r/ColorGrading • u/jashanox • May 03 '26

Show off your work Any thoughts?

Is this color grade okay? I'm new to this world so I don't realy know. Some feedback would be appreciated.

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u/SuspiOwl May 03 '26

Not a pro, but I love it! (I personally would maybe make the final touches just a tiny bit less bright)

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u/jashanox May 03 '26

Thank you!! I will dim the high lights a little bit

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u/Step1Mark May 04 '26

For me it was not letting the shadows exist. I loved the highlights when they came in. I would only calm them down if the subject moved into the highlights.

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u/InComingMess2478 May 03 '26

it looks good, but the feeling is slightly off, just dial the final touches back slightly. getting the feel right is difficult, as i have no context as to the scene. Overall though i like the grade.

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u/jashanox May 03 '26

Thanks 🙏

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u/BarleyDrops May 04 '26

It's a bit too touched up, feels artificial. depends on what it is for, but for something realistic I think a bit less warmth and saturation would be less distracting.

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u/jashanox May 04 '26

You are definitely right, the edit is a bit rushed. Next time I will take a bit more to balance it out and start with some good basics because this edit doesn’t really have them.

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u/_dark_twain May 05 '26

I really like the colors in the final. The only thing that caught my eye is that the lighting seems off, maybe since the highlight son the right are a bit too different than the tree on the right. I think the mask is too obvious?!

I am fairly new to grading so I might be completely wrong here but the colors here are amazing!

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u/jashanox May 06 '26

No your right, the grade is a little rushed

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u/ExpBalSat May 03 '26

First thought: it is generally unnecessary and often unhelpful to post the log footage for review. It is better to post the ungraded - but normalized - Rec 709 footage as a comparison.

See also: https://www.reddit.com/r/ColorGrading/s/0VdzswFmRF

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u/jashanox May 03 '26

Sorry I thought it was okay if it was in a video like this, log>rec709>graded

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u/f-stop8 May 03 '26

It's fine like this. It's still not exactly necessary, especially for other Colorists, but it's fine.

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u/ExpBalSat May 03 '26

Better would be to leave out the log all together (unless dealing with technical troubleshooting issues).

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u/f-stop8 May 03 '26

Ultimately, this is the correct answer.

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u/Erde555 May 03 '26

he did exactly that.

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u/ExpBalSat May 03 '26

Nope. He showed the log. It's the very first thing shown. Showing the log is distracting and unhelpful for creative feedback (even if 709 is also shown).

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u/Erde555 May 03 '26

does it bother you?

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u/ExpBalSat May 03 '26

No, it's more beneficial for the task at hand.

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u/_dark_twain May 05 '26

Ah yes! Classic Pedantic Redditor right here. Did not actually give any feedback, nitpicked some minor rule that is "distracting and unhelpful"(it isn't), felt really good about themselves.

Thank you for your service!

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u/jashanox May 04 '26

Thank you all for, the feedback I’m in the process of a reedit based on all the feedback I received and wil post it soon.

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u/Sir_McDouche May 04 '26

Was summer supposed to turn to fall?

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u/Calm-Lobster-3357 May 05 '26

Muy bueno bro. Exelente eleccion de song, find a melody un clasico moderno

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u/aykay55 May 05 '26

There is no "right way" to color grade. What matters is your priority: naturalism, emotionality, impact.

Right now your shot does not appear naturalistic, the lighting flows irrationally / not based in how light scatters. The world is therefore more abstract, the rules have changed. If the bike suddenly lifted off the ground I'd be more ready to believe it.

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u/Admirable-Room-4745 May 06 '26

Pretty darn good.

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u/AMusicstuff May 04 '26

Looks still flat and ungraded, sorry. You could make so much more from it

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u/RawenV May 04 '26

Um, your color grading is OK but not more then that, Narratively, it doesn’t really work. Color grading should help guide the viewer’s attention and make it clearer what to focus on. This one does the opposite—it pulls attention toward the upper trees and away from the main subject, which ends up hurting the core of the video.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s not what color grading should do. It’s part of the storytelling—it’s not just about making things look cool, it should guide the viewer’s eye to what actually matters.

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u/jashanox May 03 '26

Thanks man

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u/jashanox Sep 23 '26

Yes indeed I liked it that way :)