The #1 MISTAKE in COLOR Photography
By now you know I really enjoy working with color, color theory, and color grading. I have spent the better part of the last 8 years devoted to the topic of Color Theory for Photographers. Through those years I would like to say I have seen it all, but I am still open to surprises :)
One mistake I see very often in either my critique sessions or in photos I see online is the misuse of saturation. Saturation is not a bad thing, and quite frankly you SHOULDN'T avoid it in your work. But you should know how to work with it.
In today's tutorial, I will show you the #1 mistake I see in colorwork and how you can avoid making it!
►Chapter◄
00:00 Introduction
00:23 #1 Mistake when using color
01:35 Painting Demonstration
04:15 Adding Value to Saturation
06:42 Saturation and Portrait Photography
10:21 Using Complementary Colors
13:53 How to Avoid Over Saturation
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Finally, someone who really teach how to work with colors. Not just saying to mess with the sliders.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I’ve grown so much in my editing since I started watching your videos. Keep it going I literally watch all your videos.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
WOW! Even the bad ones ;) Thanks so much for your support, it means so much to me to read this!
Wow. Blake, that painting example just opened my eyes and makes me understand the color sliders better yet again! Thanks a lot man.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
SWEEET! So glad the demo helped!
Wow! I really appreciate your approach to colour grading, you have a knack for simplifying the concepts while also touching on tools that in my experience many photographers avoid using fully. Thank you!
@f64Academy
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks!
I've been missing a very important factor on color correction with my photos the whole entire time. this is one amazing tutorial you got here, therefore I am looking for more of your videos. Cheers to that illustrative example of actual paints you got there not everyone's doing it.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
😁 thanks! I appreciate your kind words and support! I have a metric ton if videos here about color and color theory, enjoy!
@creativepatatas
2 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy sure will check on 'em, thanks man!
Excellent work again Blake. I cannot tell you how much my confidence in working with colour has grown since following your tutorials. I now use so many of your colour/tonal techniques to process my images; even my wildlife work. For someone who was born into a black & white world, my colour learning has grown exponentially and greatly assisted by using your PE4 plugin. I still have so much to learn and continue to strive to get the best out of what I do. Like yourself, I spent my whole working life serving the in the military & law enforcement, when I didn't have time to 'stand and stare'. But now I do. And thanks to your invaluable efforts, I now see the power of colour in my finished images and my photography in general. Keep up the good work.....
Really love how you used paint to illustrate this for us! Along with breaking down the idea and process in an easy to follow lesson. Great video as always Blake.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brian! I figured, I talk about it enough, I should probably show it :)
Undoubtedly the best tutor for photoshop color grading.. Just like to study posing, we have to look at the painting masters. And I know all the top Photoshop tutors on KZread.
@f64Academy
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you so much 😁 that means a lot. You really just made my day.
Blake, congratulations on your retirement and every wish for an even better future than you may have imagined! I want to thank you, also, for the wonderful way you have of explaining things so that they will be understood and therefore not forgotten. You've been instrumental in helping me create images I'm proud to share.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
That's incredible to read! Wow! Thanks so much. I really do appreciate your encouragement and kind words!
Another great show by example video, Blake. We keep coming back and there's always something new to look forward to. Thank you.
Thanks Blake, always look forward to these very, very great videos...thanks again...
You make color easy to understand, thank you. On a side note, I loved Matt’s story about you and want to thank you so much for your service.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Judy! It means a lot to me 😁
Another amazing tutorial....you are truly a master. Thanks a ton Blake.
I've been looking for this solution for ages now, can't believe it was so easy to get better saturation. Thank you! Subscribed
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! Thanks for the sub ;)
Blake, This is so useful, and timely. Thanks for doing through the details. I got an email notice today from MattK about some tutorials. In the email was the link to a video he did thanking you for helping him when he decided to strike out on his own after On1. An important part of the story was his congratulating you on your retirement from the USAF. During all the years I've followed you from the early HDR days, I never had a hint that you were a member of the military. Congratulations on your successful career and retirement. And, thank you for your service. Best wishes for the future. Looking forward to more great content on f64 Academy.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much David! Yep, I kept it quiet from the KZread audience because, well, situational awareness and cyber security are of utmost importance when you are in the service. I did let it out more recently to the f.64 Elite audience, but only sparingly. I appreciate you and your kind remarks, David!
Another great color video, Blake. I found the connection between tube paint and the digital world very helpful for understanding the Selective Color adjustment layer. My 'Blake's color theory' video playlist just keeps growing longer!
@f64Academy
11 ай бұрын
😁♥️ I love it ! Painting taught me so much about color in photography, glad I realized I sucked at painting and took up something I'm good at 🤣🤣
Awesome tutorial!! For 2 years I have been wondering & looking for this. I knew their had to be a better way to save the saturation while adjusting the color intensity!!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
So glad you found it!
This was excellent. So simple in concept and explained so professionally. Thumbs up for sure!
Excellent and informative tutorial, I hadn’t considered adjusting colour that way and will definitely help my work flow. I’ll certainly be checking out your other colour tutorials, thank you!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you found this helpful. Please take a look around at the other tutorials 😁
Blake you continue to provide valuable tutorials...explaining things that the others don't....Although I have been experimenting with selective color...your tutorial served to reinforce the nature of its powers....and highlighted things that I have missed...Thank You..!!!
This video was absolutely amazing. Thank you!
This is so helpful! Thank you for your lesson!
This is the clearest explanation on this subject I've watched. Great work!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! So glad you found it 😁
Yes, that painting example was so great. Thank you very much for that.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
Wow this was great. 1st and best explanation on color I’ve seen in years.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! That means so much to me!
What an amazing video. Love the paint example! Great job!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀 Means a lot to me!
You are the best Blake ! Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍😍
Another brilliant tutorial, will be an interesting way to adjust my photo colour editing in future, thanks
Best video I have seen on color! Color right out of the tube was a huge help, great visual. Thank you for helping it finally click in my head!🤦♀️😆
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! So glad that helped !
Perfectly and clearly explained !! Good job !! Thanks !!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁 I appreciate it!
As always, you are the master of colors! Thanks Blake for great color lesson.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! I love Color :)
@KevinPera
2 жыл бұрын
You got it daddy
Thanks for the great information! Have a nice weekend!
Best tip I've had in a long time. Thanks
Thank you! An expert in colors and the passion to teach.👍🏼
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
😁 thanks! I do love color theory!
I can legit say no one does reviews like you do. Insightful tips that are vastly different from the generic tutorials on here.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks so much 😁
I'm professional photographer and I find this video very helpful. Thanks!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you liked it 😁
Awesome video. I loved how you used examples with painting to really make the point to stick.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Outstanding explanation with accompanying demonstrations. Very clear presentation. Thank you.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)
Another great one. Thanks.
Excellent explanation as always! Thank you!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
Wow wow. So incredibly helpful. Thank you!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
My sincere pleasure!
Very helpful. Thanks a lot!
Watched a year ago and lost the concept in my workflow. I need to work with this as it’s powerful. Thanks again for your excellence.
Very well explained, I love watching your tuts on color grading
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that! Color Grading is my favorite part of the workflow.
I actually figured this stuff out after being sick and tired of weird skin tones. great vid!
I like how you mentioned that your earlier work was saturation 100% - I think we've all been there. Having said that, I don't think the greens in the last photo needed any tweaks.
@f64Academy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! If anything just look at it for demo purposes then 😁
Man thanks soooo much! Golden info right here!💯🔥🔥
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure 😁
Learned a lot from this one. Thank you
Sending this one to my buddy who teaches painting. His big thing is working with values to create the color palettes.
This is one of the best videos on color I’ve seen. Subbed!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks so much 😁
great stuff. thanks for sharing!
This is superb. I had a eureka moment watching this. Now I get it! Thanks Blake.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! Those moments are the best!
well explained Blake, thanks!
Beautifully explained, Thank You !
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! My pleasure 😁
I did not know you paint. Great demonstration! Thank you!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
I did! I also used to sculpt and make litho, wood cut and silk screen. A long time ago 😁 now just photography.
This is a very good idea. Thank you. I have done this many times before, but with other tools.
Wow what an incredible and helpful video. Loved the paiting demostration. You, Sir, are a Master. Thank you for this.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, that really means the world to me 😉
Great tutorial thanks man
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. Learned a ton of stuff in this videos! You got a new sub :)
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Woot! Thanks ☺️
Super helpful! Using the paint made it really easy to understand. Great video!!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad it helped 😁
Excellent video, I know these principles when using paint, but hadn't figured out how to work with them in the digital world.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁 they translate very well actually.
Never seen colour explained like this before. This is very useful. Thanks.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
😁 glad it helped!
This is a great video, explains colour very well. Thanks.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you liked it !
Wow, been searching for someone to explain this as well as you do. Thanks I love how you use the paint to explain. New subscriber here.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you so much!
I’m not a big Photoshop user, but I was able to get some great results using what you spoke about with LR with HSL and masking. This makes me want to learn more about PS. Great video!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! Stock around here, all I teach is Photoshop 😁
Your best dissertation on color yet!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😁
This is one of the best colour grading explanations I ever seen on KZread and I did watch a lot of videos! Definitely subscribe to your channel!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Whoop whoop! Thanks!
Thanks. This will be helpful. I wish we had selective color in Lightroom so we could copy a change to multiple images. Fighting the neon greens would be high on my list. Even without that, understanding that we can use lighter/darker colors will help using HSL panel in LR.
Excellent. A tip we don't see everywhere, congrats !
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁
Thanks a lot. Clear and accurate. love that
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
So clear and easy! Thank you!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
Amazing concept , thanks for sharing :)
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
This is a great technique I am going to use for color grading videos! 👍👍 Thanks for sharing!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
That would be a great way to use it :)
Nice tricks! Thanks Blake. Altering the colors can be difficult when editing photos sometimes.
Thx alot for that eye opening explanation and demonstration of how colors work under the hood 👍 (also like #15 in the back 😄)
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Heck yes! BEL15VE!
Thanks for the great video. Nice to see this footbridge, local to me, used in a photography video on KZread.
Amazing tutorial. Thank you.
@f64Academy
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
Very good explanation. Learned something. Thanks
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that!
This was a really great video, thank you! You’ve gained a sub!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for your support!
This technique is amazing! Thank You!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for watching 😁
One of the best video on this topic Thank you so much
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😁
Wonderful video, thank you for posting this!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
My sincere pleasure!
A very good lesson. I have focused on using LR's HSL panel with some good effect, but the Selective Color is something I'll need to experiment with. Blake is right, it's hilarious how some of my older colour processing was over the top. But the great thing about RAW files, and, for that matter, even jpegs, is that non-destructive editing means you can always go back to the original with improved skill sets for better results.
Thank you - very helpful.
Super super super interesting. Looking forward to use this wonderful teachings on my next edits. Thank you so much buddy!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
My sincere pleasure! Enjoy!
@ClaudioDesideriFilms
2 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy I'll certainly will as it seems very effective and accurate :)
Great video! Always hated increasing saturation as a whole as it always messed up some parts of the video, this is great
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you got something from it 😉
One of the best trick to adjust color, thanks a lot for the video
@f64Academy
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
Genius. Thank you so much. Following
Thanks again Blake! Very useful video
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Perfectly explained. Thank you.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Thanks :)
Really helpful. 👍💖
"rolled around in doritos" 😄 a perfect way of describing my skills with skin tones
@f64Academy
Жыл бұрын
Haha! We all have our weaknesses 🤣
Just subscribed. Wow. Truly appreciate the effort.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😁
Super great video. Simple, straight forward and to the point! Now I need to hang a color wheel near my desk. LOL!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
It is very helpful, I have several :)
Very informative , thanks for sharing. Greetz from Belgium
Thanks for this tutorial Blake. It's probably the most informative tutorial on Colour that I've ever seen and the most applicable and relevant to my photography business. It would be great if you could do a part 2 and demonstrate these principles in Lightroom only. Thanks again.
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The principles remain the same with HSL in LR, just no selective color.
@drpentecost
2 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy Thanks.
Congrats on 100k!
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😁
Very interesting and clearly articulated. 👍👍👍
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😁
Brilliantly explained 👍🏻
@f64Academy
2 жыл бұрын
😁 glad it resonated with you
Much appreciated. Alot of thanks from Uganda.