Why your colors are wrong in Lightroom and how to fix them
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- čas přidán 24. 04. 2022
- It's likely not white balance but it's easy enough to fix with a few techniques in Adobe Lightroom that often go overlooked after importing RAW files. In this episode I'll step through why color problems present themselves after importing and how to easily fix them as well. Below are pertinent links mentioned in the video:
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I love you man. You save my Sony Workflow. And your work its amazing.
Thank you for this! I was not aware that I could get rid of some color casts and/or correct colors just by using the camera profile vs. Adobe's profile.
You're very welcome!
Thank you.. very informative and learn new here
Thank you, this is very useful information.
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Awesome as always
Thank you!
All very interesting Nathan, do you simply apply the same settings to an entire shoot or do you have to treat each image separately? Personally I’ve never relied on Adobe profiles, camera matching Neutral or even Nikon flat usually provides a way better starting point. Thank you for sharing your film, as always your suggestions and ideas make editing easier to get consistent and accurate results! 👏👍😀
Thanks! I think you might be confusing this with overall settings, possibly going beyond how I showed to use these in presets in this video. I think you might benefit from this earlier video czcams.com/video/FUGvHaHiGaw/video.html which is more shot-specific as this particular item is more camera-specific.
Hey Nathan! Great video! Any idea why I don't have these color profiles in LR? Adobe standard or any of the camera matching profiles. I just have the basic, artistic, modern and vintage profiles.
Thanks! Only applies to RAW files, not TIFFs or JPGs, and they will be different for each camera.
Great content as usual Mr. Cool! Any one have a calibration setting for Sony A7 III they care to share?
Yes, please! And I use A7rIII also
Thank you, i'm a real estate photo editor and when i get those incorect color flash photo from my custormer i was like what, are they don't know how to shoot flash photo, usually i use white balance and then add or remove some of temp, but with this, i can do it corectly this time. Thank you again Nathan.
You're very welcome!
Last year I photographed a birthday party that had many gold balloons that light reflected their color on the walls and ceiling. It was tough to correct. I'll have to see if this method works and is easier.
Great info, thank you! I hope it might help with gray interiors, my worst nightmare! Any gray specific tips?
Thanks! Same principles apply.
Nathan, what are your thoughts on using a profile created with a Color Checker in lieu of Camera Matching, Adobe Standard etc as a starting point?
I discuss that in my latest book, "Mastering Color in Photography", here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3Ki6Mew
Hi Nathan, I don't see much information about sharpening. I installed Topaz Sharpen but each photo takes at least a minute to export & bring back into PS. I love the results, just not the time commitment. How do you sharpen? And thank you for sharing your invaluable knowledge!
I don't recommend Topaz or other plugins. This is a workflow thing, which I cover in my real estate photography series, here's the link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3MA9Unw
The man! Thank you!
Thank you!
Fantastic as always, Nathan. With the custom calibration, you mention cross referencing the calibration settings to different photos. Does the custom calibration profile need to be adjusted for each property? I know that different spaces have different issues with color casting. Or, is this more of a process of experimenting with the calibration profile between a number of shoots to come up with something that consistently corrects ongoing color issues when editing?
Thanks! As mentioned in the video, this is a global calibration based on multiple images. It's camera-lens-specific, not property-specific.
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OMG How did I miss this lesson?
Thank you sir
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Thanks for the information, would love to know, (if there is a way) how do you fix color problems like this when not shooting in RAW? I just got JPGS out of my camera most of the time, as the lighting and color on the studio are easy to control, and most of the time I try to get the work done directly on my camera, which is why I often I don't find a real reason to use raw. But then I import or work tether, and lightroom mess everything up lol giving super red skin stones and colors that don't match the original ones :( thanks in advance
You should always shoot in RAW. Color corrections are actually easier and more flexible with RAW files than with JPGs.
In the latest version of Lightroom I do not see where you can change the color profile to Camera Standard. Is there a different way to set this in the latest edition? Thanks!
You need to use Lightroom Classic, not Lightroom.
@@NathanCoolPhoto Hi Nathan: Thanks for your immediate reply. I checked my MacBook Pro M1 and I was using Lightroom Classic. I then check my desktop iMac and LRC was configured correctly on the iMac (was not using the iMac to edit). When I went back to my MacBook Pro it magically appeared correctly. Don't know what happened but suspect the correct set up on the iMac did not sync up with the MacBook Pro until it was opened and then perhaps updated to the MacBook? It now works fine. One additional question, do you still offer individual coaching or have you stopped that since the release of your online course. Thanks again.
Glad to hear it's working. Yes, I still offer photography coaching, in fact you get 50% off sessions if you're enrolled in any of my courses through LearnRE.NathanCool.com
Could you just use a gray card in the picture to adjust everything?
No; in fact, in it would make it worse in this case. A gray card provides a reference for a "part" of the scene, but it can't obtain a color reference throughout an entire room, especially when mixed lighting is involved. Moreover though, this isn't a white balance issue per se; instead, this is a RAW file demosaicing issue that is specific to the lens-camera combination, and how the file is not properly debayered/decoded in non-OEM software. I have more info on this in my book "Mastering Color in Photography" that would help you further with this topic, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3klhuq3
@@NathanCoolPhoto thanks!