{"id":23502,"date":"2019-03-14T10:32:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T17:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/?p=23502"},"modified":"2019-03-13T12:27:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:27:48","slug":"curves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/2019\/03\/14\/curves\/","title":{"rendered":"Three ways to use curves in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The curves adjustment is an extremely versatile tool when it comes to photo editing. In this video I show three different ways you can use curves using Adobe\u00ae Photoshop\u00ae: adding contrast, reducing contrast, and also applying a split toning effect. 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