Chapter Nine. Global Develop Corrections

In this chapter I explore global development corrections in the right Panel in the Develop Module. In Chapter 8 I took a look at the Histogram heading with its shadow- and highlight-clipping features, as well as the interactive, segmented Histogram. Now I focus on working with the Basic header, the tone curve, color corrections (hue saturation and luminance), grayscale, split toning, detail, vignettes, and camera calibration.

Because of the non-destructive nature of the adjustments in Lightroom, experiment is the key word here. You will learn more without the fear that you are degrading the image in some way. I outline in this section an approach to the process of development, but feel free to bounce around ...

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