No matter which editing program you use, there are plenty of helpful tutorials that will help you improve your knowledge about them. But there are some tools that appear in all programs, and they’re essential for proper image editing. In this video, Ted Forbes brings you five of these editing tools you’ll find in software apps like Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, or Luminar. They’re tools you need to have a grasp on in order to better understand light and color, and therefore to become better at editing.
In the 16-minute video, Ted talks about these tools and how they will aid your editing process. Here are the highlights, and make sure to watch the video for a more thorough explanation and examples. All these tools do pretty much the same thing but at slightly different levels of precision. Although I’m familiar with all of these, I almost always use Curves to adjust the contrast and color grade my images. For me personally, it’s the most intuitive method. Which one of these methods do you use most often? [5 Editing Tools EVERY Photographer Should Know How to Use via FStoppers]
