English test procedure text. "how to use color grading in Lightroom"
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Hello everyone, my name is (Zenas Dyo Genevan Rumpuin) from (SMK INFORMATIKA CIPUTAT).
And I will show you the steps on how to use color grading in Adobe Lightroom.
1. Import Photo
Okay first, open Lightroom and import the photo you want to edit. Tap on it and start editing.
2. Basic Light Adjustments
Before we touch any color grading, let’s fix the basic lighting first. This helps the colors look cleaner later.
Example settings:
Exposure: You can set the exposure to +0.30 to brighten the photo a bit.
Contrast: +10 just to add a little depth.
Highlights: –40 to recover details in the bright areas.
Shadows: +35 so the darker parts aren’t too harsh.
Whites: –10
Blacks: –15
Balancing light first keeps the photo from looking washed out once we start coloring it
3. Set the Base Color Tone
Now let’s set the mood of the photo using basic color adjustments
Example settings:
Temperature: Try lowering the temperature to –4 for a slightly cooler feel.
Tint: Bring the tint up to +6 to add a soft magenta tone.
Vibrance: +20 for a natural color boost.
Saturation: –5 to keep everything from looking too intense.
This gives us a nice starting tone before we go into detailed color work.
4. HSL / Color Mix
Now let’s move into HSL, because in this photo the sunset colors are really strong, and we want to make them glow even more.
Red
You can push the red hue to –10 and increase the saturation to around +20 to deepen the red tones in the clouds.
Orange
Since orange is the main sunset color, set the saturation to +25 and luminance to around +15 so the sunset looks brighter and glowing.
Yellow
Move the yellow hue to –30 to blend it nicely with the orange, and raise luminance a bit to keep the sky looking warm.
Green
You can lower green saturation to –30 so the trees and buildings don’t distract from the sunset.
Blue & Aqua
Shift the blue hue slightly toward purple, around +20, and lower the luminance to make the upper sky look more dramatic.
Purple / Magenta
Add a small amount of purple or magenta saturation to enhance the soft violet tones in the clouds.
5. Color Grading Panel
Now let’s move into the Color Grading panel. This part is really important because it sets the entire mood of the sunset.
For the shadows, you can add a soft blue tone, around two hundred twenty degrees with about ten to fifteen saturation. This keeps the dark areas cool so the warm colors stand out better.
Next, for the midtones — which in this photo are mostly the orange clouds — you can set the hue to around thirty degrees and bump the saturation to about twenty to twenty-five. This will make the sunset look warmer and more vibrant.
For the highlights, add a soft golden tone. Set the hue to around forty to fifty degrees with around fifteen saturation. This helps the brightest part of the sky glow even more.
And finally, adjust the blending to around fifty and the balance to plus ten so the warm tones stay dominant. After that, the photo will have a strong, cinematic sunset mood.
6. Effects Panel
Next, we move into the Effects panel. This is where we add texture and depth to make the sunset feel more dramatic.
You can start by raising the texture to around plus ten. This brings out the details in the clouds without making them look too sharp.
Then, add a little clarity, around plus eight, just to enhance the crispness of the sky.
After that, increase the dehaze to around plus six. Dehaze works really well for sunset photos because it deepens the warm tones and makes the atmosphere look richer.
You can also add a subtle vignette, around minus ten, to draw attention toward the center of the image. It gives a soft framing effect without making the edges too dark.
And if you want the vignette to look smoother, you can set the midpoint to around fifty, the roundness to around minus twenty, and the feather to around seventy.
With these settings, your sunset will look clean, rich, and beautifully cinematic.
7. Detail Panel
Now let’s move into the Detail panel. This step helps sharpen the photo so the sunset looks clean and well-defined.
You can start by raising the sharpening to around +30. This makes the clouds and the horizon look a bit clearer without making the image too harsh.
Then, set the radius to about 1.0. A lower radius keeps the sharpening focused on fine details instead of big areas.
After that, you can increase the detail slider to around 25 to bring out a little more texture in the clouds.
And finally, adjust the masking to around 70. This tells Lightroom to sharpen only the important edges, like the shapes of the clouds and buildings, while keeping the smoother parts soft.
With these settings, the sunset stays sharp, clean, and beautifully natural.
8. export and closing
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