Fun shoot with the Kings at the Bicentennial Mall in Nashville

Curves adjustment layers…. To be honest, after three years of working in PS, I’m just now warming up to Curves.  To those proficient in PS, I can hear you mumbling under your breath, “What took you so long, you luddite?”  My breakthrough came after watching a CreativeLive workshop featuring David Nightingale teaching Creative Post Processing. He demystified Curves and enlightened me to the power of a “S” curve! The website Cambridgeincolor has a good explanation and demonstration of Photoshop curves.

A couple of before and after photos with a few basic Curves adjustments: