Lightroom Color Calibration: Unlock the Full Potential

One of the most powerful, confusing, and least used tools within all of Lightroom is the Calibration Tool. Some of this has to do with the odd naming convention along with the generally unknown differentiating factors between the Calibration and HSL sections within Lightroom. In this tutorial, we’ll compare both sections in order to illustrate the differences in an easy to visualize manner in order to simplify the characteristics of each and how they’re vastly different. We’ll discuss how to improve the depth and breadth of colors in your photographs, by increasing the intensity of the Red, Blue and Green Primary Saturation channels in the Calibration Section. We’ll discuss the details surrounding how the tool operates and will review real world case studies in order to gain a better understanding of how best to utilize this section of Lightroom.