Step-by-Step Guide to Using Individual RGB Curves
As a quick rule, you use Lightroom Classic RGB curves (individual Red, Green and Blue channels) to adjust colour balance by tonal range, and the Parametric and Point curves to control brightness (contrast) by tonal range. The latter two curves combine the RGB channels to a single curve that changes all three channels together, so adjusting the curve doesn’t push the image toward red, green, blue, or their complements. Instead, they’re used to lift shadows/deepen blacks and brighten/compress highlights.
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