{"id":28166,"date":"2019-01-08T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/?p=28166"},"modified":"2019-01-08T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T23:00:43","slug":"absolute-control-photo-colors-using-hsl-photoshop-lightroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/absolute-control-photo-colors-using-hsl-photoshop-lightroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Absolute control of photo colors using HSL in Photoshop and Lightroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope this tutorial helps you to understand and Use HSL in Photoshop and Lightroom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(H) Hue = The color itself<\/li>\n<li>(S) Saturation = The amount of the color<\/li>\n<li>(L) Luminance = The lightness of the color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch the video above to see these tools in action, I show you both Camera Raw (in Photoshop CC) and the HSL in Lightroom Classic. They essentially work the same, but the smart selector is a little different in each. These sliders can be used to target particular colors, such as sky or grass, HSL can be used to correct specific colors and even skin tones. It&#8217;s a great tool that should be firmly embedded in your workflow.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking it out! It&#8217;s great to see you here at the CAFE.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to Subscribe for more tutorials and drop a comment.<\/p>\n<p>Colin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/video\/products\/LightroomClassic.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25473\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lightroomcoversmallwad-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lightroomcoversmallwad-1.jpg 286w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lightroomcoversmallwad-1-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lightroomcoversmallwad-1-100x176.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out<a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/video\/products\/LightroomClassic.htm\"> Lightroom Classic For Digital Photographers here<\/a>. It&#8217;s the best way to learn and master Lightroom Classic. Created from the ground up for the latest version of Lightroom Classic CC 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few people Use or understand HSL. This Photoshop tutorial will help you understand and use these amazing color controls for your photographs.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":28167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[219,220],"tags":[101,6960],"class_list":["post-28166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lightroom-tutorials","category-photoshop-basics","tag-color","tag-hsl","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v24.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Absolute control of photo colors using HSL in Photoshop and Lightroom - PhotoshopCAFE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/absolute-control-photo-colors-using-hsl-photoshop-lightroom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Absolute control of photo colors using HSL in Photoshop and Lightroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Few people Use or understand HSL. 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