive controls allow you to subtly or dramatically alter the mood and atmosphere of your images. Imagine rich, warm tones in your highlights dancing against cool, deep shadows, a cinematic effect at your fingertips!
Elevate Your Images
Bring Color to Life
Learn simple yet powerful techniques to boost vibrancy, enhance saturation, and make your photos truly pop with rich, captivating hues that grab attention and tell a more compelling visual story.
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BEFORE
Beyond Color
Color is just the beginning in this tutorial! We’ll guide you through refining your composition, so your beautifully graded image is truly perfect and distraction-free.
You’ll learn to seamlessly eliminate distractions like unwanted stickers, menus, wires, and even reflections, ensuring a polished and professional starting point for your color work.
Non-Destructive Editing
True to the PHLEARN way, this tutorial embraces non-destructive editing from start to finish! Every color tweak, mask application, and artistic effect we demonstrate adheres to this core principle. Your original photos will remain untouched, granting you the freedom to experiment, refine, and even undo any edit, ensuring a flexible and worry-free creative journey.
From Beginner to PRO
This tutorial features 8 sample images, carefully structured to help you confidently grasp each color correction and toning technique as we progress. Whether you’re building your foundation from the beginning or challenging yourself with more complex techniques, these examples offer a clear path to developing your skills.
Snapshots & Presets
Explore all your creative options with presets and snapshots! You’ll learn how to create your own reusable presets for consistent color grading across multiple images, saving you valuable time. We’ll even show you how to generate snapshots, enabling you to experiment with diverse looks and easily compare different edits, perfect for showcasing variations to clients and refining your artistic vision.
RAW Files Included
Unlike compressed JPEGs, working with RAW files gives you more control over your edits. That’s why all the images included are RAW files! You’ll experience the maximum flexibility to adjust exposure, color, and details without sacrificing quality, mirroring the professional workflow and ensuring you achieve the best possible learning outcome from every step.
Color Grading Learning Path
Master the art of color grading with our comprehensive 30-hour Coloring Learning Path, designed for both beginners and professionals. From color fundamentals to advanced techniques, you’ll learn to create stunning visuals with a perfect blend of color and style.
Aaron Nace
PHLEARN Founder – Class Instructor
Aaron Nace is a photographer, Photoshop artist and founder of PHLEARN. He is the #1 Photoshop instructor in the world with millions of YouTube subscribers.
Irene Marí
Fashion Photographer
A big thanks to Marí for providing us with four RAW images to use in this tutorial! Irene Marí is a self-taught photographer and retoucher. She learned makeup to enhance her images, diving into bold, vibrant color. She began with expressive self-portraits—still a favorite practice—and later ventured into photographing other models, bringing the same creative flair and technical precision to every frame.
View more of Marí’s work.
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I’m really finding color grading helpful with my underwater photos. Thank you AAron.
Thank you Aaron, I had a great time and learned a lot by following you with your pictures.
Great lessons. Very good presentation