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astel is defined as a soft and delicate shade of colour.
Although it can be used on any type of photo, this
particular effect tends to work well on outdoor scenes
with grass, sky and clouds. Pastels aren’t overly intense
or elaborate: they simply add a clean, subtle and nostalgic look.
You can easily make a pastel effect in Lightroom. Depending
on how you shot your image these settings may vary, but they
serve as a good guide to getting a similar effect.Pastel palette
Alistair Campbell explains how to
take control of colour in LightroomP
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Basic adjustments
In the Develop Module, open up the Basic Panel. Increase
the warmth of your image a little more than you normally
would. Set Exposure +0.35, Contrast +10, Shadows +40, Blacks +15
and finally Vibrance +10. Reduce Saturation to -20.2
Tone Curve and Split Toning
In the Tone Curve Panel, click and drag the bottom anchor
point up, until you get a value of 0/9%. Now open the
Split Toning Panel. Under Highlights set Hue to 35 and Saturation
to 35. Under Shadows, set Hue to 210 and Saturation to 65.3
Calibration and tweaks
By now you might find that your photo has lost some
of its skin tones. Head to the Camera Calibration Panel;
under Red Primary, bump up Saturation to +25. If it doesn’t look
quite right you can open the Hue, Saturation and Luminance
Panel. Here we’ve changed the overall hue of the Blues,
Aquas and Greens for our final look.