New tech page: How Curves Work in Photoshop

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I've added a new page to my technical info (http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/technical/index.php) section on my website. This one explains in detail how the curves adjustment command works in Photoshop for adjusting contrast, color, and overall image brightness.

http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/technical/curves.php

I also have a PDF file of it (http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/technical/images/editing/curves/chriscrawfordcurves.pdf) that you can download and keep for reference.

[nksdks]

This is great Chris, and well written. Thanks.

[Mongo Park]

Good stuff and very useful. Thank you.

[Mablo]

Thanks Chris. I've been visiting your site regularly now that you have the technical info section. It's been very helpful in many occasions.

[whitecat]

Thanks, Chris. Very informative page.

[Bob Michaels]

I've added a new page to my technical info (http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/technical/index.php) section on my website. This one explains in detail how the curves adjustment command works in Photoshop for adjusting contrast, color, and overall image brightness. <snip>

Chris: well done! It appears that many who post photos here do not understand just how necessary and critical a curve adjustment (preferably in a separate layer) is for any scanned film and for many digitally captured images.

Every image (without exception!) I have done for the past 11 years had required a curve adjustment. Now I do shoot film and output digitally.

[robklurfield]

Chris, over the months I've known you, you've been a great help both on RFF and in some offsite correspondences we've had. As I'm a complete dummy about PS, you have no idea how helpful this latest installment is going to be. A big fat thanks.

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I'm glad its helped everyone here. I was looking through some files on my computer when i found a PDF explaining curves that I created 8 or 9 years ago to help a friend. I decided to rewrite it a bit and redo the layout, which was kinda amateurish looking. Then I decided to put the content on the website as a regular webpage to go along with my other tech pages.

[ramosa]

Indeed, a good basic primer. Well done.