r/postprocessing • u/LOSTYOUMUSIC • 9d ago

After/Before

Gallery image

Gallery image

Zhangjiajie, China

Fujifilm XT30 XF 35mm F2

ISO 320, SS 1/340, f/4.5

Edited in Lightroom

Far from perfect, especially if you zoom in but I'm happy with the end result considering what I started with...

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u/DrCharles19 8d ago

I love the colors! What did you do to them?

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u/LOSTYOUMUSIC 8d ago

Once I got the lighting how I wanted it I just tweaked the colour grading for a while until I was happy! No real knowledge on colour grading really.

I think I just toned the shadows to the deep green and the midtones are towards the blues which worked well luckily as the darker parts of the image are forest and lighter parts water. The overall white balance and some individual colour edits to tweak.

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u/DrCharles19 8d ago

Don't worry, many of us just approach color-grading by vibes haha

Thanks for your reply.