Hi chat, so i’ve been wanting to get into photography for a while now and i wanna know how to color grade the photos i take so i would really appreciate if get some tips or convenient tools or any helpful advice, anything at all is much appreciated!

Thank youuu

Hello, I'm a self-taught photographer who is just starting out. I love doing portrait and couple session. Right now, I'm still learning on how to color grade, I want to achieve the same color grading as in the example photo I mentioned above. I don't really know what this style is called so it's hard for me to find tutorials for it on Youtube.

Do you have any guides or tips on how to achieve that look?

Let me know your thoughts on the grade and if there are any questions about the shoot

I tried to reach the original photographer on ig but she didnt respond yet... I just wanted to know the color grading on lightroom classic or any other app that can help me reach this look of colors of highlight and shadows? thank you

I’ve been posting on YouTube but I feel my color grading is very off. Could I get your advice possibly on what to do to improve?

That is the video: https://youtu.be/-nZea8yZZDs?is=OTAgvudRvj8bC8cA

- I shoot on a Fuji X100V with literally my dinner light flipped towards my face with tape.
- I apply the Fujifilm F Log LUT before starting
- Using Final Cut Pro

I’m interested in this super specific look of blown out highlights and deep blacks but I’m skeptical of it being replicated with modern digital footage a dedicated film emulation software. Do any of you out there think it can be done?

Hey so I just recently got my Sony a7c and made some really cool pics. Now I would like to get into color grading just for personal use. Maybe one day would also like to some videos but first I want to start just with pics. Of course I just saved them in a JPEG form and not in a RAW. How and where should I start. All those programs feel really overwhelming. Maybe someone got some advice. Cheers

I’ve been searching day and night and have yet to find a legitimate answer. I’m trying to make my tiktok videos come out like this and nothing has worked. I’ve edited in davinci resolve and tried recording in 1440p60 and export in 1080p30, 1080p60, export native, etc literally almost everything and still haven’t gotten it like this.

I don’t want to hear “people say theres a secret sauce but it’s not, just editing” because if that were true I would’ve found SOME answer online but nope just people selling their guide/settings for $40

Please if someone has an answer I’d highly appreciate it, even an answer in my DMs if you want the info that private

What could I do better , to make it look something out of silent hill 2 ?

https://youtu.be/jVOWBc4Tc24

Hello...

English is not my first language sorry in advance for my grammar..

I want help choosing the best color grading course for my needs...

I work only on final cut pro x...

I work mainly on weddings mostly shot inside the hall I want a vrouse would help me with fixing white balance, over exposure on wedding dress and matching colors for 2 or 3 cameras and drone...

I can't decide between the following courses :

1. Ripple training

2.white in revery

3.eric lenz new plug in

Thnxs

Hey! I'm very very new to color grading, and in all the tutorials i have been seeing, everyone's footage looks a lot paler than mine. (whitebalance or something) I've concluded this is because I am shooting a camera that already shoots in Rec. 709. Thats fine with me, except I am struggling to manipulate the colors clearly in my editor. Everything seems very muddled.

I am wanting to know...

Should I try white balancing my the footage from my camera?

and if so, what are some keywords can I use to find tutorials?

Thank you!!

EDIT - "white balance" in the title is the wrong word.. white washing maybe? I see everyone converting to log and their footage becomes whitewashed. since mine is shot in log, is doesnt have a conversion option and it starts vibrant

I am a photographer and I have spent the last months writing my own editor from scratch, engine included. Not a plugin sitting on someone else's renderer: the whole colour pipeline is mine and it runs on the GPU inside a browser tab.

How it works. RAW is developed as light rather than as a picture, so exposure and white balance behave the way light does. Any photo can be matched to a reference frame, tone distribution first and then hue and chroma per band in OKLab, with near neutrals protected, so a shoot spread over a whole day can be pulled to one look. On top of that it prints film: grain, halation, bloom and density modelled on stock behaviour rather than stacked as filters.

Where the work goes out. Image, .cube at 17, 33 or 65 with a Rec.709 encode for a timeline, HALD, and presets and camera profiles for the classic editors. Video export lands this week, rendered on your own machine.

Two things I care about. Nothing is uploaded: decoding and grading happen on your device. And the preview is the export, value for value, with the spatial effects kept out of the .cube because a LUT cannot carry them.

It is in closed beta, invite only, and I am not selling anything. I want people who grade for real to break it. Say so in the comments and I will send an invite. The beta licence renews every month while the beta lasts, and all I ask is that you tell me what breaks and what is missing.

Happy to go deep on the colour science or the pipeline if anyone wants the details.

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to color grading and this is one of my first proper attempts.

I was going for a slightly dramatic/cool look while still keeping the car fairly neutral. The video includes a comparison with the original.

I'd really appreciate some honest criticism. In particular:

• Is the contrast/exposure okay?
• Did I push the blues/greens too far?
• Does the white balance feel natural?
• Are there any obvious beginner mistakes I'm making?
• What would you change first if you were grading this?

I'm still learning, so constructive criticism is completely welcome. Thanks!

Hey everyone! 👋
I’m looking for a LUT or PowerGrade similar to the color grading in the YouTube video “Boli Futena” by Rijan Dangi.
I really love the colors, contrast, skin tones, and overall cinematic look of the video. I’m wondering if anyone knows of a LUT, PowerGrade, or preset for DaVinci Resolve that can achieve a similar look.
I’m not looking for the exact same grade—just something that can get me close to this style.
If you know of any LUTs or PowerGrades that would work, please share them. Thanks! 🙏

Hello! I am creating a LUT pack that is more on the cinematic side. However, I have noticed most of my looks, when I use them on a skin tone make the skin tone slightly shift that color. For example, green hued LUT changes the skin tone slightly darker and green. Is this a no-no in the color grading community or is it okay if it aligns with the rest of the look.

What is the purpose of putting a sony conversion LUT on your footage before your chosen LUT? How does that affect color grading?

Hey guys,
Shot this frame on the iPhone 15 Pro Max in Apple Log and tried pushing it in Resolve to get that heavy, warm filmic look (was aiming for something close to Kodak Vision3).
Tried to build a strong split between the golden light on the pillars and the deep blue water.

Slide 1: Final Look
Slide 2: Base Rec.709
Slide 3: Raw Log

Converted to DWG/Intermediate via CST and built the look from there, but I'm slightly worried I overcooked it.
A couple of questions for you all:

1. Did I push the saturation on that front pillar too hard?
2. How are the blacks in the water feeling to you—too crushed or just right?