{"id":1483,"date":"2010-03-29T15:04:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T06:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2010-03-29\/1483"},"modified":"2013-08-28T13:59:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T04:59:53","slug":"gettin-freaky-with-lightroom-tone-curve-presets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2010-03-29\/1483","title":{"rendered":"Gettin’ Freaky With Lightroom Tone-Curve Presets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\nNOTE<\/b>: Images with an icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n \n Gettin' Freaky Wid'it<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

So, in my previous post, “Stupid Tone-Curve\nTricks<\/a>”, I presented<\/span> a few<\/span> odd tone-curve presets for Lightroom that were of marginal\nutility. In this post<\/span>, I present<\/span> additional presets that are even more useless, if that's at all possible.\n(If you're not familiar with tone curves in Lightroom 3<\/span> beta 2<\/a>,\nthe aforementioned previous post<\/a> has an introduction and useful links.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\nA Note<\/span> About “Process Versions”<\/b><\/span>\n\n

Two separate downloadable ZIPs of presets are available at the end of this post, one for “Process Version 2012”,\nthe standard develop engine to use for photos newly imported into Lightroom 4,<\/span> and a ZIP<\/span> of presets for “Process Version 2010”,\nwhich was the standard for Lightroom 3<\/span> (and remains the develop engine for those photos even in Lr4 and later,\nunless you explicitly change the process version in the Develop Module).<\/p>\n\n

Be sure to use the preset appropriate for the photo's process version; otherwise, the preset appears to do nothing.<\/p>\n\n

For more on Lightroom's “Process Versions”, see Laura Shoe's article:\n“What is that Exclamation Mark Below My Photo in Lightroom 4?<\/span> If, When, and How to Upgrade to the New Process Version<\/i><\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In the presentations below, mouseover the little tone-curve squares\nunder each screenshot to bring up an example of the preset to the\nscreenshot. All the screenshots<\/span> for a particular<\/span> section are loaded upon\nfirst mouseover in that section, so there may be some initial delay with\neach if you're on a slow<\/span> connection.<\/p>\n\n

Like all “wild” tone curves that target specific parts of the histogram,\nthe result for each is highly<\/b> dependent on the specific photo and\nits current develop settings — tiny adjustments to a slider<\/span> can\nhave sweeping, dramatic impact<\/b> — so the screenshots below show\njust one view that's likely not at all<\/b> representative of what you'll see\nwith your photos and settings.<\/p>\n\n

Also, these kind of tone curves are probably more appropriate for black\n& white images (press “v<\/b>” while in Lightroom's Develop Module to\ntoggle the color treatment), but I show<\/span> them here in color because they\nlook more flashy and wild in color. (Hey, if you're going to waste time\non something useless, may as well have some fun!)<\/p>\n\n\n