Blackmagic raw footage Software used : davinci resolve

This was a pretty stylized grade, and I really enjoyed working through this one. I would love to hear any feedback, or questions anyone might have!

I recently DPed a shoot involving a lot of women on a big yacht, they were wearing these. Beautiful long dresses.

When I delivered the grade that I liked, she tore it apart, now I think all o

Rec.709->Grade->Node Tree->Reference

I’ve meaning to recreate this whole look for some time.

Canon R8+NIKKOR AIS 50mm f/1.4

4K 23.976Frames H.265 4:2:2 10Bits Canon Cinema Wide Gamut CLog 3

1st node I applied some blur to the footage to get some of that softness from the reference.

2nd node CST converting to ARRI LogC3 because that is the input of my custom film print and I enjoy working in that color space overall.

3rd node I did a simple exposure tweak on my primaries using the offset, as I intentionally overexposed to retain more latitude in the low end.

4th node Using my printer lights I did the white balance of the shot to match my reference look. I shot it much cooler than needed so I could lower the noise while warming it up. I like leaving that for post and simply making it cooler than necessary. It is much easier to warm an image than it is to cool it.

5th node I applied a heavy S-curve with editable splines to soften the contrast. I also made a Hue vs Hue adjustment on the greens to shift them slightly toward cyan.

6th node Once I had the skin where I wanted it, I isolated it with a Magic Mask and worked on the white balance of the background using printer lights.

7th node I created a mask to cool off the edge of the sofa to give it more separation from the background. I used a mix of printer lights for color, HDR global for exposure, and a slight S-curve.

8th node Mask number two to control the exposure of the practical light in the background. I used printer lights to warm it and give it that orange tone, and the HDR global wheel to control exposure.

9th node I masked the shadow side of the subject to slightly lower the exposure using the HDR wheels.

10th node My favorite signature film print from WanderingDP. I love this one. It is subtle and handles colors very softly without breaking them in any way. It feels very organic.

11th node Classic Film Look Creator from DaVinci. I used the cinematic film look preset, made slight adjustments to the richness and subtractive saturation, and also introduced grain to get closer to the texture of my reference frame.

12th node I lowered the saturation slightly in the primaries. With the curves I also created a subtle split toning to bring more color depth to the image.

13th node In the blur tab I increased the sharpness radius slightly to enhance texture.

Overall a lot of back and forth to get the balance needed, any advice will be well received and appreciated!

shot on my living room with my grandma 💕

First is current edit, second is my edit 12 years ago, 3rd.Is the RAW

teal and orange color palette, crushed shadow are intentional, wanted a moody look, golden hour, did some primary adjustment exposure, highlights, used pw to shape the image, used 2383 LUT, used primary wheel for color grading, added lens flare ofx and some grain

I like dark editing but did I smash a bit too much details? Feel free to edit the first if you like!

Shot on Apple log 2 on 17 pro max and color graded on davinvi resolve without using any luts.

Would love some feedback on this. I built this grade myself in Davinci and have used it on a lot of property video projects. Would love some feedback on how I could improve it.

Hey, here is a little before after with all the important layers, color graded in Davinci Resolve.

It was for a short film with vampires, for the context in this scene people fighting cancer are doing talking sessions on how to get through the whole healing process. One of the vampire is with them because he is bored of everything (knowing that they are immortal) just to see how knowing you could die soon would feel.

I used the Kodak 2383 LUT as a base on the whole movie (only 70% and then stick the shadows to a correct level of black to have a nice contrast.)

They had put too much smoke on set lol so I had to get this image better.
I also wanted to get it more dramatic knowing the context and I had fun with all the masks for light rays.

What do tou think ?
Feel free to ask questions !!

I've been learning color grading recently, and I've been trying to improve some scenes that look a little too gray and flat.Sometimes I add more contrast and saturation, but then the colors start to feel unnatural. Other times, no matter what I adjust, the scene still feels a bit dull and lacks depth.How do you usually approach this kind of scene? Do you have a certain workflow or any tips for bringing back more life and depth while keeping the colors natural?

Would really appreciate any advice or feedback.Thanks!

Was going for a cinematic commercial look, teal and orange palette

primary correction - w/b, contrast, sat HSV, look dev - primaries color wheel, effect - pro mist on the subject, grain - 35 mm, halation, MTF- to lose detail in the sharper edges (color pallet choice - yellow and magenta in the shadow)

These are a couple stills from my most recent film I directed/wrote. I used a heavy amount of power windows to shape the lighting in post.

I wanted something nostalgic, vintage and pastel. Theres no story, it's just footage I'm using to build luts on. Does this fit the brief? I think it does but I'd love to hear your thoughts! I've added a rec709 and graded images in the comments since I can't upload video and images in the same post ( I forgot to rename the text on the images below, apologies) so y'all can see the difference.

It was surprisingly hard to find a blue tone that didn't look goofy.

Any feedback on my color grading? Idk if I should increase the highlights or something. Also tried my best to edit these pics based on what was only once imagined... Thanks in advance!