The ultimate guide to Color Theory for photographers, in just 20 minutes. Use Color harmonies.

[@layed_black]

I was never so relaxed while being educated. Love this mood haha

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks! You think I was calm to listen to?? I sometimes think I’m too frantic pace the video too fast 😅

[@NickDelDuca]

This is amazing to have all of this info explained in one video so clearly. I've picked a lot of this up over the years but I've never had it all tied together like this

[@MaartenSchrader]

That’s really cool to hear! Thank you, glad you liked it

[@tobykoch1769]

really like your teaching style. No over exaggerated and fake enthusiam. Just explaining things in an easy way. I was ready to sign up for your course then i say it was $1k. Wowza.

[@MaartenSchrader]

Appreciate that! Good to know! Yeah the course isn’t for everyone. I have been working on it for many years now & has many many guest editors.

[@MaartenSchrader]

Passionate about this topic! Hope you learnt a few things! Master Color Here - instagram.com/proeditor_course/ 1:36 - Emotions - Color theory 3:10 - Hues 6:30 - Temperature Color Theory 7:36 - Harmonies Color Theory, Best combinations 13:05 - Balancing Color, Natural looks 18:40 - Summary 19:40 - Color Theory Lightroom Editing

[@35mm_do_sado]

Thank you for this video! And it’s o well made I felt so good while watching.

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you that means a lot!

[@HeyBillieBae]

Can we take a moment to just talk about how the damn video is graded! Like! The skin tone of Maarten is on point! 🥹 I feel like my heart is healed from all and any wrongdoing! 😂🫀

[@MaartenSchrader]

😅 thanks!

[@ubbe8382]

The best video I have seen so far, thank u so much

[@MaartenSchrader]

Best color theory video so far? What made it better? And thank you!

[@DylanMTL]

Thanks a lot for the video. Very insightful 🙏

[@fujiliew6342]

this is gold, thank you Maarten.💛

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks really appreciate that!

[@sonu_arc]

Best video I had ever seen in you tube to learn something new . I like the way you were teaching about the colors and covered everything about colors . Main part and most informative of all of it was the luminance of the color in the picture . I enjoyed while learning and I subscribed too .

[@olanigbaezekiel9874]

This came at the right time, I have been trying to learn about colours for a week now

[@MaartenSchrader]

Awesome! Hope this video covers everything

[@olanigbaezekiel9874]

@@MaartenSchrader thank you, it does.

[@JTs125]

This is such a high quality video with amazing explanations, thanks alot!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you! Means a lot!

[@PrateekSaxena-i3x]

This is such an amazing video!! thanks for uploading

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks! Can I ask what you like about it??

[@goodguypaez]

what a great video dude, thanks G

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks appreciate it!

[@kaisarkatchi]

This is one of the best videos about color theory I have seen. Pushing it on all my socials. Keep it up!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks! ☺️☺️

[@peterkenyonjr]

Thanks for this. A lot of good information and points of study. Thank you for sharing your talent and hard work. 🙏

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks appreciate it!

[@nicolaiecostel]

This is top notch content, you have a very high production value and you have great presenting skill, thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you!

[@jannicolaij6742]

Definitely learned some new things here. Thank you for this insightful video Maarten!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks super appreciated!

[@laterricolita]

thank you so much for sharing your years of study on color!🙏🏼🙏🏼 what an amazing video i’ve js watched

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you! Means a lot!

[@jayd1246]

Thank you for sharing! This was easy to digest with great examples vs other videos I've watched on the same topic.

[@MaartenSchrader]

Perfect that’s what I was aiming for ☺️

[@TheAccidentalPhotographer]

Brilliant video! Thank you for sharing!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks appreciate it! ☺️ glad you liked it

[@shoot_with_michael]

wow need more videos like this !!!!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Awesome!

[@chessoptics]

Watching this video I’m here forever i love this content

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you!

[@chipcurry]

I enjoyed it! Enlightening

[@MaartenSchrader]

Glad! Thanks

[@Bro-qr9fz]

Best video ❤ need more videos like these ❤

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks I will! 😊

[@julianevalentina]

this is sick! Elite content creation out here

[@Xcx284]

Good content here mate👍

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you! Really appreciate it!

[@Phatrinh87]

Awesome video, got me inspired to heavily memorize the color wheels and try out different color. Tysm, subscribed!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Awesome! First video of mine you have come across?

[@Phatrinh87]

@@MaartenSchrader yep!

[@alachi9822]

Excellent informative video, would have taken a lot of time to edit. Thanks for sharing!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Sure did! Haha thank you!

[@matthiaswinges9399]

Great video! Thanks!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you appreciate it!

[@gospeluyi5896]

God! You're so good at this. I love your teaching as well. I really want to be this good 😫😫

[@MaartenSchrader]

Haha thank you!!

[@knightryderbelow]

Wow dude, I haven’t seen your videos in years and this one popped up randomly. I didn’t even recognize you until you showed that old video. You look great man, No homo. Loved the video!

[@MaartenSchrader]

Haha thanks! Yeah life is better nowadays!

[@ChrisBoultonPhotography]

Brilliant vid thanks

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks Chris! Appreciate it!

[@wirdansakralutomo5818]

Thank you Maarten for sharing this about tone color, ive learn its really hard for me but since i watch you, i understand step by step to do play tone color. Tony Kelly the photographer is the best tone color for me, maybe next video would love to share how he played the tone color

[@MaartenSchrader]

Happy to hear that!

[@wirdansakralutomo5818]

@@MaartenSchrader yeah man! next time when you visit Bali, lets grab a coffee and lets do some shoot with model

[@SAN-mi3ms]

Well explained. Can you explain for Cinematographers or for film directors , how to choose a colour palette for different Genre ? I think that would be much helpful for filmmakers.

[@MaartenSchrader]

Maybe! Thanks for the suggestion

[@amb8405]

Thank you bro 😊

[@MaartenSchrader]

No worries! Can I ask what was helpful about the video?

[@jaybilgera2858]

I learned a lot, Do you have links to your colorwheel

[@MaartenSchrader]

Sign up in the emails 👍🏻

[@MartinV.]

Great Video

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks!

[@nyllevisionnaire2664]

Thank you

[@v_stands_for_value124]

Black n White free zone here, great place to be

[@antonio_qp]

Impeccable content Maarten, very educational and detailed to the next level. I would like to ask you or suggest you, could you make a video explaining a little bit the calibration panel in Lightroom?. It may seem obvious but my it tends to be confusing sometimes. For example when should I use it, if it is important or not, what is its function really, that kind of stuff.

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks! And thanks for the suggestion. There are a few ways calibration can be handy for skin tone but otherwise I would stay away from it if your a beginner. Maybe a video one day!

[@pariharediting5519]

Amazing

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thank you!

[@foodie.backpacker]

So goood. Subscribed to you after watching 2 mins . Looking for more informative videos like this 🤌🏼

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks! For sure! Many informative vids already up aswel!

[@larssuvatab7962]

Great video, great photos in use to help convey this ultimate guide in color theory. One question Maarten: I have been receiving mixed info on what type of color wheel to use, i.e RGB, CYM, etc. When I heard you explain that you use RGB to manipulate color grading in your photos and CYM when you think color theory while taking these photos, I felt the dime falling. I finally understand. But then shortly after you have described this simple approach, you use RGB color wheel to explain the color harmonies in your photos. You lost me. Is this deliberately or have I misunderstood your use of RBG and CYM? Thank you, Lars

[@Leekyleo]

I have such a short attention span but this video did something to me😂

[@MaartenSchrader]

Good the hear!

[@daniellouis7379]

Qualityyyyy

[@kindness6908]

thank

[@MaartenSchrader]

No worries! 😊

[@KenOja]

Nice topic! From my studies I remember that black and white are not colors :)

[@MaartenSchrader]

Thanks, and yeah for sure!

[@CP4_TV]

Where did tou get your tablet case?

[@MaartenSchrader]

Random store at a airport!

[@RS-Amsterdam]

OMG took you 5 years, took me only 22 minutes and 44 seconds 😂. Nice place you got there 🎉 Thanks for sharing 😊 And the color is called RED not REED 😂🎉

[@MaartenSchrader]

😂😂

[@RS-Amsterdam]

@@MaartenSchrader But all by all GREAT VIDEO

[@MaartenSchrader]

Appreciate it!

[@RS-Amsterdam]

@@MaartenSchrader Are you Dutch too. Your name is

[@MaartenSchrader]

Yessss 50% Dutch haha

[@eladbari]

I love these videos BUT, I never understood how you're supposed to utilize that as we analyze an image after it's been taken. Yes, you can adjust the color in post, but the scene itself already contains the main colors, so you gotta somehow "color edit" before you shoot...

[@MaartenSchrader]

Yes there are a lot of limitations after the photo has been taken. Items of clothing, cars ect etc could easily be changed in photoshop. Or just slightly shifting the hue could make all the difference if shifted to the right color. Or removed all together. Good presets and luts can increase color palettes alswel. Hope that answers your question?

[@eladbari]

@@MaartenSchrader Yes and no, mate. I'd totally do what you just wrote. I'd play with the hue of certain colors to experiment with some HSL tweaking. Yet, I guess considering or constructing your colors before shooting, considering your scene in your location scouting- that's interesting. How to approach this. I could tell you that I am aware of colors when I shoot, yet, somehow colors end up too saturated [especially if I have to boost them if there was a cloudy day with minimal sun]. And so, colors might feel too much as you might have referred to around @13:50 . I'm not sure what you meant by percent (the angles created by the colors? /how far out the saturation of color is from the center of the circle?] But, yeah, I wonder how can you realize while shooting if you went overboard with the colors/saturation and see how you can fix that for next time. Also, I wonder if there's a way to feed your own images into some app/website- and get those color wheels. Maybe you can noticed if your photography has a pattern to your subconscious color choice [or method, to be percised... triad? monochromatic? etc] - and then, maybe you can do something practical with this information? If you are aware - maybe there are more options to have more control on your final result....

[@MrBanda77]

How to use this information in real life?

[@MaartenSchrader]

I showed 50 examples or so. But yes it can be hard to get your head around implementing it

[@gutgut6857]

Where are you from, you sound south african ?

[@MaartenSchrader]

New Zealand 😌

[@000CloudStrife]

What it’s ryb. Ryb is color perception. Cymk is for print/paint Warm side is bigger than cold side. Once again perception from ryb is not being taken into account You do talk about weights which is good. Almost no one talks about that

[@nicolaiecostel]

But why lightroom ? It is inferior in every conceivable way to Capture One pro ..

[@MaartenSchrader]

Lightroom is used by the vase majority. Havnt used capture one tho

[@michaeladerhold1772]

I like the video. Thank you for your work. I have one issue. The background music is kind of too loud for me and my ears. It's not very accessible for people with hearing impairment too. Nevertheless it's a like!

[@RonK]

pretty sure it's a good video. Can't watch it with all that background music, sounds terribly off in combo with my own background music in my own room

[@MaartenSchrader]

Can’t turn your backround music off for the video?

[@alachi9822]

​@MaartenSchrader Also your speaking doesn't mix well with the voices in my head

[@MaartenSchrader]

@@alachi9822background music too loud?

[@alachi9822]

@MaartenSchrader my comment was sarcastic 🤣. The music in the background is fine, if viewers are complaining, you can try using side chain compression to duck the music automatically when the vocal comes in

[@flykarp]

@@MaartenSchrader just a bit. But overal video qality is just mindblowing! Thank you!

[@flol3266]

The music is sometimes too loud and annoying.

[@SamanthaGJones]

I’m sorry, what did he say? 😍

[@Photo_doctor]

Lies! If you search color theory online, you get real knowledge . Not someone pretending the copy he took

[@MaartenSchrader]

Not sure what you mean

[@EvaL4LP]

well done handsome 😏😍✌️🤝🎉🍷🫶🙏

[@shoot_with_michael]

Questions!! How would you keep the colors still feeling the same after you move locations and do different outfits with different colors? As would love to seee a video on going into Lightroom and showing examples

[@MaartenSchrader]

Yes you could get the same feeling. I have many many tutorials on how to control color in Lightroom

[@shoot_with_michael]

@@MaartenSchrader amazing thank you!