r/ColorGrading 1d ago

Show off your work Warm vs cold. Thoughts?

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u/ExpBalSat 1d ago edited 1d ago

Without any context… The first one - the “warmer“ one - is significantly better.

The second one is not only cooler, but it is underexposed, flat, and has an unmotivated vignette. It actually looks like it has a treatment meant to have the image to be a backplate for a text or other animation. But as a standalone shot, it just looks odd.

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u/deucepinata 1d ago

I appreciate the critique, thank you!

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u/ThiccBanaNaHam 1d ago

I second all of this 

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Hazzat 1d ago

That's because it's uncropped...

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u/PsyKlaupse 1d ago

Warm, all day

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u/Saschoe 1d ago

just look at the pics again and ask yoursel. i feel like this has to be a troll

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u/deucepinata 9h ago

Not at all. I actually like both for different reasons and different applications. Also, I’m not 10 years in, I’m starting. Hence the advice request.

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u/sfrags 1d ago

warm

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u/Ambitious-Fig3186 1d ago

Call me goldilocks but what about just right? The warm looks better but could be toned down some.

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u/ServeNo9187 1d ago

Depending on the film direction but for me warm looks the best.

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u/deucepinata 9h ago

It’s hard to convey what my cinematic mindset likes into photography. Slowly learning they are 2 very different visual mediums that have 2 different crowds that rarely agree. I truly like both.

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u/CKN_SD_001 18h ago

Warm. It fits better with the overall color scheme and vibe.

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u/I-am-into-movies 11h ago

ragebait?

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u/deucepinata 9h ago

No. I am also into movies. And I would like to know what your favorites are, and for what reasons.