{"id":44973,"date":"2024-05-29T16:15:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=44973"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:00:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T22:00:47","slug":"what-in-the-world-is-color-grading-why-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/44973\/what-in-the-world-is-color-grading-why-how-to-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What In The World Is Color Grading \u2013 Why &#038; How To Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-29-at-16.24.43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-44977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-29-at-15.34.44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Color grading can unify images of different subjects shot at different times and locations.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-29-at-16.14.40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"621\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-29-at-16.30.20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"593\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Correction Versus Grading<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Many people use color correction and color grading interchangeably, but their intents are quite different, while both are post-production processes and often use the same tools. Color correction is an objective technical process where colors are adjusted to appear natural; color grading is a subjective artistic process where colors are enhanced to evoke time, atmosphere, physical sensations (like temperature), and\/or emotions. Correction convinces minds (avoiding personal biases); grading provokes feelings (celebrating personal preferences).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Correct Before You Grade<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For some (scientists, journalists, product photographers, and art reproduction), color correction is the first and last step. For others (artists, many fashion and portrait photographers), color correction is a necessary prelude to color grading. Producing a neutral base gets images ready for artistic effects. Clipped highlights and shadows, color casts, and too much or too little saturation can all get in the way of successfully color-grading images. Correction also produces consistency between multiple shots. You won\u2019t need to customize the color grading for different images if they are first color-corrected. This can save a lot of time and confusion if you\u2019re processing many images.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Things To Look For During Color Correction <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1\u00a0 \u00a0 Preserve shadow and highlight detail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2\u00a0 \u00a0 Remove color casts. Make neutrals truly neutral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3\u00a0 \u00a0 Set saturation neither too low nor too high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Monitor memory colors: skin, blue sky, green grass, etc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/21171\/neutrality-images-important\/\">Read more on 4 Ways To Achieve Neutrality.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Tools To Create Color Grades With<\/b><\/p>\n<br><script src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js\"><\/script><form method=\"post\" id=\"los-pp-form\"><table cellpadding=\"7\" style=\"background-color:#eee;border:1px solid #C0C0C0\"><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Insights Members can login to read the full article.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Email:<\/td><td> <input name=\"los_pp_email\" type=\"text\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><button class=\"g-recaptcha\" type=\"submit\" data-sitekey=\"6LecTYkqAAAAAHJvkyBxFs7D81oS4wjaoHknShEt\" data-callback=\"onSubmit\">Login<\/button> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/get-news\/\">Sign up<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/form><script> function onSubmit(token) { document.getElementById(\"los-pp-form\").submit(); } <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Color grading can unify images of different subjects shot at different times and locations. 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