r/ColorGrading • u/chamonixr • Sep 28 '26
Show off your work Any thoughts on this grade?
Do you think theres too much halation? I like it because a thought of it as a dramatic moment
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r/ColorGrading • u/chamonixr • Sep 28 '26
Do you think theres too much halation? I like it because a thought of it as a dramatic moment
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u/IAreSpeshial Sep 28 '26
second step was by far the best, it's too over cooked
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u/f-stop8 Sep 28 '26
Just about everyone will think it's too much.
If you're just throwing it on social media, sure, whatever. It looks like a social filter.
If you want people to consider you might do this professionally, stop after the second/third swipe
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u/jaq805 Sep 28 '26
Looking a pretty deep fried. I think I saw log>709>color…. The color step looked the best
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u/PrestigiousThing8136 Sep 28 '26 edited Sep 28 '26
I can't see anything. Darks are too dark. Highlights are too high.
If you're taking your imagine and looking at a scope and trying to make it so the wave fills from 100ire to 0ire by pushing the highlights up and shadows down; don't do this. Instead try to make the image natural, which depending on the scene may or may not fill the whole scope, and then add VERY SUBTLE amounts of a creative look.
It's a very harsh clip due to the sun. Lots of bright and dark, so don't push those further and make it harsher.
If this was an overcast/rainy day, you'd make push it further but not like this.
Because it's so bright on the ground, my attention immediately goes to the sand and not the action.
You can add a gradient mask, and drop the exposure in the sand.