Color Matching Using Curves

these are notes based on a YouTube video by Lisa Carney at Adobe Max 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsa4KtHAAvo&t=928s






Add curves adj. layer
(hold option as you click adj layer to be able to name it)
hold down option and click auto button
choose find dark and light colors
use color picker to select shadows, midtones, and highlights
(midtones, she tries to keep around 50)
hit OK
do not save these as default
then can adjust curves (red, green or blue)


on color.adobe.com you can import an image and pick the colors and save the color theme
   

then download the swatches and drag into Photoshop
add gradient map adj layer and use swatch colors to make your gradient map points
with swatches panel open
* can also use adobe capture on phone to get a color theme if you are out

Here is my version of this
I was trying to match the team I cutout of a different photo to the background layer, so I did a curves adjustment layer like above and clipped it to the team layer.

Before


After

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