I don't know how to mix colors. Look here! The most complete color matching idea

----------------------------. Obviously, we have also studied a large number of tutorials on retouching and color matching, but we still can't do it well.

For example, we often see a photo with a nice color on some short video platforms, and then we see many color matching parameters: highlight +31, shadow -31, white level +21, black level+15 ... But are these parameters really useful to you? Perhaps these parameters can be applied to the photos of a similar scene you took, but most of the time they have no effect on our retouching and toning study. Because these parameters can't let us really master the color matching tools, whether it is mobile phone software or computer software.

I don't think we should be obsessed with studying the presentation of a special tone effect in those fragmented tutorials, and our study should not be limited to mechanized parameter adjustment. It should be the knowledge and methods of learning, thinking and solving problems on the premise of mastering basic knowledge. Not limited to the parameters of color matching in the later stage of photography, we can use the learned knowledge and apply it to obtain the ability to solve various problems. I have been thinking about how to learn the basic post-knowledge is the most direct and effective for beginners of photography. If we say "post-photography" directly, these four words are bound to make people feel that this matter is very troublesome, and that pile of tools can easily make beginners feel unable to start.

Since the color matching in the later stage of photography looks so complicated, isn't there any scientific and systematic learning method, so that people can have a scientific idea of retouching after learning? The answer is of course yes. Although the color matching in the later stage of photography looks complicated, as long as you study scientifically and systematically, you will naturally form a method in your heart-scientific color matching ideas. Just like walking in a maze, if you have a method, you can go through customs all the way, but if you don't, you can only try your luck everywhere.

through systematic study, I have established my own color matching ideas.

I once had such a stage, and I often searched some color matching tutorials on the Internet, and then achieved some photo effects. If you follow the tutorial, sometimes you can bring up beautiful colors. Now, although I occasionally watch these tutorials, I no longer cling to those parameters, but think about why this photo can have such an effect by moving these parameters. This all stems from a later study of color matching and the establishment of color matching ideas.

so how do we establish our own idea of color matching? The following five points are what I think is a more scientific way to learn color matching in the later stage of photography. I hope it can be useful for your later photo color matching study.

one of the reasons why we can't get a photo is that we don't have a standard in our mind about whether a photo is clean or not, which leads to no purpose in the later adjustment. All the habitual parameters are moved, and after that, I feel this metaphysics. If you feel good, it's good. If you don't feel good, keep moving. This kind of practice often takes longer, makes the heart more tired, and it is not easy to get good-looking results.

this is also one of the reasons why we can't start when retouching. Imagine: did you mainly rely on the mask in the later color matching process, and it felt good after an operation. Ok! Then use this. If this is not good, then continue to be fooled until you feel good. Remember what we said at the beginning? There should be a more scientific and systematic methodology in mind when color mixing, which can guide our later color mixing ideas. There is no way, only luck and a series of confused question marks in my mind.

it's the same example of building a house just now, but this time it's building a house-adding bricks and tiles-decorating the wall. You can't build the second floor first, and you can't decorate the wall first. This is the way to build a house. Then the same is true for later color matching. Have you found out why many stylized color matching parameters need to be adjusted first, instead of hsl, curve, separation color and other parameters? That's the truth. We need a method to guide us in post-toning. Set the tone first, then retouch the picture and adjust the color.

"If a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first." Cutting wood requires sharpening his knife and retouching his drawings requires tools. Set the tone first, then color it. The concept is that we need to master these tools, such as exposure/contrast/highlight/shadow for setting tone, and hsl/ separation tone/camera calibration for retouching tone, and practice more and use them skillfully. Just fiddling with tools can only make you more and more confused, and I don't know how to adjust it to make the photos look better. Just like building a house, if you can't use tools, the wall may be crooked; Tiles may fall off easily; The wall may be very unsightly. So you need to know the function of each tool deeply.

as I said before, after we decide the tone, it will be a stylized color matching. Since it is color matching, it is naturally impossible to leave the point of color, so color is also something we must understand clearly in the later color matching. For example, the effect of red, green and blue curves and the understanding of the combination of three color curves are knowledge that everyone who studies color matching in the later stage of photography should know. For example, the working principle of hsl, hue saturation brightness, these are also to be known. In addition, there is color matching, otherwise the strange color matching will easily make the photos more strange.

the content about color will be very long if you want to expand it. I won't say much here. If you are interested, you can search for relevant knowledge to learn. I believe that with your deeper understanding of color, the later color matching will be more handy.

system: I'm sure you've seen many stylized color matching tutorials (such as Japanese small fresh, black gold, green orange, etc.). These massive trivial knowledge points can help you solve individual problems, but they can't be applied in another scene. To solve this problem, we need to learn systematically, from the use of tools to the adjustment of tone and then to the adjustment of stylized colors. As long as you learn this knowledge systematically, I believe you can find your own way to deal with photos in different scenes.

high efficiency: when we learn a certain knowledge/skill, we usually follow the same idea: setting goals-learning-practicing-mastering. Then we can also learn color matching in the later stage according to this logic, with a purpose (bringing up beautiful photos)-building a methodology system (learning tools/colors and other foundations, establishing color matching ideas)-practicing retouching-applying and mastering. This is what I think is a more efficient way to learn color matching in the later stage. There is a clear purpose for whether the photos are clean or not, and a systematic method for later color matching. Practice and apply it, it is easier to master knowledge.

Science: I think the learning style that conforms to our thinking and cognitive methods is more scientific for us. Because only learning that is more suitable for our thinking and cognition is easier for us to understand and master. In addition, scientific and systematic study/practice arrangement, so that scientific and systematic study of post-photography color matching is enough for us to understand it clearly and master it thoroughly.

through this learning step, we can establish our own ideas of later color matching. The next time you see a online celebrity tone that looks good, you can simulate it yourself. Even if it is difficult to simulate yourself, you can simulate it smoothly after reading the tone parameters. And will not be simulated into strange colors according to online celebrity tone parameters.

You can watch color-matching tutorials, but there must be methods and ideas for retouching color-matching.

As I said before, I will still watch many color-matching tutorials. We learn the use of color matching tools just for the later color matching service. Look at the color matching tutorial, not the color matching parameters, but the color matching ideas from the other party's steps. Parameters can only be applied to one photo, while ideas can be applied to many photos. If you really like taking pictures, you want to learn color matching. Then I hope you can learn post-toning systematically, instead of asking people for filters and parameters.

finally, I want to say, "come on! Welcome to enter the field of recording a better life! "

detailed video tutorial: /video/BV1X541167C3? P = 4

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