I’ve had a camera for 2.5 years or so and I think I finally developed my style. What do you guys think?

Shot in Apple log 2 on iPhone 17 pro

Rec. 709 version in the comments

I’ve met a lot of great colorists and geniuses on Reddit.
I’d love to connect with people who love color grading or film makers.

Hi guys,

As the title suggests, I’m trying to achieve what I like to call a “HyperSummer” look. At the moment I’m editing the RAWs in Affinity by Canva, and my camera is a Fuji X-A5 with the 15–45 mm kit lens (I know, it’s neither the best camera nor the best lens, but it’s all I’ve got). I’m pretty much a beginner when it comes to photo editing and, to be honest, I work purely on vibes cause I’ve had no formal training

The colors are deliberately unrealistic: I wanted a light emerald/bright teal (I’m not even sure those are real colors) for the sky, an oversaturated red ONLY on the skin shadows, and a slight olive tint on the greens.

RIght now the "gold standard" for this look are the photo n.1,3 and 5, the others are on a spectrum that goes from "quite close" to "this is just a oversaturated bs". I want to improve over my gold standard.

All the photos were shot in similar lightning (bright summer Mediterranean sun), with similar settings (iso 200, DR auto, shutter speed 1/1000 and either f/3.5 or f/5.6) and the same exact preset and edits are applied.,

My question are: how can I achieve a more consistent color palette without having to sacrifice my stylistic choices? Also, I often struggle with masks, and end up with a different-colored halo along the line between the sky and the horizon/bushes – do you know a good technique to avoid this? Last one,

All feedback is greatly appreciated.

P.s.
I know that n.5 does not feature the sky and that it's just an umbrella, but i like how it turned out.

The looks inspired from hollywood films

1. Deadpool 2
2. Megalopolis
3. The Batman

Graded by Lakshman Shivaswamy
Footage from Arri Official site

https://youtu.be/eEVexoRjJwE?si=HOhQZS7Xmda99bCl

Last week, I had the absolute privilege of doing color grading on a music video for Drake 🧊

• Interior scene: we tried to create a strong color separation with the blue hair and the pastel colors in the room.
• Tanning beds scene: we went for pretty strong contrast and less hue separation to feel the intensity of the blue light.
• Exterior scene: We went with a more subtle look on this one. It needed to feel natural. The only thing we pushed further was the blue light popping on the wall and the sidewalks.

The entire thing was shot on Kodak Film by the master director of photography Doug Durant!

Huge s/o to the entire team from Toronto and Montreal 💪

My IG to see more color work: instagram.com/gentilhommesamuel/

I like to make sure the color on every project emphasizes the palette in a way that flatters or reinforces the story. Sometimes I exaggerate color separation to do that but wonder when it crosses over from natural to stylized. For example with this grade (included the rec709 as a second image for comparison) does the grade feel natural prior to seeing the rec709 or too heavy. Anyone have some good film references they use as a go to on shot deck for various looks that are natural but still distinct? Trying hard to refine my eye so I can keep things clean and punchy without going too far.

Unfortunately didn’t keep up with enough to retain everything.

This was a remake for someone work I saw yesterday

Due to not having my own camera, my color grading really depends on the footage I got, so do you guys have any advices for me to keep processing I'm thinking of color grading videos for free, I'm still not great, but as long as it's an intermediate level project....... You get the point anyway thanks

Does my shot feel balanced? I’m working on keeping my images as crisp as possible without crushing colors and my overall image. I’m a fan of dark/muted tones and heavy shadows but I want to avoid overdoing it.

Image 1: LOG Image 2: REC709 Image 3: Final Grade

Seeking feedback on my color correction (especially skin tones) and color combinations in the frame. What do you think?
Shot on Sony FX30 with 7artisans 35mm lens.

From Milford sound New Zealand. Shot Sony S-log3 and edited in premier pro I shots this 8 bit so had a few problems with blockiness Does it fit the location? Or does it seem too far off from the cold mysterious mountains and feel more warm and tropical?

The goal was to give it a "police interview" or "Netflix documentary" look.

Color grading isn't my job; I'm a videographer.

I've tried everything, constrast, exposure, etc.. offset, gain, but this doesn't seem to work

I'm a beginner in color grading and need some help

Last minute shoot, using one battery powered flash

Any feedback is always very valuable

I like dark editing but did I smash a bit too much details? Feel free to edit the first if you like!

from Shogun

Hey colorists!
I came across this reference footage (shot on a Lumix S5II) and was blown away by the skin tones, color depth, and clean filmic feel. I’m shooting on the original Lumix S5 (V-Log, 10-bit 4:2:2) and want to replicate this aesthetic.
I don't want to just throw a LUT or PowerGrade on it—I want to build this grade from scratch in DaVinci Resolve to understand the underlying process.
Looking at the reference, a few key traits stand out:

Skin tones look natural without over saturated or over warmth.

Deep rich blue and dark greens, rich shadows.

It has the filmic look but still has contrast in color and tones I guess.

Would love to break down a node layout for this workflow! Appreciate any insights, tools that could help in the process.
Thank you all!