Fast Accurate Color Correction for Real Estate Photography

[@241photography4]

Wow, this is the final step I have been missing. Maybe I am over critical of my work but I try to reduce colour casts as much as I can. This can be time consuming but the method shown here has just revolutionised my work flow. Just created a PS action that STOPS on the eye dropper part of the curves before continuing and its now takes seconds to run. Thank you Nathan!! Regards Bruce 241Photography (UK)

[@KnightmareOX]

This video is a godsend. I was banging my head on the table trying to figure out why I just can’t get those perfect whites with flambient like so many other people and boom, you give me a near instant fix! Thank you Nathan! Your videos have helped me improve my photos dramatically over the last several months.

[@cmjphoto]

This is BRILLIANT!!! And the timing is even more amazing! I shot a beautiful home two days ago, but really struggled with colour when I editing. So frustrating as I wanted to show this home at its best (of course). I've gone back to the same images and applied this technique... VOILA!! Colours are MUCH better!! Thank you again Nathan!!

[@marcellusamatangelo8578]

Nathan! You never cease to amaze me. Most excellent, your explanation is clear and to the point. This 'old-school shooter' loves it when you share your shine!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@paganophoto]

Thanks! I used this technique for an especially challenging shoot yesterday (it had quite the mix of light colors and bulb types), and it made color correction quick and easy!

[@devonzachariasmedia]

Your instructionals are on another level, ones for that matter are free videos on youtube. I love how you fully explain the process meaning what keys you press throughout photoshop. I was watching Mike Kelleys paid course and he rarely explains what keys he presses and it drives me to insanity as being somewhat new to Photoshop.

[@smeltikozuyesmelti]

Trying to find a more efficient and accurate method to correct my color has been a major thorn in my side lately. Just from watching this, I know it will resolve many of those issues. Thank you so much!

[@jwade12361]

This little trick just made my photos, "chefs kiss", amazing. Thank you so much for everything you do.

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

You're very welcome :)

[@jarids.johnson4615]

Mind blown, as if you were in my head. Just last week I shot a home and was having color cast issues due to the wood floor, both in the living room and kitchen. I've been using a LR present brush from Rich Baum called "Ceiling White" to brush out the color casts. It works well, but I really like this approach. I can see that it may also remove the color casts from the stainless steel dishwasher as well. I'll now go back and re-edit the images with this technique. Thank you once again!

[@jeffereyjimenez6439]

Nathan, this is an outstanding video! One of your best! It has saved me so much time getting correct colors! A great big thanks!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thank you!

[@StefanWinterstetter]

A very interesting technique. Thank you very much!

[@jswalk4]

Nathan- Brilliant! Im going to try and create an action for this. Thank you so much!

[@yans3113]

Interesting and smart approach. Thanks.

[@FranHoganPanama]

Wow, timing is everything! I really, really, REALLY needed this information today, before doing the final editing of a home full of wood ceilings, and here it is! Thank you!!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@roelkuiper9919]

Thanks so much for this tip, Nathan! Amazing work, can't wait to start using it on my next shoot. Thanks for all that you share with us! I'll be picking up your color mastering book to go along with the other ones I already have from your wonderful series.

[@damia499]

Thanks Nathan. its really helpful...

[@lighthousephoto7143]

Very interesting. Will try it. Thanks.

[@kirtg1]

Great tip. just tried it on an image from my last shoot. reducing the opacity brought it right into the range. Thanks Nathan.

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

impressive! thanks for the effort and the sharing. i need to look at your previous YT vids. thumbs up.

[@justinmartin3170]

Great video. Thank you, Nathan

[@plitwin]

Thank you very much for your work Nathan! I learnt so much from your materials.

[@chasebrockphoto]

Wow amazing with the grey curve and the blur filter. Will need to try this for my shots from today. Thanks for the knowledge share!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!

[@toddstrong1353]

Very interesting. I have a few images that could use this method. Thanks for sharing, Nathan!

[@christianhklein]

Nathan, hey wow,... you do just such a great job with your videos... It's just amazing...

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Glad you like them!

[@MrB4651]

This is HUGE thank you so much Nathan!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

You're welcome!

[@kghareeb]

Thank you mate, I learned a very useful tool today!

[@laxmanp8147]

Thank you so much sir...

[@nashhall694]

Wow, New subscriber here. Colour casts can be annoying to correct. This now becomes another weapon in my arsenal to use. I haven’t shot real estate before, but I’m thinking of getting into it. Super helpful information! Thanks 🙏 😀👍

[@bl4841]

where did you learn this stuff? this is completely next level. Thank you so much

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thank you! This was something I developed over time, mostly through experimentation trying to achieve a way to mimic AWB algorithms in Photoshop. BTW, I talk more about these algorithms (in a simplified manner) in my book on mastering color, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3JOYcol

[@wadap0]

Thank you!

[@jonathanskeele854]

Great info - very helpful as always! Thanks Nathan

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Happy to help!

[@dallasroberts3206]

Great! Once you learn these techniques they go pretty quickly while editing. Practice doing it a few times and soon you will have it down. I’ve been reading your new book “Mastering Color in Photography” and it’s a really great deep dive into color if the digital realm. Very well done!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thank you! Glad you like the new book!

[@go-to-the-beach]

Great information and very useful. Thank you!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

You're very welcome!

[@jhullphoto]

Thank you for these videos. Your books and videos have been incredibly helpful in getting many of us to the next level. Have you considered doing a complete shoot (shadow video), start to finish in real-time? The only videos like this I can find are guys shooting HDR, which are no help. Shooting flambient, to shoot the average 2,500 sq foot home, it usually takes me 2 or 3 hours on site. I would love to see (without detailed commentary) how quickly someone with your experience moves through a house. Thanks again, love your work!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thank you! Here's a video where I discuss that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKeznKudpLp1fJI

[@Gee-Wizz]

This is awsome, thanks NC.

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

My pleasure!

[@jaceksliwczynski6387]

Great! Thank you!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

You are welcome!

[@davenportdronographics7736]

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mirablaues]

Thank you. Great!

[@ErnestoFidelSosa]

Amazing tip, keep up! Thank you

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thanks!

[@alanabley525]

Very useful thank you. Could you please make a video showing the quickest way to select all the whites in a photo and make them whiter and brighter. I watched another video where the author made selections with a lasso tool for all the whites and it seems to take much too long. Only book of yours I don't have is color so I have to rectify that.

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thanks! I'll put that on my todo list, although I do show some of that in the new book when it comes to doing color grading using PS.

[@beardogavin]

Brilliant!

[@allenrich8808]

Great stuff. Thank you!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thanks! You're very welcome :)

[@markopolasek8527]

Thx

[@dhdnyc]

Thanks!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thank you David!

[@jean-marcschwartz2525]

Brilliant 👏. Is it possible to apply this technic in hdr without shooting with a flash?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Yep, I mentioned that in the video: apply it to one of the ambient HDR shots. Beware that a finished HDR could have an outside view (or partial), with thus a different WB, so the most accurate method is with an ambient shot that exposes for the inside.

[@brandonmartin3498]

I tried making this technique in to an action and it doesn't seem to work on subsequent photos since gray point can be different for each shot. Suggestions? You've helped me earn more money and I appreciate your terrific work!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

It might take a more complicated kind of action that is interactive. I'll put this on my todo list for videos.

[@david243121]

mind, blown.

[@Drewlehman]

Thank you

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

You're welcome!

[@Drewlehman]

@@NathanCoolPhoto Just used this technique on my latest shoot and it was amazing to see the difference.

[@aprilcummings1416]

Great information, Nathan! I use ACDSee Ultimate, and it runs pretty close to LR with masking and layers. About your books, do you feel the info given in those would also help out a lot with someone who uses ACDSee?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thanks! This video though isn't about LR; it's about PS, which is Apples and Oranges when comparing to ACDSee, and is why my books incorporate PS in the workflows. Here's a link to my books, you can take a look inside each to see how they might fit what you need for your work: amzn.to/34qUVfg

[@enographer8287]

I just finished your “Mastering Color” book. Great book! Just curious…Which do you consider the stronger/more controlled method: The “Average Blur Method” in this video or the “Grey Point Method” from your book?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Each works differently in various circumstances, and are similar in many regards, working off the AWB algorithm basis discussed in the book.

[@matthewhart13]

Great Video! Would you do this to the final image that was spit out after merging HDR photos and then do your edits or would you do this to the HDR photos first and then merge? Thanks!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thanks! I don't do HDR, which would suffer from a wider range of color inaccuracy throughout the space. Using flash with the flambient method, you get color consistency that can be more accurately corrected across the tonal range like I show in this video. You might want to download my e-book on interior photography to see what I mean, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3pzH1yx

[@matthewhart13]

@@NathanCoolPhoto Awesome, thanks. So in that first book, it only teaches flash photography?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

All of my books are on flash photography. I don't do HDR :)

[@elmariaci7637]

Nathan, what about setting white and black points? Is it unnecessary?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Mostly. Depends on different situations, and what works well for each. I show threshold methods for white/blackpoints as well as other graypoint techniques in my advanced editing guide for real estate, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3tTDizc

[@unclemonkey4699]

What do you think about the Color Checker Passport?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Too time-consuming for real estate photography. Too many setups, too many profiles that'd have to be made. There are much simpler color correction methods, some of which, btw, I also cover in my book on advanced editing, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3g4JM9q

[@troymosley]

Nathan, do you find this works better than a gray card or similar and just another option?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

The two are often misunderstood, and they are uniquely different. Gray card is white balance, but this is for color correction across the entire tonal range in a variable manner, which goes beyond just WB sliders/adj. I talk about this difference (and the science behind that misconception) in my latest book, "Mastering Color in Photography". Here's a link if you want to check that out: amzn.to/3fJiSAF

[@troymosley]

@@NathanCoolPhoto purchased! Now I own four of your books 🤗

[@imobiliarebotosani3590]

does the same work in360 photos,fisheye?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Any image.

[@lasserious]

Would this work on exterior photography?

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

There's no need for exterior color correction if you shoot with the proper white balance and settings. This is something I talk about in my book on exterior photography for real estate, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3oMjURq

[@lasserious]

@@NathanCoolPhoto Thank you, I keep having issues with my Aerial Photos having blue shadows, and I can't quite figure it out. I have tried adjusting my W/B in the drone several different ways. (I do have my Part 107) I will take a look at your books. Thank you for the reply and thank you for doing such great videos. You are a great go-to resource for bettering ones knowledge and skill.

[@mrCetus]

Thank you mate, I learned a very useful tool today!

[@roxanneashe4902]

Excellent information! Thank you for this!

[@NathanCoolPhoto]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.