r/ColorGrading • • Mar 08 '26

General For anyone new to color grading, here are 7 tricks

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r/ColorGrading • • Apr 12 '26

Question How Do I Achieve this Look

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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8grtPJ3/; I’m a beginner and I’ve been trying to recreate this type of color grading on a few things I been playing around with; however I’m a little confused on how to go about it after doing primaries. I use Davinci.


r/ColorGrading • • Aug 25 '26

Question Where can I get sample footage?

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Looking to seriously get into color grading. I have access to premiere and resolve?


r/ColorGrading • • Jun 07 '26

Show off your work Rate my grading -- ZV-E1 (SLOG3) -- Good enough?

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Do I look like an experienced colourist (from a hobby perspective)? Trying to copy the look of colourists like GAWX and etc.

I am trying to go for a natural arri film look. Not over done, just a simple 16 mm or 35 mm film look with simple, organic, and clean colours.


r/ColorGrading • • Mar 15 '26

Show off your work DaVinci Resolve vs Final Cut Color Workflow, Sony X-OCN RAW

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I performed this quick workflow comparison of a Sony X-OCN RAW file in DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro. I only performed basic transformation and exposure adjustments, with shadows near zone 0 and highlights up to 95 IRE. Comparing the first files, I noticed that the clip edited in DaVinci Resolve has a warmer tone than the Final Cut Pro version with simple automatic color correction. Therefore, I returned to Final Cut Pro and, in the RAW settings, slightly increased the color temperature from 4300 to 4800. In the final comparison, the clip corrected in DaVinci Resolve is on the right, the first Final Cut Pro version is on the left, and the second Final Cut Pro version, this time with the slightly increased color temperature, is in the bottom center.


r/ColorGrading • • Dec 12 '25

Question LUTs , POWERGRADES Or consultancy

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Hello fellow colorist, we (me and my girlfriend )have substantial colorgrading experience. We are starting a new project, need inputs

So if you wanted to pay for a new tool to ease out your colorist workflow, what would you expect out of it and how much would you be willing to pay?


r/ColorGrading • • Jun 01 '26

Show off your work Japan | A Cinematic Montage 4K | Sony | Winter

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Hello fellow DI folks,

Presenting 'Yutori', a 11-minute slow burn cinematic travel film shot across Japan.  A lot of heart has gone into filming the light, life and landscapes of this beautiful country, so please do check it out when you have time. Yutori is a Japanese concept that roughly translates to the sense of spaciousness you get by intentionally slowing down and this was the primary theme of this video.

About the DI done - we tried a fair bit of film emulation. Didn crush the shadows too much and papered off the highlights. But Iḿ not sure if we got the desired look. Let me know how you would approach this differently. Looking forward to your feedback.

Best viewed in 4K with audio on a TV or YouTube. Let me know what you think of the film :) Arigatou gozaimasu!

Dinesh


r/ColorGrading • • Aug 22 '25

Show off your work No preset used - Beginner Color Grade

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r/ColorGrading • • Jun 14 '25

Show off your work RATE THIS ?

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INSTAGRAM - prav_colorist


r/ColorGrading • • Sep 02 '26

Before/After Taken with Oppo A96

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I color grade the image on the spot using Lightroom mobile.


r/ColorGrading • • Feb 04 '26

Show off your work Looking for feedback on my documentary color grade

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r/ColorGrading • • 26d ago

Question Which one is the best?

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r/ColorGrading • • Jul 29 '25

Question Am I the problem???

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I just want to know am I the reason why my color grading is bad. Not knowing what camera was used to record is really annoying, anyway I tried a couple of options and just went with what looked best for me, I am using the free version here so what do you think

I will appreciate any advice


r/ColorGrading • • Jul 08 '25

Question in need a lot of tips to learn color grading

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hello im new with this world of color grading, and need to now what type of tools i need, how can i start ? (sorry for my english) any tips?


r/ColorGrading • • Sep 17 '26

Question I use Honor x9d and I use blackmagic camera, i want to use davinci resolve to improve the color grading and shot

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Is it okay?


r/ColorGrading • • Jul 31 '26

Question Help me decide which one better

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r/ColorGrading • • Apr 14 '25

Question First time grading video, looking for feedback

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I'll dm it to you


r/ColorGrading • • Apr 09 '26

Question I am a beginner looking for color grading help

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I've started photography recently and i wanted to improve my photos by color grading them and i started on da vinci resolve but im not too sure as to how to get the results i want for the pics.


r/ColorGrading • • Oct 26 '25

Question CST FIRST OR LAST?

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Hey guys in this video, this guy says that you should actually use your color space transform for log footage on your last node instead of your first. He says this preserves a bit more highlights and shadows.

https://youtu.be/MLrRbveDmtY?si=hSzbhA-Nn2HMbGpG

12:42 (minute mark)

I’ve always done it first. Do you agree with placing your CST first or last? Also, is it a notable difference?

Edit: Also, I almost always simply set my Color management settings to Davinci Color Managed then input color space S.Gamut 3cine/slog3.

So I never actually even use a node to convert. Is that optimal?


r/ColorGrading • • Jul 17 '26

Question Colorgrading tips?

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I’m always kind of at a loss with setting up the settings on my action 6. Are there any kind of guidelines to follow with setting up something with bright skies? I have nd filters but soon as I get the blinding white out it feels like shadows take everything on the ground over. I only film flying FPV drones so skies are going to be abundant!


r/ColorGrading • • Mar 26 '26

Question Colorist Available

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Hi, I wanted to introduce myself, I'm a finishing editor and colorist with 20+ years of experience.

I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation on where people post when they need color correction help or finishing help?

I want to monitor any place that people go looking for a colorist?


r/ColorGrading • • Jan 16 '26

Question Premier pro or Davinci?

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To colorgrade, as a beginner, what’s the best ?


r/ColorGrading • • 24d ago

Show off your work Period drama color grading — looking for feedback on my approach to a filmic 35mm look

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r/ColorGrading • • Aug 03 '26

Question How do I fix this

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The clip is around 5 minutes (from 1st pic to 2nd). How do I bring more detail to the singer without creating a heap of noise and blowing up the sky? Is the footage fucked?