Lightroom’s New Color Variance Slider Explained
Lightroom recently introduced the Color Variance slider, a feature designed to simplify color adjustments in photos quickly. This new slider is especially useful for photographers dealing with tricky skin tones or wanting to enhance color contrasts in landscapes.
How the Color Variance Slider Works
The Color Variance slider adjusts the variety within a selected color range. Moving the slider can either unify the color to make it more consistent or increase color contrast for a more dynamic look.
Uses for Skin Tone Corrections
For portrait and wedding photographers, this tool is a game changer in correcting uneven skin tones caused by redness, heat, or rosacea. It smooths out these imperfections swiftly, saving time in post-processing.
Enhancing Landscapes and Other Photos
On the other hand, pushing the slider in the opposite direction can amplify the color contrast, making landscape photos more vivid and engaging.
Where to Find and How to Use Color Variance
Color Variance is part of the Point Color tool, accessible in both Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. It can be applied either to the whole image or selectively using masks, such as targeting only skin tones.
- Open the Color Mixer tab in the Develop module.
- Select the Point Color tool.
- Use the eyedropper to pick the color you want to adjust.
- Adjust the Color Variance slider to unify or diversify the chosen color.
“Color Variance is a slider that creates more or less variety in a selected color tone. Using the Color Variance slider, photo editors can make a selected color range more uniform, or take the slider in the opposite direction to add more color contrast.”
This simple innovation promises to speed up workflow, particularly for those who frequently edit complex color scenarios.
Author's summary: Lightroom’s Color Variance slider enables quick, precise color adjustments, improving skin tone corrections and enhancing photo vibrancy with ease and flexibility.
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