The Simple Secret To Better Color Grading In Photoshop

[@terrymorganphotography]

Thank you Brendan for helping me put a toe in the water of selective colour and colour balance using the apply image mask technique. I have always used camera raw filter but with this method I feel there is more control to make those subtle changes. The key for me is to work non-destructively so that I can tweak and compare. The downside is that I'm spending longer tweaking and comparing before settling on the preferred image...does that look better or worse is a subjective decision and will it be shared by the competition judge ? Thanks again for your clear tutorial(s). Oh, and as if to demonstrate a point...I actually prefer the original image you used in the tutorial because I think the adjustments make the feel of the image too blue and cool...but hey, what do I know ! 🤭🤭

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Glad you find this technique useful! :D “But what do I know” should be how I end every tutorial from now on 😂 then nobody can disagree with me

[@srbakimu]

what a great way to color grading,thank you

[@simoncullinan5369]

Thank you Brendan, I’ve watched a few of your tutorials and found them to be informative and to the point. Which is what I like. Normally (for me) it’s been , ‘monkey see, monkey do’ approach; but after watching this vid, I have an idea to add complimentary colours to shadows, mid tones & highlights. Mix it up a little and see how it comes out. Cheers Brendan 👍

[@einnej1113]

Nice! Looking forward to giving this a try today. Love the cheat sheet! Very handy until muscle memory kicks in 🙏🙏

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

You got it! Glad to hear it’s helpful 👍

[@amulyamuduli143]

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[@SKMRify]

Keep going.

[@aadarshdixit2]

Well done, Brendone. 🤩😅

[@steveking6204]

But by placing these masks on the adjustments you are strongly favoring brighter tones for color adjustment. This approach significantly reduces ability to color grade shadows.

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Correct but it still edits the shadows slightly as shadows are rarely 100% black. When the shadows are edited as heavily as the midtones or highlights, thats typically when your edits look too “filter-like”. However if you wanted to have the opposite effect to more intensely edit the shadows, you could invert the mask or apply a direct contrast adjustment to the mask to refine its effects as desired.

[@patrickpowell5430]

Frankly, I preferred the very original piccy without adjustments. But what do I know.

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Everyones got their own style choices, you do that works best for you. I just share options 😎

[@amulyamuduli143]

how to do rgb to cmyk without color change😢😢😢😢 make video please 😭😭😭😭😭😭