The Magical World of Gradient Maps in Photoshop | Enhance any photograph in seconds!

Sometimes your images might look a bit flat and one super fast thing to do is to apply some color grading with gradient maps in Photoshop. Gradient Maps are an adjustment layer in Photoshop and used creatively, with a few handy tips, you'll have your photos looking atmospheric and "finished" in seconds, with all the "pop" and "impact" you could ask for 🤓
Gradient maps are powerful things, and paired with Photoshops blend modes and masks, you have everything you need to take an image from blah to banging, literally.
This video was first requested by @jlpetphotos via The Request Box ❤️ You can find Josee here: / jlpetphotos
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^^^ Includes the MTog Gradient Pack and Action
Relevant mentioned videos:
🎥 Photoshop basics (3 vital things):
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🎥 Photoshop Workspace:
🎥 Histograms:
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:50 Why Gradient Maps & Gradient Map prep
3:02 What is a Gradient Map in Photoshop
5:53 How to apply Gradient Maps in Photoshop
11:24 Specific points for Pet Photography
13:15 Wrap-Up!
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[@kirkkimble3573]

Terrific explanation of how gradient maps work. I accidentally found this video. You're a great instructor and I look forward to watching your older, as well as your newer, videos. Thanks for this really cool video!! ☺

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you for such great feedback and so pleased you are finding the content so useful 😊

[@francescad6070]

Happy Anniversary of the channel. I just want to say that you have helped me out so much throughout the last year or so. I am now primarily a dog photographer and love it. I am who I am now partially because of you. Your help has been immeasurable. Thank you so much! Keep them coming! I always want to learn more!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

What amazing feedback, thank you 🙏 Hope you continue to enjoy our videos and great news about your dog photography 😊

[@LBusse1463]

Happy Birthday TogSpot!! If there is anything positive that came out of COVID it's you creating your channel and sharing all your knowledge with us and then me finding you!! Appreciate all your content! It has literally been life changing!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Wow! such great feedback, thank you 🙏 Hope you continue to enjoy our videos 😊

[@CrystalCuddington]

Congratulations on another great year! Best wishes for many happy returns! I sincerely appreciate your generosity of the time you spend sharing your hard-earned skills!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Great feedback, thank you 🙏

[@lolalimitone6031]

The best thing coming from covid is you and this channel! Happy Anniversary 💗 been watching since the beginning! What a great idea you had to spread your possibilities and create such positive learning! Ps and we get to see your dogs regularly and all their cuteness!! Xo

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

That's so kind, thank you so much 😊 So pleased you're enjoying our channel and our family 🐶

[@suzannemoussa6070]

Happy anniversary to everyone working on this channel!! Thnx for sharing all these great things for 2 years. I've only discovered you since a few months, so catching up. But learning loads and loads..... not only photography but also dog training with the Bryth Diary ;-) cant wait to try it on my own puppy in a few months.... Thanx..

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much 🙏 and so glad you've found us 😊 Enjoy the dog training!

[@Wild.Dynamics]

Happy birthday to the channel! This video is amazingly helpful! I never even knew there was another type of gradient that could be altered like this! I've learned so much from your videos!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 😊 So pleased you're getting so much from our videos

[@ctkirbach6483]

Happy Anniversary! All of your tutorials are helpful, but this one is huge for me personally. Thank you so much!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 😊

[@loud_laika6338]

Such a brilliant video!! Can't wait to have a play around with everything I learnt ❤️

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much, have fun with it 😊

[@gigimay605]

Great vid :) cute doggos always a winner too 💛

[@galesaunders4120]

Happy Birthday to the team, another fabulous video packed with great, helpful information. I need to get my head more round photoshop and this tutorial really is so helpful. Thank you for sharing your expertise and knowledge with everyone it means so much to people starting out on their photography journey 😁

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏 It's so great to hear you are getting so much from our videos 😊

[@caseymurphy1356]

Love this, thanks for breaking this down!

[@JonnyOlliffLee]

Mind blown, this is so cool! Thank you Jess for these tips!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

thank you 🙏 so pleased you're enjoying the videos

[@adrianfaulkner1353]

Congrats on having such an Amazing channel , just love everything you guys do 📷💛🙏

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you for the great feedback, we really do appreciate it 🙏

[@damienu.2668]

Happy birthday to the channel. Your channel is so great. It’s a pleasure to follow your videos. So useful. Many thanks to you. 😍😍😍

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@Munkikatze1]

Happy Birthday! I have been a loyal follower of the channel for about 1.5 years and the first thing that I did was not to buy an expensive camera (that came later (-: ) but to get a dog like Alfie! Now we have our border collie Jimmy and I love taking pictures of him in the woods and learning more and more about photography. So I owe our dog to this channel!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

What kind words 🙏 thank you so much. Jimmy sounds amazing, so glad you found each other ❤️

[@aristepp680]

I needed this. Thank you so much for your channel and sharing your knowledge.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you found this useful 😊

[@danmorrison6808]

Super quick idea for improving almost every shot. Thanks so much.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

So glad you liked it 😊 thank you

[@daemon1143]

Useful, thanks; especially the discussion of shadow vs highlight coat tone

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you, so glad you found the content so useful 😊

[@shauna4876]

Hey Jessica, I look forward to your awesome videos every week! You're a great teacher. Love the accent!! ;)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

What great feedback, thank you 🙏 😊

[@martingjsmith]

Wow, I am really glad I have discovered your channel. I am now going to start wandering the streets of Wales looking for dogs to photograph!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Aww I'm glad you enjoy it ☺

[@JHJohnson]

Thank you

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You're so welcome 🙏

[@helenasearle7915]

I’m late but a very Happy Birthday to this amazing Chanel. I’m so glad I found you 😊 hope you all had cake 🎂 x

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much, we're glad you found us too 😊 🙏

[@dragracing65]

Wow, what a difference that makes. I've never tried that before. Thank you for sharing!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

No problem, thank you for your kind words 🙏

[@roxanehugues7837]

I love gradient maps. Just hearing you talk about it makes me happy 😆 happy birthday to you 🎂

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much 😊 so glad you're enjoying the video 🙏

[@loribott6119]

This was a very helpful video, thank you.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

really appreciate that, thank you 🙏

[@katekaterina6117]

Nice channel. I am glad I found it. Its so much fun to watch ))

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

thank you so much for that great feedback, so glad you enjoyed the content 😊

[@sarahmitchell4729]

Once again an excellent tutorial.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you ☺

[@heidilammiphotography1426]

Thanks for the motivation peek! I feel like I want to try this immediatelly.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Not a problem 🙂 Hope you find it useful for you 🤓

[@blunekp7762]

Thank you so much for sharing this video and tips!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Great feedback, thank you 😊

[@geraldinebryce594]

Enjoyed this thank you.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@annelirytterstrom1973]

Happy birthday to the best youtube channel :)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@bnkakl]

hey happy birthday! so happy for you

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 😊

[@TheSeashel]

Wonderful✨😍

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

aww, thank you so much Julia 🥰

[@pattymattes7124]

This is great! This reminds me of the color grading panel in Lightroom but with a bit more control and masking ability. I would surely like to know which is better to use, liquefy or warp and or when it's best to use each. I did put this in the suggestion box. I know you did some manipulation for your dog/wolf series and am curious as to what you did. My dog has a bit of hair on his back that likes to grow in weird ways and with the photo I took of him at the park I ended up using the liquefy tool. It turned out okay but I think it could have been better. Just recently I gave my dog a hair cut and cut the fur in that area a little shorter in hopes it will grow a bit straighter. I have a Brittany not a Ridgeback, lol. Happy Birthday to this channel. It's awesome!!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

I find gradient maps are so much better than the colour grading module in Lightroom, so much more control 😊

[@josser1325]

Great video! Very interesting. Thank you very much ;-)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 🙏

[@martinstokes5596]

Thank you Jess..really useful ..belated Happy Anniversary to your channel..

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 🙏. and so pleased you enjoyed the content 😊

[@jenniferknox1599]

❤ thank you!!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You're so welcome Jennifer 🙏

[@blazejzalesinskiart]

Great job. Greetings from Poland

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much 😊

[@paris08141]

Happy Birthday!!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 😊

[@erichsnijder7376]

Very nice done. A couple of little sliders and it makes an big difference. Like your video's more and more. Now time to try it on my own photo's.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you for your kind words and I am glad you are liking our videos 🙂 Hopefully this proves useful for you on your own work 🤓

[@cosmicfoxglove1047]

Great video!! Never used gradient maps before. Will try them out! Can I ask if gradient maps is the same or similar to split toning/colour grading in Lightroom? Where you can colour the shadows and highlights different colours. Thank you!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

yes it is, the difference is you can’t apply them in blend modes in Lightroom 😊

[@henriquecatelaniHC01]

Nice !

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

😊

[@SandyHansenPhotography]

Thank You! Yes please show us how to match the tones from another image

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You're so welcome, we do have more information on this within our MTog community (premium membership). So pleased you're enjoying the videos 😊

[@draughonc]

Hi Jess, just found your channel. Excellent content. Question: did you do a video describing the editing process on your award winning print? I saw in one of your videos where you mentioned the RAW file.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hi Chris, thank you for the great feedback. There are several videos on producing prints but if it’s the actual work flow for our award winning work we have a course available on our website on how to create the award winning style of work from 2020.

[@simoharjane7823]

Tutorial starts after 3 minutes , just fast forward . great episode

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@JHJohnson]

Besides the ones in photoshop, can other ones be purchased?

[@Thetravelphotocoach]

Thanks Jess, this was an interesting video, would you say that when you shoot, you focus most on composition and focus and then in post production you are usually able to create something amazing with every photo in post production?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

If it’s composed correctly and the focus is in the right place then it’s easy to create something great 😊

[@RomeoBernese]

Love your videos...but love your sense of humour even more 🤣

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏

[@galesaunders7228]

Just a query, I have been trying out your gradient map tutorial, I have hit a few problems. In the editor section where your pen bar is darkest left to right mine is the other way round. Its darker to the right and light on the left...has anyone else had this issue at all?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

If it's the wrong way round, you should be able to either drag the pins to the opposite sides or use the reverse button. Hope that helps 😊

[@a.j.sunderland500]

Thank you. I was seeing the same issue with whites showing “black” on the properties panel!

[@martinhill6838]

Happy Birthday! Was the first pic taken with the sigma 105 f1.4?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

We used a Sony 135mm 1.8 GM lens 😊

[@albaseason8783]

I have a question… how do you get your dogs to behave so well when your in say, the forest/woods? Mine will literally want to do anything but pay attention to me.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

It's certainly not something that happens overnight and takes a lot of training 😊

[@toshtwentythree195]

I didnt know you lived near Beverley

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yeah, not too far away 😊

[@philsimpson2854]

So………. You’re a ‘pretty decent’ photographer like Lewis Hamilton is a pretty decent driver and Ronaldo is a pretty decent footballer………. You’re the queen! Xx

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 🙏 😊

[@travistaylor3186]

3:24 starts talking about gradient maps

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

🤣 there are time stamps in the description and the entire video is segmented

[@was84was]

Jess, I love your videos!!! Yet i would like to leave a bit of critisism if you dont mind. First you say something like "do whatever you want", 2 minutes later you remind people not too fiddle too much with the colour of the coat. Let's be honest, this "do whatever you want" slogan that many pros use is a little bit overrated. Motivating for lazy beginners, yes, but kinda impractical - some stuff just looks bad.

[@georgesmith3022]

The lamp on your desk is really annoying/distracting when you speak.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Sorry you find this so annoying

[@nadinegerlach1130]

Like your videos a lot... But you talk soooooooo fast... That is really hard to follow

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You can slow down the playback speed using the little cog icon in the bottom corner of the video, and you can also use subtitles too translated to any language (usually!) using the CC icon in the same area 🤓

[@nadinegerlach1130]

@@ThatPhotographySpot WOW i did not know that. thanks a lot

[@LorriDaileysphotography]

Please just simply do the tutorial rather than all the extra talking

[@Stellifant]

Thank you

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You are very welcome 😊