Post 20
Series: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom®
The Art of Split Toning
Split Toning is great for artistic editing. If you are bored with where you are in your photography, using Split Toning can give you that “extra” you’ve been looking for. Sometimes the White Balance doesn’t quite fix your image. Try the Split Toning tool. Want a tone or flair that is your “signature” in your images? Split Toning is where you want to be. Make your sunsets amazing? Create and aged look? Yep. Split Toning.
Split Toning has actually been around for a long time. The 1800s, actually. Ansel Adams would add highlights or shadows to high black and white images, and occasionally a very subtle purple.
Split Toning split up into two parts, Highlights and Shadows. You can alter them separately and then adjust the balance with the Balance Slider.
First, go to the Lightroom Develop Module, and select the image you want.
Highlight Reel
In the Highlights section, set the Hue slider to the color you want to emphasize in the lighter parts of your image. I have the highlight tool set to a purple. How much color? Use the Saturationslider to decide.
Out of the Shadows
Setting the shadow Hue and Saturation is the same process. Use the sliders to set the image shadows the way you want.
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Jennifer Apffel is a photographer with over a decade of experience in portrait, event, and product photography. She also does freelance graphic design and fine art. For more check out jenniferapffel.com, albaphotography.net or look for her on fineartamerica.com.________________________________________________________________________