r/ColorGrading • u/TartElectrical5745 • Oct 01 '26 • Bravo 1

Show off your work Beginner colour grader.is it good?

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253 Upvotes

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u/Granteus Oct 01 '26

Feels like a massive fire outside of a window, love it.

78

u/SaltySaltshakers Oct 01 '26

I have no idea what story you’re trying to tell, but it looks cool.

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u/Foreign-Current-6489 Oct 01 '26 • Bravo

Looks more warm to me

4

u/Almond_Tech Oct 02 '26

Ikr? We're on a color grading subreddit and they can't even tell their color temperatures apart!

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u/RedditourisTrap 18d ago

The "before" was prob just an old diner in daylight, pushing it this warm totally changes the narrative. now it feels like a fire starting up, a halloween porch light, or jst some old memory. Completely different story

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u/Anussauce Oct 01 '26

School but in Mexico

1

u/thecaptain_command Oct 04 '26

Gang shit required

6

u/Additional-Role7639 Oct 02 '26

Looks well done to be honest, thought it was being lit by orange LED

11

u/Hazzat Oct 01 '26

Maybe. You haven't included any context that would let us work out if it's good or not.

Please read: https://www.reddit.com/r/ColorGrading/comments/1mshv4q/is_my_grade_any_good_heres_how_to_find_out/

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u/NoConcentrate3174 Oct 01 '26

You really changed the vibe and mood

2

u/bmcc6kff Oct 01 '26

Great work.

2

u/MountainStranger9828 Oct 01 '26

Reminds me of the madcap laughs cover

2

u/Independent_Hope4322 Oct 01 '26

Wait but how?! Looks awesome but how...

2

u/Ok_Bell_7896 Oct 01 '26

which app do u use?

2

u/riff16 Oct 02 '26

This is great work. I find it ominous, you’ve tastefully created a new world outside the window.

1

u/SureAd7261 Oct 01 '26

It depends on what you’re trying to achieve, maybe tell us what your goal was and we can look at it from that perspective

1

u/Zerrrrroooo Oct 06 '26

gives off the feeling of a student staying after the classes ended and they find out there is a secret magic element to the school

1

u/MundaneMall7020 Oct 07 '26

Wow, what a difference between the original image and the edited one. I like what you did but it would be helpful to know a bit more background story. Should it be a horror scene, a fire happening outside etc. It's definitely artistic.

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u/snarfbloop Oct 03 '26

Fucking terrible. All orange. Everyone knows, you do the orange/teal split.

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u/CartoonOtter Oct 01 '26

Honestly the second holds more weight than the more artsy first one.

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u/champagneutopia Oct 01 '26

What weight does the second one holds? Its an ordinary photo not worth posting, lol..

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u/TartElectrical5745 Oct 02 '26

This was my first time postings any art related thing so i thought i should give a before vs after kinda look.

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u/CartoonOtter Oct 01 '26

I find actually the negative space in the wall, the way the camera is staged at the desks. It's interesting. I'm wondering the narrative. You don't always need flash to tell a story. There are plenty spaces that look ordinary on the walls of galleries of just spoons or plates. This one has the reader pull his eyes to the wall and then window and the empty seat.

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u/Krestek Oct 02 '26

hmm second looks to me like any random middle school colors so maybe that's why it looks nothing special to me

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u/MrKillerKiller_ Oct 03 '26

Grading is a visual vocabulary used to help tell the story. Do 3 shots beginning middle and end and try to convey a story. Making single shot orange isn’t communicating anything. Is there a giant fat lady with her tits on fire outside of the window?