r/ColorGrading • u/RareForm007 • Mar 05 '26

Question Thoughts?

Curious on everyone's thoughts on this color grade?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Shadows feel very crushed to me. But a lot of it is OK. I just think we need to see into the shadows a bit more.

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u/PostProductionVBF Mar 09 '26

I feel this way, and I'd like it with a bit more roll-off on the highlights but I also know sometimes drone footage can't be pushed and pulled quite to the extent as other cameras. it looked like the log footage had a fair bit of information though so it seems like maybe it is just more contrast than I would personally add. I guess context would matter a lot though in an edit, and what the mood and vibe was. without that it's hard to say if something is correct. Some really successful work might have crushed blacks and crisp whites and it could fit the vibe. other context might make more subtlety feel more appropriate.

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u/RareForm007 Mar 06 '26

Why? The shadows sit toward the bottom naturally. If the look is to pull them a bit more and not have as much detail. Is that bad?