Lightroom has some advanced tools for realizing your creative vision, split toning being one of the most useful for landscape photographers. This fantastic video tutorial demonstrates how Lightroom’s split toning tools can significantly enhance an image’s visual appeal, offering a practical guide on adding depth and contrast to photos.
Coming to you from Christian Möhrle – The Phlog Photography, this detailed video showcases the transformation of a photograph through meticulous editing, primarily focusing on split toning to achieve a compelling contrast. Möhrle begins with basic adjustments, subtly altering exposure, highlights, and shadows to lay down the groundwork for a more focused composition. He then delves into the core of the tutorial – using split toning to not only adjust colors but also to amplify the image’s contrast effectively. This technique, as illustrated by Möhrle, is instrumental in creating a dynamic range within the photo that draws the viewer’s eye to the intended subject.
Moreover, Möhrle emphasizes the importance of color grading and calibration in achieving the desired mood and tone of the image. Through adjusting hues, saturation, and luminance across different elements of the photograph, he demonstrates how subtle shifts in color balance can drastically alter the overall impact of the image. The addition of layering multiple masks for a natural gradient effect further exemplifies the meticulous attention to detail that defines professional photography. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Möhrle.
