When addressing an image that can sometimes have too intense of colors, even before I start editing, I will take the saturation down to zero and walk it back up till it looks both realistic and flattering. Then I know my starting point will be close to where I will likely end up given what I visualized in person. We often don’t realize how extreme our color adjustments are until you take the color away.
Quick white balance: drag vibrancy and saturation sliders to 100% then move the tint and temp to remove the colour cast, Then reset vibrance and saturation back. White balance almost perfect.
Loved the final tip. I've been using Ps for over 20 years (mostly for graphics work) and have never come upon the feature. You did a great job of covering it and all the other color adjustments
WOW, what an amazing video. I truly am grateful for the techniques you have shared. I consider myself quite an experienced photographer, but when it comes to post-processing, I'm pretty much left scratching my head. Now, almost 8 years on, from watching this, and your video related to focus stacking, I can reduce the scratching a little bit 🫣. Thanks again.
Ian that PS adjustment tutorial was a game changer. I've found my Sony camera's to do some weird things with green tones and this little gold nugget you've shared has provided me the answer to how to make the final adjustments to correct and meet my expectations. Thank you very much!
Wow, great video covering a wide range on the topic! I knew most of the early stuff, but it's good to be reminded about creating color depth, and the final PS tip was new to me. Thanks, Ian!
Thanks! Nice video. As someone who is severely colorblind I was delighted to see your tip at the end to use the auto curves to remove a color cast. More than once an image that seemed perfectly fine to me received a judging comment that there is a slight pink cast. Your tip enables me to remove this even if I cannot see it. That said, I tried this on a photo of a bobcat. When I showed this corrected image to someone they asked why the bopcat’s ears have a small patch of blue where it should have been white. That tells me that if there is white in the image to be extra careful about a global color correction.
Thank you Ian - didn't know about that auto correct tool in photoshop! I can't tell you how much difference that made to a recent aurora shot that I got - brilliant stuff mate - thank you again - Steve
Another great video Ian. Not sure why, but I frequently notice the great sound quality of your videos. Thanks for the wonderful tips. Keeping things simple can be difficult sometimes. Love your photos. Cheers
I use the same technique to neutralize a color cast and have found that capturing the steps as an "action" in PS saves a great deal of time. Enjoy your videos. Thanks.
I find the Nik collection colour effects pro contrast colour correction tool quite good. Especially when I've used a budget ND filter. I also like how it can be done selectively.
Great video Ian thank you. Another great tip for removing Magenta casts (Canon R6 users).... In PS use 'Colour Balance' move top slider red towards cyan - 10 or use 'Channel Mixer' on the red slider reduce to 90%. The difference is totally game changing.
Wow, thank you so much. This is a serious learning curve (sorry for the pun 😊). I need to look at the clubhouse and your other offerings. You are a great teacher Ian.
Sometimes I make a test picture with a white tissue placed into the selected frame. Back at home, this helps me to get a proper white balance. A tissue is not a professional white card, but most people always have a white tissue in their trouser pocket and this is much better than a white card resting at home...
Just shoot RAW as a Wedding/Portrait photographer- for me its a given- Great video by the way, very informative- I personally use Photoshop 2024 for editing in RAW and occasionally Jpeg
I have my colour balance permanentlyto daylight (plus slightly warm - personal preference) as any colour cast represents the time of day so much more than generic photos shot in auto white balance
For color cast correction (not necessarily color grading, although I guess it could be used) do you have any tips on using the Channel Mixer to remove / shift hues or casts? From what I've seen the CM is a lower-level color tool that's very powerful, but it's dependent on correctly seeing and understanding the relationships between the channels, how they're "constructed" and how the CM actually affects the eventual RGB relative relationships. Thanks.
Use lightroom. Enjoy your photography, instead of setting 17 different things every single time 😉 Aperture priority. Auto wb, auto iso and just control the exposure compensation (+/-). Enjoy the photography. Work when you get home 😉
Using Sony I always like to get a custom white balance. Crinkled up sheet of paper in my bag pocket. Takes 5 seconds. Sonys Auto WB on the older cameras (I like my 7Riii) can throw stuff off so much that it's wonky even getting it right in post. I'd rather spend a couple getting it right in camera than grinding my teeth in post. I know other cameras are probably way better running auto
@@nicedward7544 ah, Sony. Yeah they need slightly more work on the colors in lightroom, just like canon. But if you edit the photos anyway, then why not just enjoy your photography? The jpg preview we see in the camera is always far from the ones in lightroom 😊
oooor if you have say a Fuji camera, you can set profiles for different settings and switch between different profiles at press of a button aaand still be able to process in Lightroom after the fact.
I've just found a process that works for me with the older Sony. I ran auto WB for a year or so when it wasn't important stuff and it wasn't cutting it even though Sony files are pretty good with DR and such, color can get messy sometimes. I never run jpg but I found a profile that gets it close on the screen to what what it spits out into Lightroom also. Custom WB really is a must for me and it's painless at this point.
@@cragdoo71 I'm getting a Fuji here soon but it's the only one that interests me the gfx50sii. I have one apsc camera and it's pretty much only used for wildlife and sports. Fuji just can't keep up with what I already have for that in the apsc or ff arena. Fuji does have great color. The Gfx will be a welcome addition for all of the 645 glass I have
Did I just hear you can color correct with a few clicks .. you know the famous photographers didn't have a digital camera right .. what you took is what you got on film
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When addressing an image that can sometimes have too intense of colors, even before I start editing, I will take the saturation down to zero and walk it back up till it looks both realistic and flattering. Then I know my starting point will be close to where I will likely end up given what I visualized in person. We often don’t realize how extreme our color adjustments are until you take the color away.
Great tip 👍
The curves tip at the end is an absolute game changer. Thanks Ian.
Quick white balance: drag vibrancy and saturation sliders to 100% then move the tint and temp to remove the colour cast, Then reset vibrance and saturation back.
White balance almost perfect.
I have found this technique useful as well.
Great advice 👍
The hidden photoshop technique? Pure gold. Thanks for sharing!
Loved the final tip. I've been using Ps for over 20 years (mostly for graphics work) and have never come upon the feature. You did a great job of covering it and all the other color adjustments
Thanks so much 👍
WOW, what an amazing video. I truly am grateful for the techniques you have shared. I consider myself quite an experienced photographer, but when it comes to post-processing, I'm pretty much left scratching my head. Now, almost 8 years on, from watching this, and your video related to focus stacking, I can reduce the scratching a little bit 🫣.
Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much 👍
Holy cow! That curves color cast removal took truly is amazing!! Thank you so much Ian.
Ian that PS adjustment tutorial was a game changer. I've found my Sony camera's to do some weird things with green tones and this little gold nugget you've shared has provided me the answer to how to make the final adjustments to correct and meet my expectations. Thank you very much!
I shoot with 2 Sony A1's ( Wedding Photographer) and I have never seen what you describe
Thanks so much 👍
I need to view this again! Maybe 3 or 4 more times! Great info! Thanks for taking me along!
That last tip is absolute magic!
Wow, great video covering a wide range on the topic! I knew most of the early stuff, but it's good to be reminded about creating color depth, and the final PS tip was new to me. Thanks, Ian!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks! Nice video.
As someone who is severely colorblind I was delighted to see your tip at the end to use the auto curves to remove a color cast. More than once an image that seemed perfectly fine to me received a judging comment that there is a slight pink cast. Your tip enables me to remove this even if I cannot see it.
That said, I tried this on a photo of a bobcat. When I showed this corrected image to someone they asked why the bopcat’s ears have a small patch of blue where it should have been white. That tells me that if there is white in the image to be extra careful about a global color correction.
Brilliant!, that last tip was amazing. Thanks Ian. Just used that (quickly) on a couple of my images and 100% made a difference.
Thank you Ian - didn't know about that auto correct tool in photoshop! I can't tell you how much difference that made to a recent aurora shot that I got - brilliant stuff mate - thank you again - Steve
Another great video Ian. Not sure why, but I frequently notice the great sound quality of your videos. Thanks for the wonderful tips. Keeping things simple can be difficult sometimes. Love your photos. Cheers
Thanks so much, thats good to know 👍
Thanks for reminding me about that trick. I know I seen it before but forgot about it so I made a Action of it so I wont forget about it again
Thanks so much 👍
I use the same technique to neutralize a color cast and have found that capturing the steps as an "action" in PS saves a great deal of time. Enjoy your videos. Thanks.
Thanks for the tips Ian, I picked up some important information.... Cheers!
Glad to help
Amazing! Very clearly explained and demonstrated. Thank you!
Thank you for the Photoshop technique you shared. Amazing!
Thanks so much 👍
A great and valuable technique so well explained. Thanks, Ian.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Video! Thanks for the tips Ian👍
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Hi Ian, what an excellent video tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much 👍
Great video! I'm not a strong colour person so that trick for correcting casts will be extremely useful to me. Cheers
Thanks so much 👍
I find the Nik collection colour effects pro contrast colour correction tool quite good. Especially when I've used a budget ND filter. I also like how it can be done selectively.
Thanks for sharing! 👍
Great video Ian thank you. Another great tip for removing Magenta casts (Canon R6 users).... In PS use 'Colour Balance' move top slider red towards cyan - 10 or use 'Channel Mixer' on the red slider reduce to 90%. The difference is totally game changing.
Wow, thank you so much. This is a serious learning curve (sorry for the pun 😊). I need to look at the clubhouse and your other offerings. You are a great teacher Ian.
Glad it was helpful!, much appreciated
Thank you for the Lightroom Classic tips! That is an area where I only have general knowledge.
Another great tutorial Ian 👍
Many thanks
New to LrC. Thank you for sharing these tips. Very helpful!
Great final tip! 👍🏻
Thanks! 👍
Thx I will check it out , greets peter
Sometimes I make a test picture with a white tissue placed into the selected frame. Back at home, this helps me to get a proper white balance. A tissue is not a professional white card, but most people always have a white tissue in their trouser pocket and this is much better than a white card resting at home...
great tip 👍
Great info.....back to nightschool, doh..🤔😂😂
Thanks so much 👍
Just shoot RAW as a Wedding/Portrait photographer- for me its a given- Great video by the way, very informative- I personally use Photoshop 2024 for editing in RAW and occasionally Jpeg
Thanks buddy 👍
Brilliant video 😮
Thanks so much 👍
Thanks Ian, great video... Colin Devon uk.
Thanks Colin 👍
Very handy!
Thanks so much 👍
Thanks Ian! Do ever use the color calibration in Lightroom?
I have my colour balance permanentlyto daylight (plus slightly warm - personal preference) as any colour cast represents the time of day so much more than generic photos shot in auto white balance
great tip 👍
For color cast correction (not necessarily color grading, although I guess it could be used) do you have any tips on using the Channel Mixer to remove / shift hues or casts? From what I've seen the CM is a lower-level color tool that's very powerful, but it's dependent on correctly seeing and understanding the relationships between the channels, how they're "constructed" and how the CM actually affects the eventual RGB relative relationships. Thanks.
I don't tend to use the Channel mixer, but I'm sure it can be useful in many situations 👍
Why do all CZcams photographers assume that us amateurs have paid an extortionate amount of money for lightroom or photoshop
Call me crazy, but you can do all of this on an ipad with LR Mobile. Anyone else prefer the ipad?
Steps for great colors.
Step 1.) Buy a Fujifilm camera
The End
Use lightroom. Enjoy your photography, instead of setting 17 different things every single time 😉
Aperture priority. Auto wb, auto iso and just control the exposure compensation (+/-).
Enjoy the photography. Work when you get home 😉
Using Sony I always like to get a custom white balance. Crinkled up sheet of paper in my bag pocket. Takes 5 seconds. Sonys Auto WB on the older cameras (I like my 7Riii) can throw stuff off so much that it's wonky even getting it right in post. I'd rather spend a couple getting it right in camera than grinding my teeth in post. I know other cameras are probably way better running auto
@@nicedward7544 ah, Sony. Yeah they need slightly more work on the colors in lightroom, just like canon.
But if you edit the photos anyway, then why not just enjoy your photography? The jpg preview we see in the camera is always far from the ones in lightroom 😊
oooor if you have say a Fuji camera, you can set profiles for different settings and switch between different profiles at press of a button aaand still be able to process in Lightroom after the fact.
I've just found a process that works for me with the older Sony. I ran auto WB for a year or so when it wasn't important stuff and it wasn't cutting it even though Sony files are pretty good with DR and such, color can get messy sometimes. I never run jpg but I found a profile that gets it close on the screen to what what it spits out into Lightroom also. Custom WB really is a must for me and it's painless at this point.
@@cragdoo71 I'm getting a Fuji here soon but it's the only one that interests me the gfx50sii. I have one apsc camera and it's pretty much only used for wildlife and sports. Fuji just can't keep up with what I already have for that in the apsc or ff arena. Fuji does have great color. The Gfx will be a welcome addition for all of the 645 glass I have
Did I just hear you can color correct with a few clicks .. you know the famous photographers didn't have a digital camera right .. what you took is what you got on film
Yes, but you could choose kodachome, fujichrome, ektachrome, velvia, etc,etc and have some control.
Ian, I noticed you have a stack of paper next to your printers that looks like all the same brand. What brand and specific type of paper do you use?
it's from fotospeed 👍
If you shoot in RAW it is useless to have the white balance in the camera