acuriousman Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've been trying to figure this out for a while but I can't get the formula right in Photoshop.I'm taking portrait stills and I want to get the gorgeous color skin tones that Canon's cameras produce.Is there any Photoshop action or method I can use in post to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 By shooting color charts with your camera and a Canon you can create a transfer function in the form of a 3D LUT. This could be possible with something like SpeedGrade (and/or Resolve if it has a frame/color match feature). This is tricky as 3D LUTs are sensitive to exposure, color temperature, etc. The best way to get Canon (or better) skin tones is to shoot with ARRI (). I shoot stills or raw video with the 5D3 under the same conditions as the A7S to then match the A7S to 5D3 footage in post (using white balance, curves, ProcAmp, etc. in Premiere). The next version of Premiere has a color style match feature from photos- that might also help (shoot Canon/5D3 stills to provide the color match template). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmcindie Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Use a Nikon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acuriousman Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 By shooting color charts with your camera and a Canon you can create a transfer function in the form of a 3D LUT. This could be possible with something like SpeedGrade (and/or Resolve if it has a frame/color match feature). This is tricky as 3D LUTs are sensitive to exposure, color temperature, etc. The best way to get Canon (or better) skin tones is to shoot with ARRI (). I shoot stills or raw video with the 5D3 under the same conditions as the A7S to then match the A7S to 5D3 footage in post (using white balance, curves, ProcAmp, etc. in Premiere). The next version of Premiere has a color style match feature from photos- that might also help (shoot Canon/5D3 stills to provide the color match template).I don't have access to any of those tools. I'm just working with stills and I only have Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animan Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Better to post a sample.. Without knowing where youre coming from theres no way to advise you how to get anywhere! Geoff CB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 According to Art Adams (and confirmed by my own observations), the secret to Canon's skintones is that they push red slightly toward orange. Since most blemishes are redder than the surrounding skin, it makes them blend in and provides an overall creaminess that's not color accurate but is aesthetically pleasing. They also push green tones slightly toward blue to compensate for and contrast with the abundance of orange. SleepyWill, pryde and Geoff CB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpaiin Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I found a video that helps out a lot when trying to get Canon like skin tones from a Sony: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 why not just buy a canon. there's like 5 different models with three different tiers, surely you could find something to suit your budget ? Geoff CB, Mako Sports and andrew_dotdot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Sports Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Yeah if you like canon color so much just buy a canon camera.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted June 15, 2019 Super Members Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 5:59 PM, drpaiin said: I found a video that helps out a lot when trying to get Canon like skin tones from a Sony: Looking at the twitter handle in the video description, I'm a bit confused about the "found" bit of your post ? 2 hours ago, Mako Sports said: Yeah if you like canon color so much just buy a canon camera.. In the intervening four years since he posed the question he might well have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Sports Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 18 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: Looking at the twitter handle in the video description, I'm a bit confused about the "found" bit of your post ? In the intervening four years since he posed the question he might well have. oof I didn't even realize the massive bump I figured with so few replies it was new post lmaoo webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 well thats embarrassing never been concerned with post dates before. now. Not sure how i can carry the burden of responsibility now that i have to watch post dates as well. I feel abit like jesus bringing lazarus back from the dead kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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