seraphim Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I've tried it every which way and I just cannot figure out how this photographer colors their images! I tried to pick a photo similar to work on I hope this works. Almost all of this photographers outdoor family sessions have this beautiful coloring. Goldeny peachy skin tones with I THINK a blueish shadow? Sometimes even pinkish highlights... if you scroll through their photos there are millions with these colorings that I just can't replicate! Do you think they are presets? I've tried level, color balance, youtube tutorials, lightroom color adjustments... I just can't figure this out! Especially the skin tones get messed up when I try it, but I don't think she is masking it over only certain areas... Help me obi-wan-damien! you're my only hope! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Oh crap! https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphim Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 aww crud. Is that really what the problem has been this whole time? yearghhhh I thought I always keep them in sRGB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 44 minutes ago, seraphim said: aww crud. Is that really what the problem has been this whole time? yearghhhh I thought I always keep them in sRGB!!! How far back does this problem go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 How does this look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Actually, maybe this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphim Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 wow! Well it's way closer than I've been getting! I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake. Now I'm trying again in SRGB and my results are getting much much closer. Still trying to figure out the deep rich greens. And maybe I just suck at lighting but I can never make the skin look so creamy. Thanks Damien! This is 10 billion times better than the mess I was making... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, seraphim said: I can never make the skin look so creamy. https://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/07/creamy-silky-perfect-angelic-skin.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Here's a suggestion for your playing: Add two Hue/Saturation layers to your photo. For the top one, simply move the Lightness slider on the Master channel to about +10. Then on the bottom one, change its blend mode to "Hard Light". Then start playing with the sliders. Play play play. Play with the sliders on the Master channel first, then tweak the individual colour channels after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (By the way, when you want to change the colour of the greenery, go to "Yellows" not "Greens".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphim Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Thanks! Wow. So when I make a selective color adjustment layer is that different than the hue/saturation layer? Because your way gives me way more control. Now I have 20 images open and going crazy lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 SelCol has some similarities to Hue/Sat, but for this kind of work, Hue/Sat is definitely the one you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Can't wait to see some of your creations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 What have you got to show me, @seraphim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Don't leave me hanging, @seraphim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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