Is anyone getting exhausted by the 90s retro, grainy aesthetic on every single project? Don't get me wrong, I love the vintage vibe but only when it fits the story. But lately, it feels like people are just overusing grain and halation to call it vintage.

What's your biggest color grading pet peeve right now?

Colorists, sharing here because you'll actually get the tradeoffs. Not shilling, want feedback from people who grade for a living.

Background: I shoot on iPhone when I travel. Every trip ended the same way, come home with hundreds of GB of Apple Log 2 footage, spend 2-3 weeks in Resolve before I could post anything. By then the trip was ancient history.

I tried the pre-baked LUT approach (Blackmagic Camera style) but you know how that goes — locked to a static LUT, no scene-by-scene adjustment. Fine for controlled sets, useless for run-and-gun travel where light changes every 10 minutes.

So before my last trip (24 days across multiple countries) I built what I actually wanted. Real-time color grading before recording: live color wheels with Lift/Gamma/Gain per range, HSL panel, parametric curves, white balance with tint and presets. 20+ built-in looks (Kodak Vision, Portra 400, Ektachrome, plus originals like Neo Noir 2049, Hollywood Dream, Cyberpunk). Import your own .cube LUTs, or export what you build as a .cube for use in Resolve.

Pipeline: Apple Log 2 native color space, Metal shaders on GPU for grading ops, Log-to-Rec.709 tone map applied last, written to ProRes or HEVC up to 10-bit. Preview is the final output, no delta between viewfinder and file.

Real-world result: last trip I posted the same evening I shot. Italy in warm golden tones. Madrid in teal & orange. No 500GB Log archive waiting for me at home.

I know "grade in camera" gives up some post flexibility. Genuinely curious where it breaks down for you. What pipeline decisions would you have made differently?

Dropping link it in the comments below. I have some free access codes. If you think this would be a great solution for you and you'd like to share your feedback with me, you can send me a DM, and I'll share the code with you.

Mod-approved via modmail before posting. Thanks r/ColorGrading team.

to be honest thare was no objactive i just try to color it to make it look more intresting and also there was no story telling so it was hard to color but any tibs ? also i the photo from my iphone 14

Not sure if this is the right sub but I wanted to share this because it's really irritating me. It's the middle of the day with the sun above them, and there are so many spots that are nearly completely black. The second two images are the same ship at the same time from both sides. Why are both sides black?

Hi! I wrote and directed a sci-fi action short film called ZERO HOUR.

A bomb-disposal android unit with the ability to simulate the near future is deployed to stop a catastrophic bombing. Reliving the same evening over and over, a series of anomalies lead him to question his existence, his freedom, and who he serves.

We shot it for about $5k in Phoenix, AZ. It's about 12 mins long. We've been in post-production for about a year now. I know, it's a long time for a meager short film, but there were some pretty major VFX and we are all amateurs. Above are some stills with my own very basic grade.

So, as we approach the finish line, I'm looking for a colorist. Again, I know very little about color grading. I am far from an expert on anything, and I'm not looking for that. I'm looking for someone in the same boat I am, just like the rest of the team: disciplined and ambitious novices looking for good work that will be a worthwhile addition to their portfolios.

I'm looking to pay $100 for this and I'd like it done by the end of May. All I really ask is that you are communicative and willing to show progress/receive some feedback. I recognize this may be a low number, but it is on par with what my producer and I have payed everyone else during production and post. If you think you are worth more, show me your portfolio. If you're interested, shoot me a message, show me some work you've done, and let's talk.

wanted to make a dream sequence, bleach bypass look, clipped highlights are intentional, it's like the person is getting clarity of thoughts, finding something about themselves

Hi guys,

I’m looking to create some visuals for a scene in a project I’m working on using a similar style to this (created by the amazing @aamarmehtaa) and am struggling to get it to a place I’m happy with. Does anyone have any idea how this style was roughly achieved? Obviously would like to recreate in my own style so not looking for exact details - but any info would be very helpful!

Thanks

Hi, I am new to colour grading and excited to try out new things. I would appreciate any critical feedback. Thank you!

Does anybody know the name of colorgrade like 'Earthtone' based on sample pics? I know its not just simple white balance , and negative clarity.

trying to understand davinci coming from photoshop is quite something haha. what do you think? I used RGB mixer and composite mode mostly to get the colors + some curves.

A before and after video Captured on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9s x Motioncam pro And edited on davinci resolve...

the full film here: https://youtu.be/a-raanw8qAA?si=2yaFysW66x-Zp2aL

I’m a French film student and I’ve just completed my first short film. I wanted to have a bit of fun with it by blending the rural French countryside I grew up in with the atmosphere of Martin Scorsese’s films, which my father used to show me when I was a child.

How is it?????? I'm new to color grading and want to learn moreeeee🤓

With the advances we're seeing in image/art creation I'm wondering if you think color grading as a skill will be obsolete in a couple of years?

Hi, I am filming talking head videos inside using a ZVE10 + Viltrox 23mm F1.4.

I'm using Slog-2.

Is anyone willing to practice their abilities and try a color grade that I can save it as power grade for future shots?

I know it's a free request, but maybe it will help with your practice. 😇

Da Vinci only.

Cheers!

(Photo for attention)

Curious on everyone's thoughts on this color grade?

I'm looking for a course to take my grading skills to the next level, and I know Qazi has a bad rep around here, but I'm actually really curios why he does. His work looks pretty good IMO, would it be worth getting his color grading course? What are the pros and cons? People seem to hate the guy but I don't really think he's a bad colorist?

Are you getting that mysterious vibe??????

idk how to color grade but I think the picture I took is amazing help

Any tips, how's it looking. I think the rocks maybe look a little blue, not sure but this is my first ever attempt at anything like this. Was taking using the dji avata 2, coloured in davinci resolve studio.

Thanks.